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Auto repair and car care businesses in Tipton County, TN

How Tipton 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 67 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #475 of 2,401 scored counties
#33 of 87 scored counties in Tennessee

Listings
79
20 chain locations (25%)
Official establishments
23
−8.0% since 2019
Household spending a year
$23.4M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,032 a household
Spending per listing
$296K
10% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
34.9
2% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
62,287
+2.0% 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

At $1,032 per household (8% above the U.S. average), households in Tipton County spend about $23.4M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. Spread across 79 auto repair and car care businesses, that is $296K per business, 10% above the U.S. figure of $269K.

There are 79 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings in Tipton County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 25% of them, against 24% across the U.S. That comes to 34.9 for every 10,000 households, 2% below the U.S. rate of 35.7.

Official counts show 23 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Tipton County in 2023, down 8.0% from 2019. That is one for every 985 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Official counts list 111 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates show Tipton County grew 2.0% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Tipton County scores 67 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for auto repair and car care businesses, ranking #475 of 2,401 scored counties and #33 of 87 scored counties in Tennessee. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Tipton 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 Tipton County, TN compared with Tennessee and the U.S.
MeasureTipton CountyTennesseeU.S.
Listings per 10k households34.934.735.7
Spending per listing$296K$272K$269K
Households per official establishment985829681
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−8.0%+6.9%+4.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.0%+5.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$1,032$944$958
Median household income$74,127$69,595$80,734
Groundwork market score6764

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
25 → 23−8.0% over the period
Employees, 2023
147
Annual payroll, 2023
$6.8M
One-person businesses, 2023
111Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
7920 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
87The 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 Tipton 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 Tipton County

Population, 2025 estimate
62,287+2.0% since 2020
Households
22,660
Median age
39.3
Homes lived in by their owners
76%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
456 sq. mi.
People per square mile
135
Median household income
$74,127+20.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$90,496
Median home value
$240,600
Jobs located here
12,179
Daytime population
46,409Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Auto repair and car care across Tennessee

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The highest-scoring counties in Tennessee for auto repair and car care businesses, numbered among those based in Tennessee, with Tipton 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
33Tipton County, TN677934.9$296K+2.0%#475 of 2,401

Other business types in Tipton County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

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

As of September 2026, map listings count 79 auto repair and car care businesses in Tipton County. 20 of them (25%) are chain locations. The listings count repair shops, body shops, tire shops, car washes, oil change and parts stores. Official counts show 23 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023, down 8.0% from 2019. Official counts also show 111 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $23.4M a year, or $1,032 per household. That is 8% above the U.S. average (an index of 108, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 79 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $296K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 22,660 households in Tipton County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Tipton County has 34.9 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 2% below the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $296K, 10% above the U.S. figure of $269K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, Tipton County would have about 87, against 79 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 985 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. The official count fell 8.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +4.1% for the U.S.

How fast is Tipton County, TN growing?

Population estimates put Tipton County at 62,287 people in 2025, up 2.0% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 22,660 households. The median household income in Tipton County is $74,127 a year, 8% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 20.9% 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. Tipton County scores 67 for auto repair and car care businesses (upper middle), #475 of 2,401 scored counties.

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