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Auto repair and car care businesses in Polk County, TN
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for auto repair and car care businesses in Polk County, TN, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 84 out of 100: High
Ranked #70 of 2,401 scored counties
#5 of 87 scored counties in Tennessee
- Listings
- 25
- 7 chain locations (28%)
- Official establishments
- 3
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $8.3M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,117 a household
- Spending per listing
- $332K
- 24% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 33.7
- 6% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 18,592
- +5.9% since 2020
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What this means
Polk County scores 84 (high) on the Groundwork market score for auto repair and car care businesses, ranking #70 of 2,401 scored counties and #5 of 87 scored counties in Tennessee. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for auto repair and car care businesses.
As of September 2026, map listings count 25 auto repair and car care businesses in Polk County. Chain locations make up 28% of them, against 24% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 33.7, 6% below the U.S. rate of 35.7.
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Polk County comes to about $8.3M a year: $1,117 per household, 17% above the U.S. average. That is about $332K of household spending for each business on map listings, 24% above the U.S. figure of $269K.
Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Polk County in 2023. That is one for every 2,475 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Population estimates show Polk County grew 5.9% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Polk 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 | Polk County | Tennessee | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 33.7 | 34.7 | 35.7 |
| Spending per listing | $332K | $272K | $269K |
| Households per official establishment | 2,475 | 829 | 681 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +6.9% | +4.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +5.9% | +5.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,117 | $944 | $958 |
| Median household income | $62,522 | $69,595 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 84 | 64 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 6 → 3
- Employees, 2023
- 12
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $368K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 40Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 257 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 31The 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 Polk 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 Polk County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 18,592+5.9% since 2020
- Households
- 7,424
- Median age
- 45.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 84%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.4
- Land area
- 435 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 41
- Median household income
- $62,522+44.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $84,888
- Median home value
- $169,900
- Jobs located here
- 2,324
- Daytime population
- 13,260Residents 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 Polk 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 Polk County, TN?
Polk County has 25 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 7 of them (28%) are chain locations. The listings count repair shops, body shops, tire shops, car washes, oil change and parts stores. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023. Another 40 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Polk County, TN spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $8.3M a year, or $1,117 per household. That is 17% above the U.S. average (an index of 117, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 25 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $332K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 7,424 households in Polk County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Polk County, TN compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?
Polk County has 33.7 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 6% below the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $332K, 24% above the U.S. figure of $269K. At the national ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, Polk County would have about 31, against 25 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,475 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S.
How fast is Polk County, TN growing?
Population estimates put Polk County at 18,592 people in 2025, up 5.9% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 7,424 households. Median household income in Polk County is $62,522, 23% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 44.4%, 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. Polk County scores 84 for auto repair and car care businesses (high), #70 of 2,401 scored counties.
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