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Auto repair shops in Crenshaw County, AL

The auto repair shops in Crenshaw County, AL, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 32 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,929 of 2,378 scored counties
#46 of 60 scored counties in Alabama

Listings
11
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
7
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$4.6M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $874 a household
Spending per listing
$416K
7% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
21.0
2% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
13,175
0.0% 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

Crenshaw County scores 32 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for auto repair shops, ranking #1,929 of 2,378 scored counties and #46 of 60 scored counties in Alabama. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Households in Crenshaw County spend about $4.6M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $874 per household, 9% below the U.S. average. Spread across 11 auto repair shops, that is $416K per shop, 7% below the U.S. figure of $445K. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops.

There are 11 auto repair shops on map listings in Crenshaw County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 16% across the U.S. That is 21.0 per 10,000 households, 2% below the U.S. rate of 21.5.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Crenshaw County was 7 in 2023. That is one for every 748 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Crenshaw County held about level, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How Crenshaw 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 Crenshaw County, AL compared with Alabama and the U.S.
MeasureCrenshaw CountyAlabamaU.S.
Listings per 10k households21.021.121.5
Spending per listing$416K$440K$445K
Households per official establishment7481,150955
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+4.6%+2.1%
Population growth, 2020–20250.0%+3.2%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$874$929$958
Median household income$48,560$63,999$80,734
Groundwork market score3255

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
5 → 7
Employees, 2023
32
Annual payroll, 2023
$1M
One-person businesses, 2023
21Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
110 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
10The 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 Crenshaw 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 Crenshaw County

Population, 2025 estimate
13,1750.0% since 2020
Households
5,233
Median age
41.4
Homes lived in by their owners
73%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
609 sq. mi.
People per square mile
22
Median household income
$48,560+12.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$70,390
Median home value
$114,000
Jobs located here
3,583
Daytime population
10,763Residents 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 Crenshaw 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
46Crenshaw County, AL321121.0$416K0.0%#1,929 of 2,378

Other business types in Crenshaw County

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

Questions

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

As of September 2026, map listings count 11 auto repair shops in Crenshaw County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. Official counts show 7 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in 2023. Another 21 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

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

About $4.6M a year, or $874 per household. That is 9% below the U.S. average (an index of 91, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 11 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $416K 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 5,233 households in Crenshaw County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Crenshaw County has 21.0 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 2% below the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $416K, 7% below the U.S. figure of $445K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, Crenshaw County would have about 10, against 11 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 748 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S.

How fast is Crenshaw County, AL growing?

Population estimates put Crenshaw County at 13,175 people in 2025, unchanged since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 5,233 households. Median household income in Crenshaw County is $48,560, 40% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 12.5%, 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. Crenshaw County scores 32 for auto repair shops (lower middle), #1,929 of 2,378 scored counties.

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