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Auto repair shops in Sumter County, AL
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for auto repair shops in Sumter County, AL, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score
Not scored
The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 4.
- Listings
- 4
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $4.2M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $865 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1M
- 2.4 times the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 8.3
- 61% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 11,588
- −5.0% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Sumter County spend about $4.2M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $865 per household, 10% below the U.S. average. That works out to $1M per shop, 2.4 times the U.S. figure of $445K. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops.
Sumter County has 4 auto repair shops on map listings as of September 2026. That comes to 8.3 for every 10,000 households, 61% below the U.S. rate of 21.5.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for mechanical, body and glass repair in Sumter County, since they leave out counts under 3. Official counts list 12 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates put the population change in Sumter County from 2020 to 2025 at −5.0%, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 4 auto repair shops on map listings, Sumter County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.
How Sumter 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 | Sumter County | Alabama | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 8.3 | 21.1 | 21.5 |
| Spending per listing | $1M | $440K | $445K |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 1,150 | 955 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +4.6% | +2.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −5.0% | +3.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $865 | $929 | $958 |
| Median household income | $33,310 | $63,999 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | Not scored | 55 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- n/a
- Employees, 2023
- n/a
- Annual payroll, 2023
- n/a
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 12Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 40 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 9The 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 Sumter 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 Sumter County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 11,588−5.0% since 2020
- Households
- 4,823
- Median age
- 38.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 67%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 904 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 13
- Median household income
- $33,310+37.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $52,781
- Median home value
- $82,600
- Jobs located here
- 2,933
- Daytime population
- 10,978Residents 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 |
| Sumter County, AL | Not scored | 4 | 8.3 | $1M | −5.0% |
Other business types in Sumter 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 Sumter County, AL?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 4 auto repair shops in Sumter County. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. No official count is published for mechanical, body and glass repair in Sumter County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 12 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Sumter County, AL spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $4.2M a year, or $865 per household. That is 10% below the U.S. average (an index of 90, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 4 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $1M 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 4,823 households in Sumter County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Sumter County, AL compare with the U.S. for auto repair shops?
Sumter County has 8.3 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 61% below the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $1M, 2.4 times the U.S. figure of $445K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, Sumter County would have about 9, against 4 on map listings.
How fast is Sumter County, AL growing?
Population estimates put Sumter County at 11,588 people in 2025, down 5.0% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 4,823 households. Median household income in Sumter County is $33,310, 59% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 37.0%, 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. Sumter County has no market score for auto repair shops: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 4.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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