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Auto repair shops in Barrow County, GA
The auto repair shops in Barrow County, GA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 58 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #819 of 2,378 scored counties
#45 of 120 scored counties in Georgia
- Listings
- 75
- 12 chain locations (16%)
- Official establishments
- 37
- −2.6% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $32.7M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,061 a household
- Spending per listing
- $435K
- 2% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 24.4
- 13% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 99,773
- +18.7% since 2020
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What this means
At $1,061 per household (11% above the U.S. average), households in Barrow County spend about $32.7M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That is about $435K of household spending for each shop on map listings, 2% below the U.S. figure of $445K. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops.
Barrow County has 75 auto repair shops on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 16% of them, against 16% across the U.S. That comes to 24.4 for every 10,000 households, 13% above the U.S. rate of 21.5.
In 2023, official counts showed 37 businesses with payroll in Barrow County classed as mechanical, body and glass repair, down 2.6% from 2019. That is one for every 832 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Another 180 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
Population estimates put the population change in Barrow County from 2020 to 2025 at +18.7%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Barrow County scores 58 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for auto repair shops, ranking #819 of 2,378 scored counties and #45 of 120 scored counties in Georgia.
How Barrow County compares
The same measures for Georgia 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 | Barrow County | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 24.4 | 23.1 | 21.5 |
| Spending per listing | $435K | $399K | $445K |
| Households per official establishment | 832 | 1,082 | 955 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −2.6% | +5.7% | +2.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +18.7% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,061 | $923 | $958 |
| Median household income | $80,653 | $77,353 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 58 | 51 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 38 → 37−2.6% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 263
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $9.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 180Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 7512 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 73The 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 Barrow 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 Barrow County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 99,773+18.7% since 2020
- Households
- 30,789
- Median age
- 36.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 79%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 161 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 558
- Median household income
- $80,653+29.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $95,651
- Median home value
- $294,700
- Jobs located here
- 23,333
- Daytime population
- 69,296Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Georgia
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Pike County, GA | 94 | 11 | 16.4 | $757K | +10.5% | #8 of 2,378 |
| 2Banks County, GA | 93 | 7 | 10.2 | $1.1M | +17.3% | #9 of 2,378 |
| 3Oconee County, GA | 91 | 16 | 10.7 | $1.2M | +6.9% | #12 of 2,378 |
| 4Harris County, GA | 90 | 9 | 6.9 | $1.7M | +6.8% | #17 of 2,378 |
| 5Bryan County, GA | 86 | 22 | 13.3 | $842K | +15.6% | #39 of 2,378 |
| 6Greene County, GA | 86 | 12 | 14.6 | $729K | +12.3% | #43 of 2,378 |
| 7Newton County, GA | 83 | 65 | 15.8 | $632K | +11.2% | #72 of 2,378 |
| 8Effingham County, GA | 82 | 36 | 14.8 | $718K | +14.1% | #81 of 2,378 |
| 9Houston County, GA | 81 | 101 | 15.8 | $625K | +8.5% | #106 of 2,378 |
| 10Gilmer County, GA | 80 | 23 | 17.7 | $571K | +7.9% | #123 of 2,378 |
| 45Barrow County, GA | 58 | 75 | 24.4 | $435K | +18.7% | #819 of 2,378 |
Other business types in Barrow 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 Barrow County, GA?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 75 auto repair shops in Barrow County. 12 of them (16%) are chain locations. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. Official counts show 37 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in 2023, down 2.6% from 2019. Official counts list 180 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Barrow County, GA spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $32.7M a year, or $1,061 per household. That is 11% above the U.S. average (an index of 111, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 75 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $435K 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 30,789 households in Barrow County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Barrow County, GA compare with the U.S. for auto repair shops?
Barrow County has 24.4 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 13% above the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $435K, 2% below the U.S. figure of $445K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, Barrow County would have about 73, against 75 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 832 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. The official count fell 2.6% from 2019 to 2023, against +2.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Barrow County, GA growing?
Population estimates put Barrow County at 99,773 people in 2025, up 18.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 30,789 households. Median household income in Barrow County is $80,653, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 29.4%, 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. Barrow County scores 58 for auto repair shops (upper middle), #819 of 2,378 scored counties.
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