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Auto repair and car care businesses in the Winchester, TN area

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for auto repair and car care businesses in the Winchester, TN area, set against other small-town markets and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 82 out of 100: High

Ranked #17 of 538 scored small-town markets
#1 of 17 scored small-town markets based in Tennessee

Listings
57
10 chain locations (18%)
Official establishments
11
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$17.3M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $993 a household
Spending per listing
$304K
13% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
32.7
8% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
45,579
+6.4% 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

The Winchester area scores 82 (high) on the Groundwork market score for auto repair and car care businesses, ranking #17 of 538 scored small-town markets and #1 of 17 scored small-town markets based in Tennessee. That puts it in the top 10% of small-town markets for auto repair and car care businesses.

At $993 per household (4% above the U.S. average), households in the Winchester area spend about $17.3M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That is about $304K of household spending for each business on map listings, 13% above the U.S. figure of $269K.

There are 57 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings in the Winchester area as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 18% of them, against 24% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 32.7, 8% below the U.S. rate of 35.7.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in the Winchester area was 11 in 2023. That is one for every 1,586 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Population estimates show the Winchester area grew 6.4% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How the Winchester area 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 Winchester, TN area compared with Tennessee and the U.S.
MeasureWinchester areaTennesseeU.S.
Listings per 10k households32.734.735.7
Spending per listing$304K$272K$269K
Households per official establishment1,586829681
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+6.9%+4.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+6.4%+5.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$993$944$958
Median household income$63,494$69,595$80,734
Groundwork market score8264

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
11
Employees, 2023
54
Annual payroll, 2023
$2.1M
One-person businesses, 2023
55Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
5710 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
65The 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 the Winchester area, 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 the Winchester area

Population, 2025 estimate
45,579+6.4% since 2020
Households
17,445
Median age
42.4
Homes lived in by their owners
77%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
555 sq. mi.
People per square mile
79
Median household income
$63,494
Average household income
$81,726
Median home value
$236,900
Jobs located here
10,501
Daytime population
36,269Residents 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 small-town markets in Tennessee for auto repair and car care businesses, numbered among those based in Tennessee, with the Winchester area marked.

Top small-town markets in Tennessee

Small-town markets in Tennessee ranked for auto repair and car care businesses by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Winchester, TN825732.7$304K+6.4%#17 of 538
2Athens, TN829535.9$287K+8.2%#18 of 538
3Newport, TN794529.0$316K+5.1%#29 of 538
4Fayetteville, TN755436.4$287K+4.3%#46 of 538
5Crossville, TN749132.3$284K+8.0%#54 of 538
6Lewisburg, TN735943.3$242K+10.5%#64 of 538
7McMinnville, TN726238.3$256K+6.5%#72 of 538
8Greeneville, TN6910537.0$261K+5.0%#94 of 538
9Sevierville, TN6515839.2$255K+2.5%#124 of 538
10Cookeville, TN6522838.8$248K+7.6%#126 of 538

Other business types in the Winchester area

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 the Winchester, TN area?

As of September 2026, map listings count 57 auto repair and car care businesses in the Winchester area. 10 of them (18%) are chain locations. The listings count repair shops, body shops, tire shops, car washes, oil change and parts stores. Official counts show 11 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023. Official counts also show 55 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in the Winchester, TN area spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?

About $17.3M a year, or $993 per household. That is 4% above the U.S. average (an index of 104, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 57 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $304K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 17,445 households in the Winchester area and national spending patterns by income.

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

The Winchester area has 32.7 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 8% below the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $304K, 13% above the U.S. figure of $269K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, the Winchester area would have about 65, against 57 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,586 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S.

How fast is the Winchester, TN area growing?

Population estimates put the Winchester area at 45,579 people in 2025, up 6.4% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 17,445 households. The median household income in the Winchester area is $63,494 a year, 21% below the U.S. median of $80,734.

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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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. The Winchester area scores 82 for auto repair and car care businesses (high), #17 of 538 scored small-town markets.

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