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Auto repair shops in Bibb County, GA
How Bibb County, GA 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 32 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,961 of 2,378 scored counties
#98 of 120 scored counties in Georgia
- Listings
- 150
- 41 chain locations (27%)
- Official establishments
- 44
- −2.2% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $46.5M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $776 a household
- Spending per listing
- $310K
- 30% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 25.0
- 16% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 157,556
- +0.3% since 2020
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What this means
Bibb County scores 32 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for auto repair shops, ranking #1,961 of 2,378 scored counties and #98 of 120 scored counties in Georgia. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 150 auto repair shops in Bibb County. Chain locations make up 27% of them, against 16% across the U.S. That comes to 25.0 for every 10,000 households, 16% above the U.S. rate of 21.5.
At $776 per household (19% below the U.S. average), households in Bibb County spend about $46.5M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That is about $310K of household spending for each shop on map listings, 30% 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 Bibb County was 44 in 2023, down 2.2% from 2019. That is one for every 1,362 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Bibb County grew 0.3%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Bibb 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 | Bibb County | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 25.0 | 23.1 | 21.5 |
| Spending per listing | $310K | $399K | $445K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,362 | 1,082 | 955 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −2.2% | +5.7% | +2.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.3% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $776 | $923 | $958 |
| Median household income | $51,234 | $77,353 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 32 | 51 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 45 → 44−2.2% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 281
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $14.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 164Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 15041 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 105The 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 Bibb 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 Bibb County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 157,556+0.3% since 2020
- Households
- 59,921
- Median age
- 38.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 51%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 249 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 628
- Median household income
- $51,234+24.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $78,238
- Median home value
- $174,500
- Jobs located here
- 79,869
- Daytime population
- 177,412Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Georgia market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Georgia for auto repair shops, numbered among those based in Georgia, with Bibb County marked.
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 |
| 98Bibb County, GA | 32 | 150 | 25.0 | $310K | +0.3% | #1,961 of 2,378 |
Other business types in Bibb 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 Bibb County, GA?
There are 150 auto repair shops on map listings in Bibb County as of September 2026. 41 of them (27%) are chain locations. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. Official counts show 44 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in 2023, down 2.2% from 2019. Official counts also show 164 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Bibb County, GA spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $46.5M a year, or $776 per household. That is 19% below the U.S. average (an index of 81, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 150 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $310K per shop. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 59,921 households in Bibb County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Bibb County, GA compare with the U.S. for auto repair shops?
Bibb County has 25.0 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 16% above the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $310K, 30% below the U.S. figure of $445K. At the national ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, Bibb County would have about 105, against 150 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,362 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. The official count fell 2.2% from 2019 to 2023, against +2.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Bibb County, GA growing?
Population estimates put Bibb County at 157,556 people in 2025, up 0.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 59,921 households. The median household income in Bibb County is $51,234 a year, 37% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 24.0% 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. Bibb County scores 32 for auto repair shops (lower middle), #1,961 of 2,378 scored counties.
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