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Auto repair shops in Mobile County, AL
How Mobile County, AL compares with other counties and the U.S. for auto repair shops: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 39 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,695 of 2,378 scored counties
#42 of 60 scored counties in Alabama
- Listings
- 349
- 75 chain locations (21%)
- Official establishments
- 147
- 0.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $140.8M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $871 a household
- Spending per listing
- $403K
- 9% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 21.6
- In line with the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 411,658
- −0.7% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 349 auto repair shops in Mobile County. Chain locations make up 21% of them, against 16% across the U.S. That is 21.6 per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 21.5.
At $871 per household (9% below the U.S. average), households in Mobile County spend about $140.8M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That works out to $403K per shop, 9% 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 147 businesses with payroll in Mobile County classed as mechanical, body and glass repair, unchanged from 2019. That is one for every 1,100 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Official counts also show 385 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $5.1M have gone to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Mobile County.
Population estimates put the population change in Mobile County from 2020 to 2025 at −0.7%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Mobile County scores 39 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for auto repair shops, ranking #1,695 of 2,378 scored counties and #42 of 60 scored counties in Alabama.
How Mobile 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 | Mobile County | Alabama | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 21.6 | 21.1 | 21.5 |
| Spending per listing | $403K | $440K | $445K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,100 | 1,150 | 955 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | 0.0% | +4.6% | +2.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.7% | +3.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $871 | $929 | $958 |
| Median household income | $58,880 | $63,999 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 39 | 55 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 147 → 1470.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 890
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $38.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 385Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 34975 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 317The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $5.1M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Mobile 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 Mobile County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 411,658−0.7% since 2020
- Households
- 161,665
- Median age
- 39.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 66%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 1,229 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 336
- Median household income
- $58,880+23.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $81,726
- Median home value
- $190,700
- Jobs located here
- 181,672
- Daytime population
- 421,837Residents 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 Mobile 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 |
| 42Mobile County, AL | 39 | 349 | 21.6 | $403K | −0.7% | #1,695 of 2,378 |
Other business types in Mobile County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
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Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many auto repair shops are in Mobile County, AL?
There are 349 auto repair shops on map listings in Mobile County as of September 2026. 75 of them (21%) are chain locations. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. Official counts show 147 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in 2023, unchanged from 2019. Another 385 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Mobile County, AL spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $140.8M a year, or $871 per household. That is 9% below the U.S. average (an index of 91, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 349 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $403K per shop. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 161,665 households in Mobile County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Mobile County, AL compare with the U.S. for auto repair shops?
Mobile County has 21.6 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $403K, 9% below the U.S. figure of $445K. At the national ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, Mobile County would have about 317, against 349 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,100 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. The official count held level from 2019 to 2023, against +2.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Mobile County, AL growing?
Population estimates put Mobile County at 411,658 people in 2025, down 0.7% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 161,665 households. The median household income in Mobile County is $58,880 a year, 27% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 23.7% 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. Mobile County scores 39 for auto repair shops (lower middle), #1,695 of 2,378 scored counties.
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