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Auto repair and car care businesses in the Johnson City, TN metro area
The auto repair and car care businesses in the Johnson City, TN metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 69 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #63 of 387 scored metro areas
#3 of 10 scored metro areas based in Tennessee
- Listings
- 290
- 92 chain locations (32%)
- Official establishments
- 94
- 0.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $83M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $933 a household
- Spending per listing
- $286K
- 7% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 32.6
- 9% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 216,416
- +4.3% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in the Johnson City metro area comes to about $83M a year: $933 per household, 3% below the U.S. average. That works out to $286K per business, 7% above the U.S. figure of $269K.
There are 290 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings in the Johnson City metro area as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 32% of them, against 24% across the U.S. That is 32.6 per 10,000 households, 9% below the U.S. rate of 35.7.
In 2023, official counts showed 94 businesses with payroll in the Johnson City metro area classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers, unchanged from 2019. That is one for every 947 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Another 239 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 5 SBA-backed loans worth $2.2M have gone to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in the Johnson City metro area.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Johnson City metro area grew 4.3%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for auto repair and car care businesses in the Johnson City metro area is 69 (upper middle), #63 of 387 scored metro areas and #3 of 10 scored metro areas based in Tennessee. That puts it in the top quarter of metro areas.
How the Johnson City metro area compares
The same measures for Tennessee and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all vehicle maintenance and repairs by the auto repair and car care businesses counted, so it measures the demand for each competitor, not any business’s revenue. Households per establishment does the same with the official count.
| Measure | Johnson City metro area | Tennessee | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 32.6 | 34.7 | 35.7 |
| Spending per listing | $286K | $272K | $269K |
| Households per official establishment | 947 | 829 | 681 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | 0.0% | +6.9% | +4.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.3% | +5.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $933 | $944 | $958 |
| Median household income | $57,762 | $69,595 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 69 | 64 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 940.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 485
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $22.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 239Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 29092 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 309The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 5
- Amount
- $2.2M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in the Johnson City metro area, through June 2026, placed by the borrower’s ZIP code. Official establishments are businesses with payroll; the official counts leave out places with fewer than 3.
Population and households in the Johnson City metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 216,416+4.3% since 2020
- Households
- 88,979
- Median age
- 42.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 68%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 854 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 247
- Median household income
- $57,762+30.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $79,488
- Median home value
- $219,200
- Jobs located here
- 82,986
- Daytime population
- 208,127Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Tennessee market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in Tennessee for auto repair and car care businesses, numbered among those based in Tennessee, with the Johnson City metro area marked.
Top metro areas in Tennessee
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Nashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro–Franklin, TN | 73 | 2,744 | 33.1 | $294K | +8.7% | #41 of 387 |
| 2Knoxville, TN | 72 | 1,252 | 33.1 | $293K | +6.9% | #45 of 387 |
| 3Johnson City, TN | 69 | 290 | 32.6 | $286K | +4.3% | #63 of 387 |
| 4Cleveland, TN | 67 | 194 | 38.8 | $258K | +6.1% | #75 of 387 |
| 5Morristown, TN | 64 | 170 | 35.4 | $273K | +7.9% | #93 of 387 |
| 6Clarksville, TN-KY | 63 | 433 | 34.7 | $267K | +8.5% | #98 of 387 |
| 7Chattanooga, TN-GA | 63 | 832 | 36.0 | $263K | +5.3% | #99 of 387 |
| 8Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA | 58 | 462 | 35.3 | $265K | +2.3% | #138 of 387 |
| 9Memphis, TN-MS-AR | 47 | 1,788 | 34.2 | $255K | −0.3% | #230 of 387 |
| 10Jackson, TN | 31 | 272 | 37.5 | $235K | +2.2% | #325 of 387 |
Other business types in the Johnson City metro area
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
- Auto repair and car care69
- Auto repair shops74
- Collision repair and body shops71
- Car washes and detailing56
- Tire shops59
- Oil change and quick lube60
- Gas stations60
- Insurance agencies81
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many auto repair and car care businesses are in the Johnson City, TN metro area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 290 auto repair and car care businesses in the Johnson City metro area. 92 of them (32%) are chain locations. The listings count repair shops, body shops, tire shops, car washes, oil change and parts stores. Official counts show 94 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023, unchanged from 2019. Official counts list 239 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Johnson City, TN metro area spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $83M a year, or $933 per household. That is 3% below the U.S. average (an index of 97, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 290 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $286K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 88,979 households in the Johnson City metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Johnson City, TN metro area compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?
The Johnson City metro area has 32.6 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 9% below the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $286K, 7% above the U.S. figure of $269K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, the Johnson City metro area would have about 309, against 290 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 947 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. The official count held level from 2019 to 2023, against +4.1% for the U.S.
How fast is the Johnson City, TN metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Johnson City metro area at 216,416 people in 2025, up 4.3% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 88,979 households. The median household income in the Johnson City metro area is $57,762 a year, 28% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 30.0% from the 2015–2019 survey, before inflation.
What is the Groundwork market score?
The Groundwork market score runs from 0 to 100 and compares a market with others of its kind for one business type: states with states, metro areas with metro areas, small-town markets and counties with their own. It weighs household spending per competitor (35%), households per business with payroll (25%), population growth (20%) and spending power (20%), each ranked against those peers. A higher score means that, taken together, the market has more household spending and more households for each business already there, faster population growth and more spending per household than similar markets. It describes a market, not any one site or deal. The Johnson City metro area scores 69 for auto repair and car care businesses (upper middle), #63 of 387 scored metro areas.
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