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Auto repair and car care businesses in Wilson County, TN
How Wilson 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 #476 of 2,401 scored counties
#34 of 87 scored counties in Tennessee
- Listings
- 217
- 77 chain locations (35%)
- Official establishments
- 89
- +12.7% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $62.9M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,064 a household
- Spending per listing
- $290K
- 8% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 36.7
- 3% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 175,033
- +17.8% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Wilson County spend about $62.9M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $1,064 per household, 11% above the U.S. average. That is about $290K of household spending for each business on map listings, 8% above the U.S. figure of $269K.
There are 217 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings in Wilson County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 35% of them, against 24% across the U.S. That comes to 36.7 for every 10,000 households, 3% above the U.S. rate of 35.7.
Official counts show 89 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Wilson County in 2023, up 12.7% from 2019. That is one for every 664 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Official counts list 213 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 5 SBA-backed loans worth $3.7M have gone to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Wilson County.
Population estimates show Wilson County grew 17.8% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For auto repair and car care businesses, Wilson County has a Groundwork market score of 67 (upper middle): #476 of 2,401 scored counties and #34 of 87 scored counties in Tennessee. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Wilson 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 | Wilson County | Tennessee | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 36.7 | 34.7 | 35.7 |
| Spending per listing | $290K | $272K | $269K |
| Households per official establishment | 664 | 829 | 681 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +12.7% | +6.9% | +4.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +17.8% | +5.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,064 | $944 | $958 |
| Median household income | $95,839 | $69,595 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 67 | 64 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 79 → 89+12.7% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 680
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $38.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 213Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 21777 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 234The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 5
- Amount
- $3.7M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Wilson 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 Wilson County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 175,033+17.8% since 2020
- Households
- 59,139
- Median age
- 40.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 77%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 571 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 278
- Median household income
- $95,839+26.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $123,252
- Median home value
- $428,000
- Jobs located here
- 61,176
- Daytime population
- 139,995Residents 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 |
| 34Wilson County, TN | 67 | 217 | 36.7 | $290K | +17.8% | #476 of 2,401 |
Other business types in Wilson 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 care67
- Auto repair shops71
- Collision repair and body shops63
- Car washes and detailing53
- Tire shops67
- Oil change and quick lube56
- Gas stations83
- Insurance agencies70
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 Wilson County, TN?
As of September 2026, map listings count 217 auto repair and car care businesses in Wilson County. 77 of them (35%) are chain locations. The listings count repair shops, body shops, tire shops, car washes, oil change and parts stores. Official counts show 89 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023, up 12.7% from 2019. Official counts also show 213 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Wilson County, TN spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $62.9M a year, or $1,064 per household. That is 11% above the U.S. average (an index of 111, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 217 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $290K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 59,139 households in Wilson County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Wilson County, TN compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?
Wilson County has 36.7 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 3% above the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $290K, 8% above the U.S. figure of $269K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, Wilson County would have about 234, against 217 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 664 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. The official count rose 12.7% from 2019 to 2023, against +4.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Wilson County, TN growing?
Population estimates put Wilson County at 175,033 people in 2025, up 17.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 59,139 households. The median household income in Wilson County is $95,839 a year, 19% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 26.1% 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. Wilson County scores 67 for auto repair and car care businesses (upper middle), #476 of 2,401 scored counties.
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