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Auto repair and car care businesses in the Memphis, TN-MS-AR metro area
How the Memphis, TN-MS-AR metro area compares with other metro areas 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 47 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #230 of 387 scored metro areas
#9 of 10 scored metro areas based in Tennessee
- Listings
- 1,788
- 596 chain locations (33%)
- Official establishments
- 587
- +9.1% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $456.2M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $872 a household
- Spending per listing
- $255K
- 5% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 34.2
- 4% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 1,341,412
- −0.3% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 1,788 auto repair and car care businesses in the Memphis metro area. Chain locations make up 33% of them, against 24% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 34.2, 4% below the U.S. rate of 35.7.
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in the Memphis metro area comes to about $456.2M a year: $872 per household, 9% below the U.S. average. Spread across 1,788 auto repair and car care businesses, that is $255K per business, 5% below the U.S. figure of $269K.
In 2023, official counts showed 587 businesses with payroll in the Memphis metro area classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers, up 9.1% from 2019. That is one for every 891 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Official counts also show 2,812 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 17 SBA-backed loans worth $8.2M have gone to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in the Memphis metro area.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Memphis metro area declined 0.3%, against +3.1% for the U.S. For auto repair and car care businesses, the Memphis metro area has a Groundwork market score of 47 (lower middle): #230 of 387 scored metro areas and #9 of 10 scored metro areas based in Tennessee.
How the Memphis metro 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 | Memphis metro area | Tennessee | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 34.2 | 34.7 | 35.7 |
| Spending per listing | $255K | $272K | $269K |
| Households per official establishment | 891 | 829 | 681 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +9.1% | +6.9% | +4.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.3% | +5.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $872 | $944 | $958 |
| Median household income | $66,401 | $69,595 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 47 | 64 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 587+9.1% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 4,569
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $237.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 2,812Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 1,788596 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 1,698The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 17
- Amount
- $8.2M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in the Memphis metro 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 Memphis metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 1,341,412−0.3% since 2020
- Households
- 522,879
- Median age
- 37.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 61%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 4,972 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 270
- Median household income
- $66,401
- Average household income
- $95,119
- Median home value
- $245,900
- Jobs located here
- 640,441
- Daytime population
- 1,368,538Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Tennessee market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in Tennessee for auto repair and car care businesses, numbered among those based in Tennessee, with the Memphis metro area marked.
Top metro areas in Tennessee
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Nashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro–Franklin, TN | 73 | 2,744 | 33.1 | $294K | +8.7% | #41 of 387 |
| 2Knoxville, TN | 72 | 1,252 | 33.1 | $293K | +6.9% | #45 of 387 |
| 3Johnson City, TN | 69 | 290 | 32.6 | $286K | +4.3% | #63 of 387 |
| 4Cleveland, TN | 67 | 194 | 38.8 | $258K | +6.1% | #75 of 387 |
| 5Morristown, TN | 64 | 170 | 35.4 | $273K | +7.9% | #93 of 387 |
| 6Clarksville, TN-KY | 63 | 433 | 34.7 | $267K | +8.5% | #98 of 387 |
| 7Chattanooga, TN-GA | 63 | 832 | 36.0 | $263K | +5.3% | #99 of 387 |
| 8Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA | 58 | 462 | 35.3 | $265K | +2.3% | #138 of 387 |
| 9Memphis, TN-MS-AR | 47 | 1,788 | 34.2 | $255K | −0.3% | #230 of 387 |
| 10Jackson, TN | 31 | 272 | 37.5 | $235K | +2.2% | #325 of 387 |
Other business types in the Memphis metro 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 care47
- Auto repair shops47
- Collision repair and body shops46
- Car washes and detailing51
- Tire shops28
- Oil change and quick lube29
- Gas stations21
- Insurance agencies57
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 Memphis, TN-MS-AR metro area?
There are 1,788 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings in the Memphis metro area as of September 2026. 596 of them (33%) are chain locations. The listings count repair shops, body shops, tire shops, car washes, oil change and parts stores. Official counts show 587 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023, up 9.1% from 2019. Another 2,812 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in the Memphis, TN-MS-AR metro area spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $456.2M a year, or $872 per household. That is 9% below the U.S. average (an index of 91, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1,788 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $255K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 522,879 households in the Memphis metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Memphis, TN-MS-AR metro area compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?
The Memphis metro area has 34.2 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 4% below the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $255K, 5% below the U.S. figure of $269K. At the national ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, the Memphis metro area would have about 1,698, against 1,788 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 891 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. The official count rose 9.1% from 2019 to 2023, against +4.1% for the U.S.
How fast is the Memphis, TN-MS-AR metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Memphis metro area at 1,341,412 people in 2025, down 0.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 522,879 households. Median household income in the Memphis metro area is $66,401, 18% below the U.S. median of $80,734.
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. The Memphis metro area scores 47 for auto repair and car care businesses (lower middle), #230 of 387 scored metro areas.
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