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Auto repair and car care businesses in Marshall County, TN
The auto repair and car care businesses in Marshall County, TN, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 67 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #483 of 2,401 scored counties
#35 of 87 scored counties in Tennessee
- Listings
- 59
- 8 chain locations (14%)
- Official establishments
- 12
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $14.3M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,049 a household
- Spending per listing
- $242K
- 10% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 43.3
- 21% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 38,071
- +10.5% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 59 auto repair and car care businesses in Marshall County. Of those, 8 are chain locations, or 14%, against 24% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 43.3, 21% above the U.S. rate of 35.7.
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Marshall County comes to about $14.3M a year: $1,049 per household, 10% above the U.S. average. That works out to $242K per business, 10% below the U.S. figure of $269K.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Marshall County was 12 in 2023. That is one for every 1,135 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Another 53 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
Population estimates show Marshall County grew 10.5% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For auto repair and car care businesses, Marshall County has a Groundwork market score of 67 (upper middle): #483 of 2,401 scored counties and #35 of 87 scored counties in Tennessee. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Marshall 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 | Marshall County | Tennessee | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 43.3 | 34.7 | 35.7 |
| Spending per listing | $242K | $272K | $269K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,135 | 829 | 681 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +6.9% | +4.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +10.5% | +5.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,049 | $944 | $958 |
| Median household income | $71,049 | $69,595 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 67 | 64 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 9 → 12
- Employees, 2023
- 42
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 53Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 598 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 53The 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 Marshall 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 Marshall County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 38,071+10.5% since 2020
- Households
- 13,622
- Median age
- 39.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 77%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 376 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 96
- Median household income
- $71,049+33.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $95,058
- Median home value
- $279,800
- Jobs located here
- 9,774
- Daytime population
- 28,975Residents 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 |
| 35Marshall County, TN | 67 | 59 | 43.3 | $242K | +10.5% | #483 of 2,401 |
Other business types in Marshall 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 care67
- Auto repair shops69
- Collision repair and body shops
- Car washes and detailing57
- Tire shops43
- Oil change and quick lube
- Gas stations56
- Insurance agencies95
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 Marshall County, TN?
Marshall County has 59 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 8 of them (14%) are chain locations. The listings count repair shops, body shops, tire shops, car washes, oil change and parts stores. Official counts show 12 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023. Official counts list 53 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Marshall County, TN spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $14.3M a year, or $1,049 per household. That is 10% above the U.S. average (an index of 110, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 59 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $242K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 13,622 households in Marshall County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Marshall County, TN compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?
Marshall County has 43.3 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 21% above the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $242K, 10% below the U.S. figure of $269K. At the national ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, Marshall County would have about 53, against 59 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,135 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S.
How fast is Marshall County, TN growing?
Population estimates put Marshall County at 38,071 people in 2025, up 10.5% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 13,622 households. Median household income in Marshall County is $71,049, 12% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 33.6%, 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. Marshall County scores 67 for auto repair and car care businesses (upper middle), #483 of 2,401 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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