Auto · Small-town market · Tennessee
Auto repair and car care businesses in the Paris, TN area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for auto repair and car care businesses in the Paris, TN area, set against other small-town markets and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 41 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #367 of 538 scored small-town markets
#15 of 17 scored small-town markets based in Tennessee
- Listings
- 55
- 13 chain locations (24%)
- Official establishments
- 22
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $11.8M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $880 a household
- Spending per listing
- $215K
- 20% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 40.9
- 15% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 32,896
- +2.3% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 55 auto repair and car care businesses in the Paris area. Chain locations make up 24% of them, against 24% across the U.S. That is 40.9 per 10,000 households, 15% above the U.S. rate of 35.7.
Households in the Paris area spend about $11.8M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $880 per household, 8% below the U.S. average. Spread across 55 auto repair and car care businesses, that is $215K per business, 20% below the U.S. figure of $269K.
Official counts show 22 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in the Paris area in 2023. That is one for every 611 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Another 56 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $40K has gone to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in the Paris area.
Population estimates show the Paris area grew 2.3% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Paris area scores 41 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for auto repair and car care businesses, ranking #367 of 538 scored small-town markets and #15 of 17 scored small-town markets based in Tennessee.
How the Paris 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 | Paris area | Tennessee | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 40.9 | 34.7 | 35.7 |
| Spending per listing | $215K | $272K | $269K |
| Households per official establishment | 611 | 829 | 681 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +6.9% | +4.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.3% | +5.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $880 | $944 | $958 |
| Median household income | $50,613 | $69,595 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 41 | 64 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 22
- Employees, 2023
- 125
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $4.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 56Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 5513 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 44The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $40K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in the Paris 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 Paris area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 32,896+2.3% since 2020
- Households
- 13,452
- Median age
- 46.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 74%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 562 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 58
- Median household income
- $50,613+25.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $69,597
- Median home value
- $160,200
- Jobs located here
- 11,204
- Daytime population
- 30,134Residents 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 Paris 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 |
| 15Paris, TN | 41 | 55 | 40.9 | $215K | +2.3% | #367 of 538 |
Other business types in the Paris 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 care41
- Auto repair shops45
- Collision repair and body shops
- Car washes and detailing36
- Tire shops47
- Oil change and quick lube
- Gas stations70
- Insurance agencies74
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 Paris, TN area?
There are 55 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings in the Paris area as of September 2026. 13 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 22 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023. Official counts list 56 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Paris, TN area spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $11.8M a year, or $880 per household. That is 8% below the U.S. average (an index of 92, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 55 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $215K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 13,452 households in the Paris area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Paris, TN area compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?
The Paris area has 40.9 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 15% above the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $215K, 20% below the U.S. figure of $269K. At the national ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, the Paris area would have about 44, against 55 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 611 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S.
How fast is the Paris, TN area growing?
Population estimates put the Paris area at 32,896 people in 2025, up 2.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 13,452 households. Median household income in the Paris area is $50,613, 37% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.0%, 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 Paris area scores 41 for auto repair and car care businesses (lower middle), #367 of 538 scored small-town markets.
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