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Auto repair and car care businesses in Perry County, TN

The auto repair and car care businesses in Perry County, TN, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Listings
19
5 chain locations (26%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$3.8M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,048 a household
Spending per listing
$199K
26% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
52.6
47% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
9,126
+8.9% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

As of September 2026, map listings count 19 auto repair and car care businesses in Perry County. 5 of them (26%) are chain locations, against 24% across the U.S. That comes to 52.6 for every 10,000 households, 47% above the U.S. rate of 35.7.

Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Perry County comes to about $3.8M a year: $1,048 per household, 9% above the U.S. average. That is about $199K of household spending for each business on map listings, 26% below the U.S. figure of $269K.

There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Perry County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Official counts list 34 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates put the population change in Perry County from 2020 to 2025 at +8.9%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Counties under 10,000 people aren’t given a market score, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

How Perry 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.

Auto repair and car care in Perry County, TN compared with Tennessee and the U.S.
MeasurePerry CountyTennesseeU.S.
Listings per 10k households52.634.735.7
Spending per listing$199K$272K$269K
Households per official establishmentn/a829681
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+6.9%+4.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+8.9%+5.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$1,048$944$958
Median household income$55,972$69,595$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored64

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
195 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
14The 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 Perry 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 Perry County

Population, 2025 estimate
9,126+8.9% since 2020
Households
3,610
Median age
45.1
Homes lived in by their owners
74%
Vehicles per household
2.3
Land area
415 sq. mi.
People per square mile
21
Median household income
$55,972
Average household income
$69,797
Median home value
$126,900
Jobs located here
1,721
Daytime population
7,187Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Auto repair and car care across Tennessee

Every Tennessee market ranked →

The highest-scoring counties in Tennessee for auto repair and car care businesses, numbered among those based in Tennessee, with Perry County marked.

Top counties in Tennessee

Counties in Tennessee ranked for auto repair and car care businesses by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Williamson County, TN8822724.6$464K+9.0%#30 of 2,401
2Fayette County, TN855129.6$370K+7.7%#56 of 2,401
3Morgan County, TN841115.3$696K+5.3%#60 of 2,401
4Loudon County, TN847832.4$341K+15.6%#68 of 2,401
5Polk County, TN842533.7$332K+5.9%#70 of 2,401
6Jackson County, TN83612.5$802K+7.1%#72 of 2,401
7Bledsoe County, TN831122.6$466K+6.5%#77 of 2,401
8Grainger County, TN821919.7$516K+9.2%#90 of 2,401
9Union County, TN822632.8$333K+8.1%#97 of 2,401
10Cheatham County, TN805332.6$348K+4.1%#128 of 2,401
Perry County, TNNot scored1952.6$199K+8.9%

Other business types in Perry County

None has a Groundwork market score here. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Questions

How many auto repair and car care businesses are in Perry County, TN?

Perry County has 19 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 5 of them (26%) 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 Perry County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 34 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Perry County, TN spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?

About $3.8M a year, or $1,048 per household. That is 9% above the U.S. average (an index of 109, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 19 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $199K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 3,610 households in Perry County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Perry County, TN compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?

Perry County has 52.6 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 47% above the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $199K, 26% below the U.S. figure of $269K. At the national ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, Perry County would have about 14, against 19 on map listings.

How fast is Perry County, TN growing?

Population estimates put Perry County at 9,126 people in 2025, up 8.9% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 3,610 households. Median household income in Perry County is $55,972, 31% 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 score leaves out counties under 10,000 people, where a handful of businesses would swing it.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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How the score works · Top markets for auto repair and car care businesses · All 56 business types in Perry County

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