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Auto repair and car care businesses in Lauderdale County, TN
How Lauderdale County, TN compares with other counties and the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 60 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #722 of 2,401 scored counties
#53 of 87 scored counties in Tennessee
- Listings
- 22
- 6 chain locations (27%)
- Official establishments
- 6
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $7.8M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $840 a household
- Spending per listing
- $356K
- 33% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 23.6
- 34% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 24,617
- −2.0% since 2020
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What this means
At $840 per household (12% below the U.S. average), households in Lauderdale County spend about $7.8M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That works out to $356K per business, 33% above the U.S. figure of $269K.
There are 22 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings in Lauderdale County as of September 2026. Of those, 6 are chain locations, or 27%, against 24% across the U.S. That comes to 23.6 for every 10,000 households, 34% below the U.S. rate of 35.7.
Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Lauderdale County in 2023. That is one for every 1,554 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Official counts also show 34 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates show Lauderdale County declined 2.0% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for auto repair and car care businesses in Lauderdale County is 60 (upper middle), #722 of 2,401 scored counties and #53 of 87 scored counties in Tennessee.
How Lauderdale 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 | Lauderdale County | Tennessee | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 23.6 | 34.7 | 35.7 |
| Spending per listing | $356K | $272K | $269K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,554 | 829 | 681 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +6.9% | +4.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.0% | +5.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $840 | $944 | $958 |
| Median household income | $49,879 | $69,595 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 60 | 64 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 6 → 6
- Employees, 2023
- 25
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $685K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 34Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 226 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 29The 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 Lauderdale 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 Lauderdale County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 24,617−2.0% since 2020
- Households
- 9,325
- Median age
- 38.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 64%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 472 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 53
- Median household income
- $49,879+25.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $66,819
- Median home value
- $143,200
- Jobs located here
- 6,626
- Daytime population
- 21,291Residents 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 |
| 53Lauderdale County, TN | 60 | 22 | 23.6 | $356K | −2.0% | #722 of 2,401 |
Other business types in Lauderdale 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 Lauderdale County, TN?
As of September 2026, map listings count 22 auto repair and car care businesses in Lauderdale County. 6 of them (27%) 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 34 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Lauderdale County, TN spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $7.8M a year, or $840 per household. That is 12% below the U.S. average (an index of 88, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 22 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $356K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 9,325 households in Lauderdale County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Lauderdale County, TN compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?
Lauderdale County has 23.6 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 34% below the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $356K, 33% above the U.S. figure of $269K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, Lauderdale County would have about 29, against 22 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,554 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S.
How fast is Lauderdale County, TN growing?
Population estimates put Lauderdale County at 24,617 people in 2025, down 2.0% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 9,325 households. The median household income in Lauderdale County is $49,879 a year, 38% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 25.0% 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. Lauderdale County scores 60 for auto repair and car care businesses (upper middle), #722 of 2,401 scored counties.
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