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Auto repair and car care businesses in the Morristown, TN metro area
The auto repair and car care businesses in the Morristown, TN metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 64 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #93 of 387 scored metro areas
#5 of 10 scored metro areas based in Tennessee
- Listings
- 170
- 40 chain locations (24%)
- Official establishments
- 64
- +16.4% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $46.3M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $966 a household
- Spending per listing
- $273K
- In line with the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 35.4
- In line with the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 128,867
- +7.9% since 2020
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What this means
At $966 per household (in line with the U.S. average), households in the Morristown metro area spend about $46.3M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. Spread across 170 auto repair and car care businesses, that is $273K per business, in line with the U.S. figure of $269K.
The Morristown metro area has 170 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 40 are chain locations, or 24%, against 24% across the U.S. That comes to 35.4 for every 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 35.7.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in the Morristown metro area was 64 in 2023, up 16.4% from 2019. That is one for every 749 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Official counts list 139 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $300K has gone to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in the Morristown metro area.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Morristown metro area grew 7.9%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for auto repair and car care businesses in the Morristown metro area is 64 (upper middle), #93 of 387 scored metro areas and #5 of 10 scored metro areas based in Tennessee. That puts it in the top quarter of metro areas.
How the Morristown 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 | Morristown metro area | Tennessee | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 35.4 | 34.7 | 35.7 |
| Spending per listing | $273K | $272K | $269K |
| Households per official establishment | 749 | 829 | 681 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +16.4% | +6.9% | +4.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +7.9% | +5.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $966 | $944 | $958 |
| Median household income | $60,553 | $69,595 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 64 | 64 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 64+16.4% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 312
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $13M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 139Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 17040 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 173The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $300K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in the Morristown 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 Morristown metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 128,867+7.9% since 2020
- Households
- 47,963
- Median age
- 42.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 73%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 436 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 281
- Median household income
- $60,553
- Average household income
- $82,265
- Median home value
- $218,100
- Jobs located here
- 47,715
- Daytime population
- 119,291Residents 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 Morristown 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 Morristown 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 care64
- Auto repair shops73
- Collision repair and body shops
- Car washes and detailing48
- Tire shops55
- Oil change and quick lube48
- Gas stations46
- Insurance agencies86
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 Morristown, TN metro area?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 170 auto repair and car care businesses in the Morristown metro area. 40 of them (24%) are chain locations. The listings count repair shops, body shops, tire shops, car washes, oil change and parts stores. Official counts show 64 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023, up 16.4% from 2019. Official counts also show 139 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Morristown, TN metro area spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $46.3M a year, or $966 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 101, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 170 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $273K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 47,963 households in the Morristown metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Morristown, TN metro area compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?
The Morristown metro area has 35.4 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $273K, in line with the U.S. figure of $269K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, the Morristown metro area would have about 173, against 170 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 749 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. The official count rose 16.4% from 2019 to 2023, against +4.1% for the U.S.
How fast is the Morristown, TN metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Morristown metro area at 128,867 people in 2025, up 7.9% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 47,963 households. The median household income in the Morristown metro area is $60,553 a year, 25% 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 Morristown metro area scores 64 for auto repair and car care businesses (upper middle), #93 of 387 scored metro areas.
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