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Auto repair and car care businesses in Morgan County, TN
The auto repair and car care businesses in Morgan County, TN, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 84 out of 100: High
Ranked #60 of 2,401 scored counties
#3 of 87 scored counties in Tennessee
- Listings
- 11
- 3 chain locations (27%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $7.7M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,065 a household
- Spending per listing
- $696K
- 2.6 times the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 15.3
- 57% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 22,160
- +5.3% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for auto repair and car care businesses in Morgan County is 84 (high), #60 of 2,401 scored counties and #3 of 87 scored counties in Tennessee. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for auto repair and car care businesses.
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Morgan County comes to about $7.7M a year: $1,065 per household, 11% above the U.S. average. That works out to $696K per business, 2.6 times the U.S. figure of $269K.
Morgan County has 11 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 3 of them (27%) are chain locations, against 24% across the U.S. That is 15.3 per 10,000 households, 57% below the U.S. rate of 35.7.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Morgan County, since they leave out counts under 3. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Morgan County grew 5.3%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Morgan 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 | Morgan County | Tennessee | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 15.3 | 34.7 | 35.7 |
| Spending per listing | $696K | $272K | $269K |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 829 | 681 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +6.9% | +4.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +5.3% | +5.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,065 | $944 | $958 |
| Median household income | $65,954 | $69,595 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 84 | 64 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- n/a
- Employees, 2023
- n/a
- Annual payroll, 2023
- n/a
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 34Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 113 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 29The 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 Morgan 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 Morgan County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 22,160+5.3% since 2020
- Households
- 7,188
- Median age
- 42.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 85%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.3
- Land area
- 522 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 41
- Median household income
- $65,954+59.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $86,030
- Median home value
- $166,300
- Jobs located here
- 3,774
- Daytime population
- 17,253Residents 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 |
Other business types in Morgan County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
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 Morgan County, TN?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 11 auto repair and car care businesses in Morgan County. 3 of them (27%) are chain locations. The listings count repair shops, body shops, tire shops, car washes, oil change and parts stores. No official count is published for automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Morgan County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts list 34 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Morgan County, TN spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $7.7M a year, or $1,065 per household. That is 11% above the U.S. average (an index of 111, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 11 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $696K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 7,188 households in Morgan County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Morgan County, TN compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?
Morgan County has 15.3 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 57% below the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $696K, 2.6 times the U.S. figure of $269K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, Morgan County would have about 29, against 11 on map listings.
How fast is Morgan County, TN growing?
Population estimates put Morgan County at 22,160 people in 2025, up 5.3% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 7,188 households. The median household income in Morgan County is $65,954 a year, 18% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 59.6% 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. Morgan County scores 84 for auto repair and car care businesses (high), #60 of 2,401 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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