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Auto repair and car care businesses in Loudon County, TN

The auto repair and car care businesses in Loudon County, TN, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 84 out of 100: High

Ranked #68 of 2,401 scored counties
#4 of 87 scored counties in Tennessee

Listings
78
24 chain locations (31%)
Official establishments
24
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$26.6M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,105 a household
Spending per listing
$341K
27% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
32.4
9% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
63,764
+15.6% 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

Loudon County scores 84 (high) on the Groundwork market score for auto repair and car care businesses, ranking #68 of 2,401 scored counties and #4 of 87 scored counties in Tennessee. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for auto repair and car care businesses.

At $1,105 per household (15% above the U.S. average), households in Loudon County spend about $26.6M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That works out to $341K per business, 27% above the U.S. figure of $269K.

There are 78 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings in Loudon County as of September 2026. Of those, 24 are chain locations, or 31%, against 24% across the U.S. That comes to 32.4 for every 10,000 households, 9% below the U.S. rate of 35.7.

In 2023, official counts showed 24 businesses with payroll in Loudon County classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers. That is one for every 1,002 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $4.4M have gone to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Loudon County. Population estimates show Loudon County grew 15.6% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Loudon 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 Loudon County, TN compared with Tennessee and the U.S.
MeasureLoudon CountyTennesseeU.S.
Listings per 10k households32.434.735.7
Spending per listing$341K$272K$269K
Households per official establishment1,002829681
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+6.9%+4.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+15.6%+5.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$1,105$944$958
Median household income$84,185$69,595$80,734
Groundwork market score8464

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
19 → 24
Employees, 2023
123
Annual payroll, 2023
$5.4M
One-person businesses, 2023
58Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
7824 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
99The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
3
Amount
$4.4M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Loudon 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 Loudon County

Population, 2025 estimate
63,764+15.6% since 2020
Households
24,056
Median age
47.6
Homes lived in by their owners
80%
Vehicles per household
2.2
Land area
229 sq. mi.
People per square mile
255
Median household income
$84,185+45.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$106,273
Median home value
$348,000
Jobs located here
16,766
Daytime population
51,578Residents 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 Loudon 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

Other business types in Loudon 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 Loudon County, TN?

As of September 2026, map listings count 78 auto repair and car care businesses in Loudon County. 24 of them (31%) are chain locations. The listings count repair shops, body shops, tire shops, car washes, oil change and parts stores. Official counts show 24 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023. Official counts also show 58 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $26.6M a year, or $1,105 per household. That is 15% above the U.S. average (an index of 115, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 78 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $341K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 24,056 households in Loudon County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Loudon County has 32.4 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 9% below the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $341K, 27% above the U.S. figure of $269K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, Loudon County would have about 99, against 78 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,002 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S.

How fast is Loudon County, TN growing?

Population estimates put Loudon County at 63,764 people in 2025, up 15.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 24,056 households. The median household income in Loudon County is $84,185 a year, 4% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 45.0% 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. Loudon County scores 84 for auto repair and car care businesses (high), #68 of 2,401 scored counties.

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