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Auto repair and car care businesses in Unicoi County, TN
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for auto repair and car care businesses in Unicoi County, TN, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 70 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #353 of 2,401 scored counties
#27 of 87 scored counties in Tennessee
- Listings
- 18
- 8 chain locations (44%)
- Official establishments
- 7
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $7.5M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $967 a household
- Spending per listing
- $419K
- 56% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 23.1
- 35% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 17,856
- −0.1% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 18 auto repair and car care businesses in Unicoi County. Chain locations make up 44% of them, against 24% across the U.S. That comes to 23.1 for every 10,000 households, 35% below the U.S. rate of 35.7.
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Unicoi County comes to about $7.5M a year: $967 per household, in line with the U.S. average. Spread across 18 auto repair and car care businesses, that is $419K per business, 56% above the U.S. figure of $269K.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Unicoi County was 7 in 2023. That is one for every 1,114 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Official counts list 21 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $350K has gone to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Unicoi County.
Population estimates show Unicoi County declined 0.1% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. For auto repair and car care businesses, Unicoi County has a Groundwork market score of 70 (upper middle): #353 of 2,401 scored counties and #27 of 87 scored counties in Tennessee. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Unicoi 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 | Unicoi County | Tennessee | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 23.1 | 34.7 | 35.7 |
| Spending per listing | $419K | $272K | $269K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,114 | 829 | 681 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +6.9% | +4.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.1% | +5.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $967 | $944 | $958 |
| Median household income | $52,218 | $69,595 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 70 | 64 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 6 → 7
- Employees, 2023
- 29
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 21Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 188 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 28The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $350K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Unicoi 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 Unicoi County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 17,856−0.1% since 2020
- Households
- 7,795
- Median age
- 47.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 73%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 186 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 95
- Median household income
- $52,218+24.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $70,417
- Median home value
- $189,600
- Jobs located here
- 4,627
- Daytime population
- 15,424Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Tennessee market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Tennessee for auto repair and car care businesses, numbered among those based in Tennessee, with Unicoi County marked.
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 |
| 27Unicoi County, TN | 70 | 18 | 23.1 | $419K | −0.1% | #353 of 2,401 |
Other business types in Unicoi 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 Unicoi County, TN?
Unicoi County has 18 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 8 of them (44%) are chain locations. The listings count repair shops, body shops, tire shops, car washes, oil change and parts stores. Official counts show 7 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023. Official counts also show 21 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Unicoi County, TN spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $7.5M a year, or $967 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 101, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 18 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $419K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 7,795 households in Unicoi County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Unicoi County, TN compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?
Unicoi County has 23.1 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 35% below the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $419K, 56% above the U.S. figure of $269K. At the national ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, Unicoi County would have about 28, against 18 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,114 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S.
How fast is Unicoi County, TN growing?
Population estimates put Unicoi County at 17,856 people in 2025, down 0.1% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 7,795 households. Median household income in Unicoi County is $52,218, 35% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 24.7%, 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. Unicoi County scores 70 for auto repair and car care businesses (upper middle), #353 of 2,401 scored counties.
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