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Auto repair and car care businesses in the McMinnville, TN area
The auto repair and car care businesses in the McMinnville, TN area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other small-town markets.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 72 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #72 of 538 scored small-town markets
#7 of 17 scored small-town markets based in Tennessee
- Listings
- 62
- 13 chain locations (21%)
- Official establishments
- 15
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $15.9M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $980 a household
- Spending per listing
- $256K
- 5% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 38.3
- 7% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 43,717
- +6.5% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 62 auto repair and car care businesses in the McMinnville area. 13 of them (21%) are chain locations, against 24% across the U.S. That is 38.3 per 10,000 households, 7% above the U.S. rate of 35.7.
Households in the McMinnville area spend about $15.9M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $980 per household, 2% above the U.S. average. That is about $256K of household spending for each business on map listings, 5% below the U.S. figure of $269K.
Official counts show 15 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in the McMinnville area in 2023. That is one for every 1,080 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Official counts list 111 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $48K has gone to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in the McMinnville area.
Population estimates put the population change in the McMinnville area from 2020 to 2025 at +6.5%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for auto repair and car care businesses in the McMinnville area is 72 (upper middle), #72 of 538 scored small-town markets and #7 of 17 scored small-town markets based in Tennessee. That puts it in the top quarter of small-town markets.
How the McMinnville area 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 | McMinnville area | Tennessee | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 38.3 | 34.7 | 35.7 |
| Spending per listing | $256K | $272K | $269K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,080 | 829 | 681 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +6.9% | +4.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +6.5% | +5.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $980 | $944 | $958 |
| Median household income | $55,487 | $69,595 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 72 | 64 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 15
- Employees, 2023
- 67
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 111Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 6213 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 59The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $48K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in the McMinnville area, 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 the McMinnville area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 43,717+6.5% since 2020
- Households
- 16,203
- Median age
- 40.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 72%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 433 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 97
- Median household income
- $55,487+34.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $74,703
- Median home value
- $192,900
- Jobs located here
- 12,649
- Daytime population
- 36,573Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Tennessee market ranked →The highest-scoring small-town markets in Tennessee for auto repair and car care businesses, numbered among those based in Tennessee, with the McMinnville area marked.
Top small-town markets in Tennessee
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Winchester, TN | 82 | 57 | 32.7 | $304K | +6.4% | #17 of 538 |
| 2Athens, TN | 82 | 95 | 35.9 | $287K | +8.2% | #18 of 538 |
| 3Newport, TN | 79 | 45 | 29.0 | $316K | +5.1% | #29 of 538 |
| 4Fayetteville, TN | 75 | 54 | 36.4 | $287K | +4.3% | #46 of 538 |
| 5Crossville, TN | 74 | 91 | 32.3 | $284K | +8.0% | #54 of 538 |
| 6Lewisburg, TN | 73 | 59 | 43.3 | $242K | +10.5% | #64 of 538 |
| 7McMinnville, TN | 72 | 62 | 38.3 | $256K | +6.5% | #72 of 538 |
| 8Greeneville, TN | 69 | 105 | 37.0 | $261K | +5.0% | #94 of 538 |
| 9Sevierville, TN | 65 | 158 | 39.2 | $255K | +2.5% | #124 of 538 |
| 10Cookeville, TN | 65 | 228 | 38.8 | $248K | +7.6% | #126 of 538 |
Other business types in the McMinnville area
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 shops62
- Collision repair and body shops38
- Car washes and detailing64
- Tire shops70
- Oil change and quick lube
- Gas stations64
- Insurance agencies85
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 the McMinnville, TN area?
The McMinnville area has 62 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 13 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 15 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023. Official counts also show 111 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the McMinnville, TN area spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $15.9M a year, or $980 per household. That is 2% above the U.S. average (an index of 102, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 62 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $256K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 16,203 households in the McMinnville area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the McMinnville, TN area compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?
The McMinnville area has 38.3 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 7% above the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $256K, 5% below the U.S. figure of $269K. At the national ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, the McMinnville area would have about 59, against 62 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,080 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S.
How fast is the McMinnville, TN area growing?
Population estimates put the McMinnville area at 43,717 people in 2025, up 6.5% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 16,203 households. Median household income in the McMinnville area is $55,487, 31% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 34.9%, 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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. The McMinnville area scores 72 for auto repair and car care businesses (upper middle), #72 of 538 scored small-town markets.
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