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Auto repair and car care businesses in Lewis County, TN

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for auto repair and car care businesses in Lewis County, TN, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 45 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,445 of 2,401 scored counties
#72 of 87 scored counties in Tennessee

Listings
28
6 chain locations (21%)
Official establishments
9
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$5.7M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,063 a household
Spending per listing
$205K
24% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
52.0
46% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
13,487
+7.0% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Lewis County comes to about $5.7M a year: $1,063 per household, 11% above the U.S. average. Spread across 28 auto repair and car care businesses, that is $205K per business, 24% below the U.S. figure of $269K.

There are 28 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings in Lewis County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 21% of them, against 24% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 52.0, 46% above the U.S. rate of 35.7.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Lewis County was 9 in 2023. That is one for every 599 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Official counts list 26 one-person businesses without payroll.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Lewis County grew 7.0%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For auto repair and car care businesses, Lewis County has a Groundwork market score of 45 (lower middle): #1,445 of 2,401 scored counties and #72 of 87 scored counties in Tennessee.

How Lewis 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.

Auto repair and car care in Lewis County, TN compared with Tennessee and the U.S.
MeasureLewis CountyTennesseeU.S.
Listings per 10k households52.034.735.7
Spending per listing$205K$272K$269K
Households per official establishment599829681
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+6.9%+4.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+7.0%+5.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$1,063$944$958
Median household income$56,285$69,595$80,734
Groundwork market score4564

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
7 → 9
Employees, 2023
25
Annual payroll, 2023
$846K
One-person businesses, 2023
26Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
286 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
21The 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 Lewis 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 Lewis County

Population, 2025 estimate
13,487+7.0% since 2020
Households
5,387
Median age
42.0
Homes lived in by their owners
82%
Vehicles per household
2.3
Land area
282 sq. mi.
People per square mile
46
Median household income
$56,285+51.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$81,653
Median home value
$173,400
Jobs located here
3,060
Daytime population
10,974Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Auto repair and car care across Tennessee

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The highest-scoring counties in Tennessee for auto repair and car care businesses, numbered among those based in Tennessee, with Lewis County marked.

Top counties in Tennessee

Counties in Tennessee ranked for auto repair and car care businesses by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Williamson County, TN8822724.6$464K+9.0%#30 of 2,401
2Fayette County, TN855129.6$370K+7.7%#56 of 2,401
3Morgan County, TN841115.3$696K+5.3%#60 of 2,401
4Loudon County, TN847832.4$341K+15.6%#68 of 2,401
5Polk County, TN842533.7$332K+5.9%#70 of 2,401
6Jackson County, TN83612.5$802K+7.1%#72 of 2,401
7Bledsoe County, TN831122.6$466K+6.5%#77 of 2,401
8Grainger County, TN821919.7$516K+9.2%#90 of 2,401
9Union County, TN822632.8$333K+8.1%#97 of 2,401
10Cheatham County, TN805332.6$348K+4.1%#128 of 2,401
72Lewis County, TN452852.0$205K+7.0%#1,445 of 2,401

Other business types in Lewis County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many auto repair and car care businesses are in Lewis County, TN?

As of September 2026, map listings count 28 auto repair and car care businesses in Lewis County. 6 of them (21%) are chain locations. The listings count repair shops, body shops, tire shops, car washes, oil change and parts stores. Official counts show 9 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023. Official counts also show 26 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Lewis County, TN spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?

About $5.7M a year, or $1,063 per household. That is 11% above the U.S. average (an index of 111, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 28 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $205K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 5,387 households in Lewis County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Lewis County, TN compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?

Lewis County has 52.0 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 46% above the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $205K, 24% below the U.S. figure of $269K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, Lewis County would have about 21, against 28 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 599 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S.

How fast is Lewis County, TN growing?

Population estimates put Lewis County at 13,487 people in 2025, up 7.0% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 5,387 households. The median household income in Lewis County is $56,285 a year, 30% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 51.0% 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. Lewis County scores 45 for auto repair and car care businesses (lower middle), #1,445 of 2,401 scored counties.

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How the score works · Top markets for auto repair and car care businesses · All 56 business types in Lewis County

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