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Auto repair shops in Geneva County, AL
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for auto repair shops in Geneva County, AL, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 62 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #648 of 2,378 scored counties
#15 of 60 scored counties in Alabama
- Listings
- 17
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 10
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $9.6M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $905 a household
- Spending per listing
- $567K
- 27% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 16.0
- 26% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 27,554
- +3.2% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Geneva County spend about $9.6M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $905 per household, 6% below the U.S. average. That is about $567K of household spending for each shop on map listings, 27% above the U.S. figure of $445K. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops.
Geneva County has 17 auto repair shops on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 16% across the U.S. That is 16.0 per 10,000 households, 26% below the U.S. rate of 21.5.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Geneva County was 10 in 2023. That is one for every 1,065 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Another 23 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
Population estimates put the population change in Geneva County from 2020 to 2025 at +3.2%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). Geneva County scores 62 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for auto repair shops, ranking #648 of 2,378 scored counties and #15 of 60 scored counties in Alabama.
How Geneva 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.
| Measure | Geneva County | Alabama | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 16.0 | 21.1 | 21.5 |
| Spending per listing | $567K | $440K | $445K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,065 | 1,150 | 955 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +4.6% | +2.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.2% | +3.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $905 | $929 | $958 |
| Median household income | $52,771 | $63,999 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 62 | 55 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 5 → 10
- Employees, 2023
- 24
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $710K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 23Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 170 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 22The 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 Geneva 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 Geneva County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 27,554+3.2% since 2020
- Households
- 10,647
- Median age
- 44.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 78%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 575 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 47
- Median household income
- $52,771+26.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $67,805
- Median home value
- $130,700
- Jobs located here
- 5,518
- Daytime population
- 22,135Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Alabama market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Alabama for auto repair shops, numbered among those based in Alabama, with Geneva County marked.
Top counties in Alabama
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Limestone County, AL | 84 | 71 | 17.3 | $613K | +18.0% | #63 of 2,378 |
| 2Cherokee County, AL | 80 | 17 | 16.7 | $597K | +5.8% | #119 of 2,378 |
| 3Winston County, AL | 79 | 13 | 13.8 | $763K | +1.4% | #129 of 2,378 |
| 4Henry County, AL | 76 | 7 | 9.9 | $916K | +7.1% | #183 of 2,378 |
| 5Baldwin County, AL | 73 | 168 | 17.0 | $568K | +14.8% | #268 of 2,378 |
| 6Lee County, AL | 73 | 118 | 17.0 | $554K | +8.6% | #270 of 2,378 |
| 7Elmore County, AL | 72 | 61 | 18.6 | $555K | +4.2% | #294 of 2,378 |
| 8Madison County, AL | 71 | 299 | 18.1 | $527K | +11.0% | #320 of 2,378 |
| 9Cleburne County, AL | 70 | 12 | 20.1 | $512K | +6.0% | #352 of 2,378 |
| 10Shelby County, AL | 69 | 180 | 20.7 | $512K | +6.5% | #385 of 2,378 |
| 15Geneva County, AL | 62 | 17 | 16.0 | $567K | +3.2% | #648 of 2,378 |
Other business types in Geneva County
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 Geneva County, AL?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 17 auto repair shops in Geneva County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. Official counts show 10 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in 2023. Official counts list 23 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Geneva County, AL spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $9.6M a year, or $905 per household. That is 6% below the U.S. average (an index of 94, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 17 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $567K 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 10,647 households in Geneva County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Geneva County, AL compare with the U.S. for auto repair shops?
Geneva County has 16.0 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 26% below the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $567K, 27% above the U.S. figure of $445K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, Geneva County would have about 22, against 17 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,065 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S.
How fast is Geneva County, AL growing?
Population estimates put Geneva County at 27,554 people in 2025, up 3.2% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 10,647 households. Median household income in Geneva County is $52,771, 35% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 26.5%, 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. Geneva County scores 62 for auto repair shops (upper middle), #648 of 2,378 scored counties.
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