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Auto repair shops in Burke County, GA
The auto repair shops in Burke County, GA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 54 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #1,015 of 2,378 scored counties
#53 of 120 scored counties in Georgia
- Listings
- 19
- 2 chain locations (11%)
- Official establishments
- 3
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $8.5M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $928 a household
- Spending per listing
- $448K
- In line with the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 20.7
- 4% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 24,408
- −0.9% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Burke County comes to about $8.5M a year: $928 per household, 3% below the U.S. average. That is about $448K of household spending for each shop on map listings, in line with the U.S. figure of $445K. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops.
There are 19 auto repair shops on map listings in Burke County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 11% of them, against 16% across the U.S. That comes to 20.7 for every 10,000 households, 4% below the U.S. rate of 21.5.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Burke County was 3 in 2023. That is one for every 3,061 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Official counts also show 48 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates put the population change in Burke County from 2020 to 2025 at −0.9%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for auto repair shops in Burke County is 54 (upper middle), #1,015 of 2,378 scored counties and #53 of 120 scored counties in Georgia.
How Burke 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 | Burke County | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 20.7 | 23.1 | 21.5 |
| Spending per listing | $448K | $399K | $445K |
| Households per official establishment | 3,061 | 1,082 | 955 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +5.7% | +2.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.9% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $928 | $923 | $958 |
| Median household income | $53,014 | $77,353 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 54 | 51 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 4 → 3
- Employees, 2023
- 12
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $367K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 48Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 192 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 19The 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 Burke 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 Burke County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 24,408−0.9% since 2020
- Households
- 9,184
- Median age
- 39.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 70%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 827 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 30
- Median household income
- $53,014+20.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $87,205
- Median home value
- $151,600
- Jobs located here
- 9,829
- Daytime population
- 24,943Residents 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 |
| 53Burke County, GA | 54 | 19 | 20.7 | $448K | −0.9% | #1,015 of 2,378 |
Other business types in Burke County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
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Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many auto repair shops are in Burke County, GA?
As of September 2026, map listings count 19 auto repair shops in Burke County. 2 of them (11%) are chain locations. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in 2023. Another 48 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Burke County, GA spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $8.5M a year, or $928 per household. That is 3% below the U.S. average (an index of 97, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 19 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $448K 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 9,184 households in Burke County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Burke County, GA compare with the U.S. for auto repair shops?
Burke County has 20.7 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 4% below the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $448K, in line with the U.S. figure of $445K. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of auto repair shops to household spending. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,061 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S.
How fast is Burke County, GA growing?
Population estimates put Burke County at 24,408 people in 2025, down 0.9% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 9,184 households. Median household income in Burke County is $53,014, 34% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 20.1%, 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. Burke County scores 54 for auto repair shops (upper middle), #1,015 of 2,378 scored counties.
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