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Auto repair shops in Cobb County, GA
The auto repair shops in Cobb County, GA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 44 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,497 of 2,378 scored counties
#73 of 120 scored counties in Georgia
- Listings
- 807
- 174 chain locations (22%)
- Official establishments
- 292
- +11.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $284.6M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $962 a household
- Spending per listing
- $353K
- 21% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 27.3
- 27% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 793,345
- +3.5% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 807 auto repair shops in Cobb County. Chain locations make up 22% of them, against 16% across the U.S. That comes to 27.3 for every 10,000 households, 27% above the U.S. rate of 21.5.
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Cobb County comes to about $284.6M a year: $962 per household, in line with the U.S. average. Spread across 807 auto repair shops, that is $353K per shop, 21% 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 Cobb County was 292 in 2023, up 11.0% from 2019. That is one for every 1,013 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Official counts list 763 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 15 SBA-backed loans worth $7.5M have gone to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Cobb County.
Population estimates show Cobb County grew 3.5% from 2020 to 2025, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). For auto repair shops, Cobb County has a Groundwork market score of 44 (lower middle): #1,497 of 2,378 scored counties and #73 of 120 scored counties in Georgia.
How Cobb 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 | Cobb County | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 27.3 | 23.1 | 21.5 |
| Spending per listing | $353K | $399K | $445K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,013 | 1,082 | 955 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +11.0% | +5.7% | +2.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.5% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $962 | $923 | $958 |
| Median household income | $102,738 | $77,353 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 44 | 51 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 263 → 292+11.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,849
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $110.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 763Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 807174 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 640The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 15
- Amount
- $7.5M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Cobb 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 Cobb County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 793,345+3.5% since 2020
- Households
- 295,714
- Median age
- 38.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 67%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 340 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 2,282
- Median household income
- $102,738+31.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $136,477
- Median home value
- $407,200
- Jobs located here
- 414,080
- Daytime population
- 823,370Residents 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 Cobb 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 |
| 73Cobb County, GA | 44 | 807 | 27.3 | $353K | +3.5% | #1,497 of 2,378 |
Other business types in Cobb 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 Cobb County, GA?
Cobb County has 807 auto repair shops on map listings as of September 2026. 174 of them (22%) are chain locations. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. Official counts show 292 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in 2023, up 11.0% from 2019. Official counts also show 763 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Cobb County, GA spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $284.6M a year, or $962 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 100, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 807 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $353K per shop. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 295,714 households in Cobb County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Cobb County, GA compare with the U.S. for auto repair shops?
Cobb County has 27.3 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 27% above the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $353K, 21% below the U.S. figure of $445K. At the national ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, Cobb County would have about 640, against 807 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,013 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. The official count rose 11.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +2.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Cobb County, GA growing?
Population estimates put Cobb County at 793,345 people in 2025, up 3.5% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 295,714 households. The median household income in Cobb County is $102,738 a year, 27% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 31.8% 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. Cobb County scores 44 for auto repair shops (lower middle), #1,497 of 2,378 scored counties.
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