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Auto repair and car care businesses in Robertson County, TN
How Robertson County, TN compares with other counties and the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 74 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #260 of 2,401 scored counties
#19 of 87 scored counties in Tennessee
- Listings
- 105
- 27 chain locations (26%)
- Official establishments
- 33
- +6.5% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $30.5M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,081 a household
- Spending per listing
- $291K
- 8% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 37.2
- 4% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 80,175
- +9.9% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Robertson County comes to about $30.5M a year: $1,081 per household, 13% above the U.S. average. Spread across 105 auto repair and car care businesses, that is $291K per business, 8% above the U.S. figure of $269K.
Robertson County has 105 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 27 are chain locations, or 26%, against 24% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 37.2, 4% above the U.S. rate of 35.7.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Robertson County was 33 in 2023, up 6.5% from 2019. That is one for every 856 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Official counts also show 137 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $80K have gone to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Robertson County.
Population estimates show Robertson County grew 9.9% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Robertson County scores 74 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for auto repair and car care businesses, ranking #260 of 2,401 scored counties and #19 of 87 scored counties in Tennessee. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Robertson 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 | Robertson County | Tennessee | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 37.2 | 34.7 | 35.7 |
| Spending per listing | $291K | $272K | $269K |
| Households per official establishment | 856 | 829 | 681 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +6.5% | +6.9% | +4.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +9.9% | +5.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,081 | $944 | $958 |
| Median household income | $83,047 | $69,595 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 74 | 64 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 31 → 33+6.5% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 198
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $11.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 137Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 10527 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 114The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $80K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Robertson 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 Robertson County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 80,175+9.9% since 2020
- Households
- 28,255
- Median age
- 39.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 78%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 476 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 159
- Median household income
- $83,047+31.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $101,822
- Median home value
- $335,000
- Jobs located here
- 24,047
- Daytime population
- 61,274Residents 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 |
| 19Robertson County, TN | 74 | 105 | 37.2 | $291K | +9.9% | #260 of 2,401 |
Other business types in Robertson County
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 care74
- Auto repair shops73
- Collision repair and body shops59
- Car washes and detailing64
- Tire shops76
- Oil change and quick lube
- Gas stations69
- Insurance agencies89
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 Robertson County, TN?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 105 auto repair and car care businesses in Robertson County. 27 of them (26%) are chain locations. The listings count repair shops, body shops, tire shops, car washes, oil change and parts stores. Official counts show 33 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023, up 6.5% from 2019. Another 137 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Robertson County, TN spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $30.5M a year, or $1,081 per household. That is 13% above the U.S. average (an index of 113, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 105 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $291K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 28,255 households in Robertson County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Robertson County, TN compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?
Robertson County has 37.2 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 4% above the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $291K, 8% above the U.S. figure of $269K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, Robertson County would have about 114, against 105 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 856 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. The official count rose 6.5% from 2019 to 2023, against +4.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Robertson County, TN growing?
Population estimates put Robertson County at 80,175 people in 2025, up 9.9% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 28,255 households. The median household income in Robertson County is $83,047 a year, 3% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 31.2% 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. Robertson County scores 74 for auto repair and car care businesses (upper middle), #260 of 2,401 scored counties.
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