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Auto repair and car care businesses in Madison County, TN
The auto repair and car care businesses in Madison County, TN, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 31 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,981 of 2,401 scored counties
#85 of 87 scored counties in Tennessee
- Listings
- 144
- 46 chain locations (32%)
- Official establishments
- 78
- +13.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $34.3M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $855 a household
- Spending per listing
- $238K
- 11% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 35.9
- In line with the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 100,790
- +2.0% since 2020
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What this means
For auto repair and car care businesses, Madison County has a Groundwork market score of 31 (lower middle): #1,981 of 2,401 scored counties and #85 of 87 scored counties in Tennessee. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
As of September 2026, map listings count 144 auto repair and car care businesses in Madison County. Chain locations make up 32% of them, against 24% across the U.S. That is 35.9 per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 35.7.
At $855 per household (11% below the U.S. average), households in Madison County spend about $34.3M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. Spread across 144 auto repair and car care businesses, that is $238K per business, 11% below the U.S. figure of $269K.
Official counts show 78 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Madison County in 2023, up 13.0% from 2019. That is one for every 515 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $315K has gone to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Madison County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Madison County grew 2.0%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Madison 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 | Madison County | Tennessee | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 35.9 | 34.7 | 35.7 |
| Spending per listing | $238K | $272K | $269K |
| Households per official establishment | 515 | 829 | 681 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +13.0% | +6.9% | +4.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.0% | +5.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $855 | $944 | $958 |
| Median household income | $60,042 | $69,595 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 31 | 64 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 69 → 78+13.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 601
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $32.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 154Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 14446 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 128The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $315K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Madison 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 Madison County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 100,790+2.0% since 2020
- Households
- 40,153
- Median age
- 39.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 62%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 557 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 178
- Median household income
- $60,042+24.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $80,863
- Median home value
- $211,800
- Jobs located here
- 61,474
- Daytime population
- 118,262Residents 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 |
| 85Madison County, TN | 31 | 144 | 35.9 | $238K | +2.0% | #1,981 of 2,401 |
Other business types in Madison County
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 care31
- Auto repair shops36
- Collision repair and body shops41
- Car washes and detailing24
- Tire shops24
- Oil change and quick lube
- Gas stations30
- Insurance agencies38
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 Madison County, TN?
Madison County has 144 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 46 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 78 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023, up 13.0% from 2019. Official counts also show 154 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Madison County, TN spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $34.3M a year, or $855 per household. That is 11% below the U.S. average (an index of 89, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 144 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $238K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 40,153 households in Madison County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Madison County, TN compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?
Madison County has 35.9 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $238K, 11% below the U.S. figure of $269K. At the national ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, Madison County would have about 128, against 144 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 515 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. The official count rose 13.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +4.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Madison County, TN growing?
Population estimates put Madison County at 100,790 people in 2025, up 2.0% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 40,153 households. Median household income in Madison County is $60,042, 26% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 24.7%, 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. Madison County scores 31 for auto repair and car care businesses (lower middle), #1,981 of 2,401 scored counties.
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