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Auto repair shops in Lawrence County, AL

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 65 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #541 of 2,378 scored counties
#14 of 60 scored counties in Alabama

Listings
33
3 chain locations (9%)
Official establishments
10
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$15M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,099 a household
Spending per listing
$454K
2% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
24.2
13% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
33,843
+2.3% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 33 auto repair shops in Lawrence County. 3 of them (9%) are chain locations, against 16% across the U.S. That comes to 24.2 for every 10,000 households, 13% above the U.S. rate of 21.5.

Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Lawrence County comes to about $15M a year: $1,099 per household, 15% above the U.S. average. Spread across 33 auto repair shops, that is $454K per shop, 2% above 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.

Official counts show 10 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Lawrence County in 2023. That is one for every 1,363 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Official counts also show 59 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates show Lawrence County grew 2.3% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for auto repair shops in Lawrence County is 65 (upper middle), #541 of 2,378 scored counties and #14 of 60 scored counties in Alabama. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Lawrence 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 Lawrence County, AL compared with Alabama and the U.S.
MeasureLawrence CountyAlabamaU.S.
Listings per 10k households24.221.121.5
Spending per listing$454K$440K$445K
Households per official establishment1,3631,150955
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+4.6%+2.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.3%+3.2%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$1,099$929$958
Median household income$66,071$63,999$80,734
Groundwork market score6555

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
10 → 10
Employees, 2023
25
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.2M
One-person businesses, 2023
59Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
333 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
34The 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 Lawrence 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 Lawrence County

Population, 2025 estimate
33,843+2.3% since 2020
Households
13,627
Median age
42.1
Homes lived in by their owners
82%
Vehicles per household
2.3
Land area
691 sq. mi.
People per square mile
48
Median household income
$66,071+47.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$80,069
Median home value
$172,300
Jobs located here
5,153
Daytime population
24,598Residents 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 Lawrence 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
14Lawrence County, AL653324.2$454K+2.3%#541 of 2,378

Other business types in Lawrence County

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

Questions

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

There are 33 auto repair shops on map listings in Lawrence County as of September 2026. 3 of them (9%) 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. Another 59 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

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

About $15M a year, or $1,099 per household. That is 15% above the U.S. average (an index of 115, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 33 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $454K per shop. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 13,627 households in Lawrence County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Lawrence County has 24.2 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 13% above the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $454K, 2% above the U.S. figure of $445K. At the national ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, Lawrence County would have about 34, against 33 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,363 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S.

How fast is Lawrence County, AL growing?

Population estimates put Lawrence County at 33,843 people in 2025, up 2.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 13,627 households. The median household income in Lawrence County is $66,071 a year, 18% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 47.2% 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. 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. Lawrence County scores 65 for auto repair shops (upper middle), #541 of 2,378 scored counties.

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