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Auto repair and car care businesses in McMinn County, TN
How McMinn 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 72 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #324 of 2,401 scored counties
#23 of 87 scored counties in Tennessee
- Listings
- 78
- 20 chain locations (26%)
- Official establishments
- 17
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $21.8M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,026 a household
- Spending per listing
- $279K
- 4% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 36.8
- 3% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 57,404
- +7.6% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in McMinn County comes to about $21.8M a year: $1,026 per household, 7% above the U.S. average. That is about $279K of household spending for each business on map listings, 4% above the U.S. figure of $269K.
McMinn County has 78 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 26% of them, against 24% across the U.S. That is 36.8 per 10,000 households, 3% above the U.S. rate of 35.7.
In 2023, official counts showed 17 businesses with payroll in McMinn County classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers. That is one for every 1,248 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Official counts list 81 one-person businesses without payroll.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of McMinn County grew 7.6%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For auto repair and car care businesses, McMinn County has a Groundwork market score of 72 (upper middle): #324 of 2,401 scored counties and #23 of 87 scored counties in Tennessee. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How McMinn 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 | McMinn County | Tennessee | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 36.8 | 34.7 | 35.7 |
| Spending per listing | $279K | $272K | $269K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,248 | 829 | 681 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +6.9% | +4.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +7.6% | +5.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,026 | $944 | $958 |
| Median household income | $61,470 | $69,595 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 72 | 64 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 13 → 17
- Employees, 2023
- 106
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $4.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 81Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 7820 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 81The 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 McMinn 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 McMinn County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 57,404+7.6% since 2020
- Households
- 21,218
- Median age
- 43.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 76%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 430 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 128
- Median household income
- $61,470+42.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $81,692
- Median home value
- $211,800
- Jobs located here
- 17,828
- Daytime population
- 50,660Residents 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 |
| 23McMinn County, TN | 72 | 78 | 36.8 | $279K | +7.6% | #324 of 2,401 |
Other business types in McMinn 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 care72
- Auto repair shops73
- Collision repair and body shops78
- Car washes and detailing62
- Tire shops70
- Oil change and quick lube
- Gas stations46
- Insurance agencies80
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 McMinn County, TN?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 78 auto repair and car care businesses in McMinn County. 20 of them (26%) are chain locations. The listings count repair shops, body shops, tire shops, car washes, oil change and parts stores. Official counts show 17 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023. Official counts also show 81 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in McMinn County, TN spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $21.8M a year, or $1,026 per household. That is 7% above the U.S. average (an index of 107, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 78 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $279K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 21,218 households in McMinn County and national spending patterns by income.
How does McMinn County, TN compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?
McMinn County has 36.8 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 3% above the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $279K, 4% above the U.S. figure of $269K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, McMinn County would have about 81, against 78 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,248 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S.
How fast is McMinn County, TN growing?
Population estimates put McMinn County at 57,404 people in 2025, up 7.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 21,218 households. The median household income in McMinn County is $61,470 a year, 24% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 42.0% 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. McMinn County scores 72 for auto repair and car care businesses (upper middle), #324 of 2,401 scored counties.
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