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Auto repair shops in Coffee County, GA

The auto repair shops in Coffee County, GA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 37 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,777 of 2,378 scored counties
#86 of 120 scored counties in Georgia

Listings
34
3 chain locations (9%)
Official establishments
19
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$13.2M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $863 a household
Spending per listing
$390K
12% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
22.2
3% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
44,407
+3.2% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

Map listings as of September 2026 show 34 auto repair shops in Coffee County. 3 of them (9%) are chain locations, against 16% across the U.S. That is 22.2 per 10,000 households, 3% above the U.S. rate of 21.5.

At $863 per household (10% below the U.S. average), households in Coffee County spend about $13.2M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That is about $390K of household spending for each shop on map listings, 12% 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.

Official counts show 19 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Coffee County in 2023. That is one for every 808 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Official counts also show 41 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates put the population change in Coffee County from 2020 to 2025 at +3.2%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). Coffee County scores 37 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for auto repair shops, ranking #1,777 of 2,378 scored counties and #86 of 120 scored counties in Georgia.

How Coffee 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.

Auto repair shops in Coffee County, GA compared with Georgia and the U.S.
MeasureCoffee CountyGeorgiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households22.223.121.5
Spending per listing$390K$399K$445K
Households per official establishment8081,082955
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+5.7%+2.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+3.2%+5.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$863$923$958
Median household income$50,683$77,353$80,734
Groundwork market score3751

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
18 → 19
Employees, 2023
105
Annual payroll, 2023
$4.9M
One-person businesses, 2023
41Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
343 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
30The 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 Coffee 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 Coffee County

Population, 2025 estimate
44,407+3.2% since 2020
Households
15,349
Median age
36.6
Homes lived in by their owners
65%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
592 sq. mi.
People per square mile
73
Median household income
$50,683+24.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$65,467
Median home value
$128,900
Jobs located here
17,728
Daytime population
44,806Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Auto repair shops across Georgia

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The highest-scoring counties in Georgia for auto repair shops, numbered among those based in Georgia, with Coffee County marked.

Top counties in Georgia

Counties in Georgia ranked for auto repair shops by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Pike County, GA941116.4$757K+10.5%#8 of 2,378
2Banks County, GA93710.2$1.1M+17.3%#9 of 2,378
3Oconee County, GA911610.7$1.2M+6.9%#12 of 2,378
4Harris County, GA9096.9$1.7M+6.8%#17 of 2,378
5Bryan County, GA862213.3$842K+15.6%#39 of 2,378
6Greene County, GA861214.6$729K+12.3%#43 of 2,378
7Newton County, GA836515.8$632K+11.2%#72 of 2,378
8Effingham County, GA823614.8$718K+14.1%#81 of 2,378
9Houston County, GA8110115.8$625K+8.5%#106 of 2,378
10Gilmer County, GA802317.7$571K+7.9%#123 of 2,378
86Coffee County, GA373422.2$390K+3.2%#1,777 of 2,378

Other business types in Coffee County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many auto repair shops are in Coffee County, GA?

There are 34 auto repair shops on map listings in Coffee County as of September 2026. 3 of them (9%) are chain locations. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. Official counts show 19 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in 2023. Another 41 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

How much do households in Coffee County, GA spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?

About $13.2M a year, or $863 per household. That is 10% below the U.S. average (an index of 90, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 34 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $390K per shop. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 15,349 households in Coffee County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Coffee County, GA compare with the U.S. for auto repair shops?

Coffee County has 22.2 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 3% above the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $390K, 12% below the U.S. figure of $445K. At the national ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, Coffee County would have about 30, against 34 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 808 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S.

How fast is Coffee County, GA growing?

Population estimates put Coffee County at 44,407 people in 2025, up 3.2% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 15,349 households. The median household income in Coffee County is $50,683 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. Coffee County scores 37 for auto repair shops (lower middle), #1,777 of 2,378 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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How the score works · Top markets for auto repair shops · All 56 business types in Coffee County

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