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Auto repair shops in Dougherty County, GA
How Dougherty 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 20 out of 100: Low
Ranked #2,256 of 2,378 scored counties
#114 of 120 scored counties in Georgia
- Listings
- 93
- 17 chain locations (18%)
- Official establishments
- 32
- −13.5% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $25.2M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $734 a household
- Spending per listing
- $271K
- 39% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 27.1
- 26% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 82,616
- −3.0% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for auto repair shops in Dougherty County is 20 (low), #2,256 of 2,378 scored counties and #114 of 120 scored counties in Georgia. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Dougherty County comes to about $25.2M a year: $734 per household, 23% below the U.S. average. That works out to $271K per shop, 39% below the U.S. figure of $445K. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops.
There are 93 auto repair shops on map listings in Dougherty County as of September 2026. Of those, 17 are chain locations, or 18%, against 16% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 27.1, 26% above the U.S. rate of 21.5.
In 2023, official counts showed 32 businesses with payroll in Dougherty County classed as mechanical, body and glass repair, down 13.5% from 2019. That is one for every 1,071 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Dougherty County from 2020 to 2025 at −3.0%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Dougherty 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 | Dougherty County | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 27.1 | 23.1 | 21.5 |
| Spending per listing | $271K | $399K | $445K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,071 | 1,082 | 955 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −13.5% | +5.7% | +2.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −3.0% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $734 | $923 | $958 |
| Median household income | $49,044 | $77,353 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 20 | 51 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 37 → 32−13.5% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 156
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $7.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 125Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 9317 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 57The 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 Dougherty 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 Dougherty County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 82,616−3.0% since 2020
- Households
- 34,280
- Median age
- 38.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 45%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 329 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 253
- Median household income
- $49,044+23.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $64,820
- Median home value
- $134,400
- Jobs located here
- 43,701
- Daytime population
- 96,519Residents 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 |
| 114Dougherty County, GA | 20 | 93 | 27.1 | $271K | −3.0% | #2,256 of 2,378 |
Other business types in Dougherty 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 Dougherty County, GA?
As of September 2026, map listings count 93 auto repair shops in Dougherty County. 17 of them (18%) are chain locations. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. Official counts show 32 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in 2023, down 13.5% from 2019. Official counts also show 125 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Dougherty County, GA spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $25.2M a year, or $734 per household. That is 23% below the U.S. average (an index of 77, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 93 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $271K 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 34,280 households in Dougherty County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Dougherty County, GA compare with the U.S. for auto repair shops?
Dougherty County has 27.1 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 26% above the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $271K, 39% below the U.S. figure of $445K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, Dougherty County would have about 57, against 93 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,071 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. The official count fell 13.5% from 2019 to 2023, against +2.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Dougherty County, GA growing?
Population estimates put Dougherty County at 82,616 people in 2025, down 3.0% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 34,280 households. Median household income in Dougherty County is $49,044, 39% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 23.9%, 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. Dougherty County scores 20 for auto repair shops (low), #2,256 of 2,378 scored counties.
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