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Auto repair and car care businesses in Johnson County, TN
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for auto repair and car care businesses in Johnson County, TN, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 73 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #281 of 2,401 scored counties
#21 of 87 scored counties in Tennessee
- Listings
- 22
- 5 chain locations (23%)
- Official establishments
- 6
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $7M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $962 a household
- Spending per listing
- $319K
- 19% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 30.1
- 16% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 18,718
- +4.1% since 2020
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What this means
At $962 per household (in line with the U.S. average), households in Johnson County spend about $7M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That is about $319K of household spending for each business on map listings, 19% above the U.S. figure of $269K.
Johnson County has 22 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 5 of them (23%) are chain locations, against 24% across the U.S. That is 30.1 per 10,000 households, 16% below the U.S. rate of 35.7.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Johnson County was 6 in 2023. That is one for every 1,216 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Official counts also show 31 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates put the population change in Johnson County from 2020 to 2025 at +4.1%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Johnson County scores 73 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for auto repair and car care businesses, ranking #281 of 2,401 scored counties and #21 of 87 scored counties in Tennessee. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Johnson County 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 County | Tennessee | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 30.1 | 34.7 | 35.7 |
| Spending per listing | $319K | $272K | $269K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,216 | 829 | 681 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +6.9% | +4.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.1% | +5.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $962 | $944 | $958 |
| Median household income | $53,129 | $69,595 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 73 | 64 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 5 → 6
- Employees, 2023
- 16
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $533K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 31Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 225 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 26The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 0
- Amount
- $0
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Johnson County, 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 Johnson County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 18,718+4.1% since 2020
- Households
- 7,298
- Median age
- 46.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 77%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 298 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 61
- Median household income
- $53,129+47.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $69,507
- Median home value
- $178,600
- Jobs located here
- 4,363
- Daytime population
- 16,151Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Tennessee
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Williamson County, TN | 88 | 227 | 24.6 | $464K | +9.0% | #30 of 2,401 |
| 2Fayette County, TN | 85 | 51 | 29.6 | $370K | +7.7% | #56 of 2,401 |
| 3Morgan County, TN | 84 | 11 | 15.3 | $696K | +5.3% | #60 of 2,401 |
| 4Loudon County, TN | 84 | 78 | 32.4 | $341K | +15.6% | #68 of 2,401 |
| 5Polk County, TN | 84 | 25 | 33.7 | $332K | +5.9% | #70 of 2,401 |
| 6Jackson County, TN | 83 | 6 | 12.5 | $802K | +7.1% | #72 of 2,401 |
| 7Bledsoe County, TN | 83 | 11 | 22.6 | $466K | +6.5% | #77 of 2,401 |
| 8Grainger County, TN | 82 | 19 | 19.7 | $516K | +9.2% | #90 of 2,401 |
| 9Union County, TN | 82 | 26 | 32.8 | $333K | +8.1% | #97 of 2,401 |
| 10Cheatham County, TN | 80 | 53 | 32.6 | $348K | +4.1% | #128 of 2,401 |
| 21Johnson County, TN | 73 | 22 | 30.1 | $319K | +4.1% | #281 of 2,401 |
Other business types in Johnson County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
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 Johnson County, TN?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 22 auto repair and car care businesses in Johnson County. 5 of them (23%) are chain locations. The listings count repair shops, body shops, tire shops, car washes, oil change and parts stores. Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023. Another 31 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Johnson County, TN spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $7M a year, or $962 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 100, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 22 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $319K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 7,298 households in Johnson County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Johnson County, TN compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?
Johnson County has 30.1 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 16% below the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $319K, 19% above the U.S. figure of $269K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, Johnson County would have about 26, against 22 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,216 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S.
How fast is Johnson County, TN growing?
Population estimates put Johnson County at 18,718 people in 2025, up 4.1% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 7,298 households. The median household income in Johnson County is $53,129 a year, 34% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 47.6% 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. Johnson County scores 73 for auto repair and car care businesses (upper middle), #281 of 2,401 scored counties.
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