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Auto repair shops in Bibb County, AL

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for auto repair shops in Bibb County, AL, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 48 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,312 of 2,378 scored counties
#33 of 60 scored counties in Alabama

Listings
22
1 chain location (5%)
Official establishments
4
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$7.8M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,007 a household
Spending per listing
$352K
21% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
28.6
33% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
22,262
+0.4% 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

Households in Bibb County spend about $7.8M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $1,007 per household, 5% above the U.S. average. That works out to $352K per shop, 21% below the U.S. figure of $445K. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops.

Bibb County has 22 auto repair shops on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (5%) is a chain location, against 16% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 28.6, 33% above the U.S. rate of 21.5.

Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Bibb County in 2023. That is one for every 1,926 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Another 33 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

Population estimates put the population change in Bibb County from 2020 to 2025 at +0.4%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Bibb County scores 48 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for auto repair shops, ranking #1,312 of 2,378 scored counties and #33 of 60 scored counties in Alabama.

How Bibb County compares

The same measures for Alabama and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all vehicle maintenance and repairs by the auto repair shops 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 shops in Bibb County, AL compared with Alabama and the U.S.
MeasureBibb CountyAlabamaU.S.
Listings per 10k households28.621.121.5
Spending per listing$352K$440K$445K
Households per official establishment1,9261,150955
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+4.6%+2.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.4%+3.2%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$1,007$929$958
Median household income$52,541$63,999$80,734
Groundwork market score4855

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
4 → 4
Employees, 2023
32
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.9M
One-person businesses, 2023
33Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
221 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
17The 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 mechanical, body and glass repair in Bibb 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 Bibb County

Population, 2025 estimate
22,262+0.4% since 2020
Households
7,704
Median age
40.9
Homes lived in by their owners
79%
Vehicles per household
2.2
Land area
623 sq. mi.
People per square mile
36
Median household income
$52,541+10.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$66,481
Median home value
$145,700
Jobs located here
4,818
Daytime population
18,469Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Auto repair shops across Alabama

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The highest-scoring counties in Alabama for auto repair shops, numbered among those based in Alabama, with Bibb County marked.

Top counties in Alabama

Counties in Alabama ranked for auto repair shops by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Limestone County, AL847117.3$613K+18.0%#63 of 2,378
2Cherokee County, AL801716.7$597K+5.8%#119 of 2,378
3Winston County, AL791313.8$763K+1.4%#129 of 2,378
4Henry County, AL7679.9$916K+7.1%#183 of 2,378
5Baldwin County, AL7316817.0$568K+14.8%#268 of 2,378
6Lee County, AL7311817.0$554K+8.6%#270 of 2,378
7Elmore County, AL726118.6$555K+4.2%#294 of 2,378
8Madison County, AL7129918.1$527K+11.0%#320 of 2,378
9Cleburne County, AL701220.1$512K+6.0%#352 of 2,378
10Shelby County, AL6918020.7$512K+6.5%#385 of 2,378
33Bibb County, AL482228.6$352K+0.4%#1,312 of 2,378

Other business types in Bibb County

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

Questions

How many auto repair shops are in Bibb County, AL?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 22 auto repair shops in Bibb County. One of them (5%) is a chain location. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in 2023. Official counts list 33 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Bibb County, AL spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?

About $7.8M a year, or $1,007 per household. That is 5% above the U.S. average (an index of 105, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 22 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $352K per shop. That spending covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, which auto repair shops share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 7,704 households in Bibb County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Bibb County, AL compare with the U.S. for auto repair shops?

Bibb County has 28.6 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 33% above the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $352K, 21% below the U.S. figure of $445K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, Bibb County would have about 17, against 22 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,926 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S.

How fast is Bibb County, AL growing?

Population estimates put Bibb County at 22,262 people in 2025, up 0.4% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 7,704 households. Median household income in Bibb County is $52,541, 35% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 10.5%, 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. Bibb County scores 48 for auto repair shops (lower middle), #1,312 of 2,378 scored counties.

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