Auto · Small-town market · Alabama
Auto repair shops in the Cullman, AL area
The auto repair shops in the Cullman, AL area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other small-town markets.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 54 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #236 of 538 scored small-town markets
#7 of 12 scored small-town markets based in Alabama
- Listings
- 95
- 11 chain locations (12%)
- Official establishments
- 45
- −13.5% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $37.2M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,052 a household
- Spending per listing
- $392K
- 12% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 26.9
- 25% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 94,009
- +6.7% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 95 auto repair shops in the Cullman area. Chain locations make up 12% of them, against 16% across the U.S. That is 26.9 per 10,000 households, 25% above the U.S. rate of 21.5.
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in the Cullman area comes to about $37.2M a year: $1,052 per household, 10% above the U.S. average. Spread across 95 auto repair shops, that is $392K per shop, 12% below the U.S. figure of $445K. That spending covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, which auto repair shops share with other businesses in the trade.
In 2023, official counts showed 45 businesses with payroll in the Cullman area classed as mechanical, body and glass repair, down 13.5% from 2019. That is one for every 785 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Another 136 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $724K have gone to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in the Cullman area.
Population estimates show the Cullman area grew 6.7% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for auto repair shops in the Cullman area is 54 (upper middle), #236 of 538 scored small-town markets and #7 of 12 scored small-town markets based in Alabama.
How the Cullman area 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.
| Measure | Cullman area | Alabama | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 26.9 | 21.1 | 21.5 |
| Spending per listing | $392K | $440K | $445K |
| Households per official establishment | 785 | 1,150 | 955 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −13.5% | +4.6% | +2.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +6.7% | +3.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,052 | $929 | $958 |
| Median household income | $62,656 | $63,999 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 54 | 55 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 45−13.5% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 254
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $13.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 136Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 9511 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 84The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $724K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in the Cullman 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 Cullman area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 94,009+6.7% since 2020
- Households
- 35,347
- Median age
- 41.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 77%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 735 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 123
- Median household income
- $62,656+39.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $82,606
- Median home value
- $199,100
- Jobs located here
- 31,045
- Daytime population
- 83,269Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Alabama market ranked →The highest-scoring small-town markets in Alabama for auto repair shops, numbered among those based in Alabama (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Cullman area marked.
Top small-town markets in Alabama
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Talladega-Sylacauga, AL | 69 | 67 | 17.6 | $528K | 0.0% | #79 of 538 |
| 2Enterprise, AL | 62 | 44 | 21.0 | $468K | +6.3% | #149 of 538 |
| 3Scottsboro, AL | 61 | 49 | 22.5 | $429K | +3.3% | #161 of 538 |
| 4Eufaula, AL-GA | 60 | 10 | 9.8 | $829K | −1.2% | #163 of 538 |
| 5Ozark, AL | 59 | 44 | 22.3 | $408K | +1.3% | #181 of 538 |
| 6Alexander City, AL | 55 | 34 | 19.9 | $466K | −0.8% | #218 of 538 |
| 7Cullman, AL | 54 | 95 | 26.9 | $392K | +6.7% | #236 of 538 |
| 8Albertville, AL | 54 | 106 | 29.1 | $346K | +6.0% | #242 of 538 |
| 9Troy, AL | 48 | 28 | 22.4 | $374K | +2.4% | #307 of 538 |
| LaGrange, GA-AL | 47 | 108 | 26.8 | $337K | +3.0% | #316 of 538 |
Other business types in the Cullman area
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 shops are in the Cullman, AL area?
The Cullman area has 95 auto repair shops on map listings as of September 2026. 11 of them (12%) are chain locations. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. Official counts show 45 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in 2023, down 13.5% from 2019. Official counts list 136 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Cullman, AL area spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $37.2M a year, or $1,052 per household. That is 10% above the U.S. average (an index of 110, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 95 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $392K per shop. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 35,347 households in the Cullman area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Cullman, AL area compare with the U.S. for auto repair shops?
The Cullman area has 26.9 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 25% above the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $392K, 12% below the U.S. figure of $445K. At the national ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, the Cullman area would have about 84, against 95 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 785 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. The official count fell 13.5% from 2019 to 2023, against +2.1% for the U.S.
How fast is the Cullman, AL area growing?
Population estimates put the Cullman area at 94,009 people in 2025, up 6.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 35,347 households. The median household income in the Cullman area is $62,656 a year, 22% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 39.5% 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. 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 Cullman area scores 54 for auto repair shops (upper middle), #236 of 538 scored small-town markets.
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