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Auto repair and car care businesses in Sumner County, TN
The auto repair and car care businesses in Sumner County, TN, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 68 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #431 of 2,401 scored counties
#32 of 87 scored counties in Tennessee
- Listings
- 256
- 77 chain locations (30%)
- Official establishments
- 123
- +11.8% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $82.5M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,050 a household
- Spending per listing
- $322K
- 20% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 32.6
- 9% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 215,538
- +9.2% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Sumner County spend about $82.5M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $1,050 per household, 10% above the U.S. average. That works out to $322K per business, 20% above the U.S. figure of $269K.
Sumner County has 256 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 30% of them, against 24% across the U.S. That is 32.6 per 10,000 households, 9% below the U.S. rate of 35.7.
Official counts show 123 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Sumner County in 2023, up 11.8% from 2019. That is one for every 639 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Official counts also show 221 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 6 SBA-backed loans worth $3.3M have gone to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Sumner County.
Population estimates put the population change in Sumner County from 2020 to 2025 at +9.2%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For auto repair and car care businesses, Sumner County has a Groundwork market score of 68 (upper middle): #431 of 2,401 scored counties and #32 of 87 scored counties in Tennessee. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Sumner 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 | Sumner County | Tennessee | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 32.6 | 34.7 | 35.7 |
| Spending per listing | $322K | $272K | $269K |
| Households per official establishment | 639 | 829 | 681 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +11.8% | +6.9% | +4.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +9.2% | +5.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,050 | $944 | $958 |
| Median household income | $90,301 | $69,595 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 68 | 64 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 110 → 123+11.8% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 827
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $49M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 221Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 25677 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 307The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 6
- Amount
- $3.3M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Sumner 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 Sumner County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 215,538+9.2% since 2020
- Households
- 78,582
- Median age
- 40.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 72%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 530 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 386
- Median household income
- $90,301+34.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $113,861
- Median home value
- $393,100
- Jobs located here
- 61,310
- Daytime population
- 168,009Residents 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 |
| 32Sumner County, TN | 68 | 256 | 32.6 | $322K | +9.2% | #431 of 2,401 |
Other business types in Sumner 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 care68
- Auto repair shops70
- Collision repair and body shops78
- Car washes and detailing64
- Tire shops61
- Oil change and quick lube67
- Gas stations80
- Insurance agencies58
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 Sumner County, TN?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 256 auto repair and car care businesses in Sumner County. 77 of them (30%) are chain locations. The listings count repair shops, body shops, tire shops, car washes, oil change and parts stores. Official counts show 123 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023, up 11.8% from 2019. Another 221 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Sumner County, TN spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $82.5M a year, or $1,050 per household. That is 10% above the U.S. average (an index of 110, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 256 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $322K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 78,582 households in Sumner County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Sumner County, TN compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?
Sumner County has 32.6 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 9% below the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $322K, 20% above the U.S. figure of $269K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, Sumner County would have about 307, against 256 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 639 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. The official count rose 11.8% from 2019 to 2023, against +4.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Sumner County, TN growing?
Population estimates put Sumner County at 215,538 people in 2025, up 9.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 78,582 households. The median household income in Sumner County is $90,301 a year, 12% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 34.4% 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. Sumner County scores 68 for auto repair and car care businesses (upper middle), #431 of 2,401 scored counties.
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