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Auto repair shops in Randolph County, AL
The auto repair shops in Randolph County, AL, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 61 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #705 of 2,378 scored counties
#17 of 60 scored counties in Alabama
- Listings
- 22
- 3 chain locations (14%)
- Official establishments
- 6
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $9.1M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $986 a household
- Spending per listing
- $415K
- 7% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 23.7
- 10% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 23,163
- +4.8% since 2020
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What this means
At $986 per household (3% above the U.S. average), households in Randolph County spend about $9.1M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That is about $415K of household spending for each shop on map listings, 7% below the U.S. figure of $445K. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops.
Randolph County has 22 auto repair shops on map listings as of September 2026. 3 of them (14%) are chain locations, against 16% across the U.S. That is 23.7 per 10,000 households, 10% above the U.S. rate of 21.5.
Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Randolph County in 2023. That is one for every 1,545 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Another 43 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
Population estimates show Randolph County grew 4.8% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for auto repair shops in Randolph County is 61 (upper middle), #705 of 2,378 scored counties and #17 of 60 scored counties in Alabama.
How Randolph 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 | Randolph County | Alabama | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 23.7 | 21.1 | 21.5 |
| Spending per listing | $415K | $440K | $445K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,545 | 1,150 | 955 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +4.6% | +2.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.8% | +3.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $986 | $929 | $958 |
| Median household income | $52,338 | $63,999 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 61 | 55 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 6 → 6
- Employees, 2023
- 22
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $654K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 43Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 223 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 21The 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 Randolph 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 Randolph County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 23,163+4.8% since 2020
- Households
- 9,271
- Median age
- 42.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 77%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 581 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 39
- Median household income
- $52,338+20.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $72,203
- Median home value
- $181,600
- Jobs located here
- 4,928
- Daytime population
- 18,157Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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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 |
| 17Randolph County, AL | 61 | 22 | 23.7 | $415K | +4.8% | #705 of 2,378 |
Other business types in Randolph 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 Randolph County, AL?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 22 auto repair shops in Randolph County. 3 of them (14%) are chain locations. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in 2023. Official counts list 43 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Randolph County, AL spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $9.1M a year, or $986 per household. That is 3% above the U.S. average (an index of 103, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 22 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $415K 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 9,271 households in Randolph County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Randolph County, AL compare with the U.S. for auto repair shops?
Randolph County has 23.7 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 10% above the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $415K, 7% below the U.S. figure of $445K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, Randolph County would have about 21, against 22 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,545 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S.
How fast is Randolph County, AL growing?
Population estimates put Randolph County at 23,163 people in 2025, up 4.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 9,271 households. Median household income in Randolph County is $52,338, 35% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 20.6%, 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. Randolph County scores 61 for auto repair shops (upper middle), #705 of 2,378 scored counties.
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