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Auto repair shops in Glynn County, GA

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 31 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #2,000 of 2,378 scored counties
#100 of 120 scored counties in Georgia

Listings
103
20 chain locations (19%)
Official establishments
41
+17.1% since 2019
Household spending a year
$30.9M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $869 a household
Spending per listing
$300K
33% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
29.0
35% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
87,599
+3.7% 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

For auto repair shops, Glynn County has a Groundwork market score of 31 (lower middle): #2,000 of 2,378 scored counties and #100 of 120 scored counties in Georgia. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Glynn County comes to about $30.9M a year: $869 per household, 9% below the U.S. average. That is about $300K of household spending for each shop on map listings, 33% below the U.S. figure of $445K. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops.

Glynn County has 103 auto repair shops on map listings as of September 2026. 20 of them (19%) are chain locations, against 16% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 29.0, 35% above the U.S. rate of 21.5.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Glynn County was 41 in 2023, up 17.1% from 2019. That is one for every 867 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Population estimates show Glynn County grew 3.7% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Glynn 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 Glynn County, GA compared with Georgia and the U.S.
MeasureGlynn CountyGeorgiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households29.023.121.5
Spending per listing$300K$399K$445K
Households per official establishment8671,082955
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+17.1%+5.7%+2.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+3.7%+5.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$869$923$958
Median household income$69,799$77,353$80,734
Groundwork market score3151

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
35 → 41+17.1% over the period
Employees, 2023
201
Annual payroll, 2023
$9.5M
One-person businesses, 2023
56Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
10320 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
69The 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 Glynn 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 Glynn County

Population, 2025 estimate
87,599+3.7% since 2020
Households
35,543
Median age
44.3
Homes lived in by their owners
67%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
420 sq. mi.
People per square mile
204
Median household income
$69,799+31.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$101,779
Median home value
$301,300
Jobs located here
38,484
Daytime population
90,056Residents 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 Glynn 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
100Glynn County, GA3110329.0$300K+3.7%#2,000 of 2,378

Other business types in Glynn County

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

Questions

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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 103 auto repair shops in Glynn County. 20 of them (19%) are chain locations. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. Official counts show 41 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in 2023, up 17.1% from 2019. Official counts list 56 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $30.9M a year, or $869 per household. That is 9% below the U.S. average (an index of 91, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 103 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $300K 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 35,543 households in Glynn County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Glynn County has 29.0 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 35% above the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $300K, 33% below the U.S. figure of $445K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, Glynn County would have about 69, against 103 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 867 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. The official count rose 17.1% from 2019 to 2023, against +2.1% for the U.S.

How fast is Glynn County, GA growing?

Population estimates put Glynn County at 87,599 people in 2025, up 3.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 35,543 households. Median household income in Glynn County is $69,799, 14% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 31.8%, 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. Glynn County scores 31 for auto repair shops (lower middle), #2,000 of 2,378 scored counties.

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

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