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Auto repair shops in the Mobile, AL metro area
The auto repair shops in the Mobile, AL metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 36 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #295 of 387 scored metro areas
#11 of 12 scored metro areas based 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
The Mobile metro area scores 36 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for auto repair shops, ranking #295 of 387 scored metro areas and #11 of 12 scored metro areas based in Alabama. That puts it in the bottom quarter of metro areas.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 349 auto repair shops in the Mobile metro area. Chain locations make up 21% of them, against 16% across the U.S. That comes to 21.6 for every 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 21.5.
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in the Mobile metro area comes to about $140.8M a year: $871 per household, 9% below the U.S. average. That is about $403K of household spending for each shop on map listings, 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.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in the Mobile metro area was 147 in 2023, unchanged from 2019. That is one for every 1,100 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $5.1M have gone to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in the Mobile metro area. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Mobile metro area declined 0.7%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How the Mobile metro 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 | Mobile metro area | 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 | 36 | 55 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 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 the Mobile metro 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 Mobile metro area
- 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
- 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 metro areas in Alabama for auto repair shops, numbered among those based in Alabama, with the Mobile metro area marked.
Top metro areas in Alabama
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Huntsville, AL | 81 | 370 | 18.0 | $543K | +12.5% | #6 of 387 |
| 2Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL | 80 | 168 | 17.0 | $568K | +14.8% | #10 of 387 |
| 3Auburn-Opelika, AL | 80 | 127 | 16.6 | $561K | +7.1% | #11 of 387 |
| 4Tuscaloosa, AL | 68 | 181 | 17.1 | $522K | +2.9% | #65 of 387 |
| 5Decatur, AL | 63 | 142 | 22.7 | $450K | +2.5% | #93 of 387 |
| 6Birmingham, AL | 50 | 1,009 | 21.7 | $432K | +1.4% | #203 of 387 |
| 7Montgomery, AL | 48 | 322 | 21.3 | $419K | +0.9% | #220 of 387 |
| 8Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL | 48 | 144 | 22.7 | $416K | +3.5% | #222 of 387 |
| 9Dothan, AL | 38 | 129 | 21.1 | $413K | +3.4% | #287 of 387 |
| 10Gadsden, AL | 37 | 118 | 29.9 | $316K | +0.4% | #292 of 387 |
| 11Mobile, AL | 36 | 349 | 21.6 | $403K | −0.7% | #295 of 387 |
Other business types in the Mobile metro 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 Mobile, AL metro area?
There are 349 auto repair shops on map listings in the Mobile metro area 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. Official counts also show 385 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Mobile, AL metro area 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 the Mobile metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Mobile, AL metro area compare with the U.S. for auto repair shops?
The Mobile metro area 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, the Mobile metro area 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 the Mobile, AL metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Mobile metro area 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 the Mobile metro area is $58,880 a year, 27% below the U.S. median of $80,734.
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. The Mobile metro area scores 36 for auto repair shops (lower middle), #295 of 387 scored metro areas.
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