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Auto repair shops in Gordon County, GA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for auto repair shops in Gordon County, GA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 53 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #1,079 of 2,378 scored counties
#58 of 120 scored counties in Georgia
- Listings
- 57
- 4 chain locations (7%)
- Official establishments
- 17
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $20.6M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $965 a household
- Spending per listing
- $362K
- 19% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 26.7
- 24% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 61,701
- +6.9% since 2020
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What this means
At $965 per household (in line with the U.S. average), households in Gordon County spend about $20.6M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. Spread across 57 auto repair shops, that is $362K per shop, 19% below the U.S. figure of $445K. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops.
There are 57 auto repair shops on map listings in Gordon County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 7% of them, against 16% across the U.S. That comes to 26.7 for every 10,000 households, 24% above the U.S. rate of 21.5.
Official counts show 17 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Gordon County in 2023. That is one for every 1,256 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Official counts also show 75 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates show Gordon County grew 6.9% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for auto repair shops in Gordon County is 53 (upper middle), #1,079 of 2,378 scored counties and #58 of 120 scored counties in Georgia.
How Gordon 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 | Gordon County | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 26.7 | 23.1 | 21.5 |
| Spending per listing | $362K | $399K | $445K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,256 | 1,082 | 955 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +5.7% | +2.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +6.9% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $965 | $923 | $958 |
| Median household income | $63,650 | $77,353 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 53 | 51 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 11 → 17
- Employees, 2023
- 87
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $4.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 75Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 574 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 46The 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 Gordon 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 Gordon County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 61,701+6.9% since 2020
- Households
- 21,348
- Median age
- 39.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 74%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 357 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 166
- Median household income
- $63,650+38.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $86,559
- Median home value
- $222,900
- Jobs located here
- 24,064
- Daytime population
- 58,314Residents 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 |
| 58Gordon County, GA | 53 | 57 | 26.7 | $362K | +6.9% | #1,079 of 2,378 |
Other business types in Gordon 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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Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
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Funeral services
Questions
How many auto repair shops are in Gordon County, GA?
As of September 2026, map listings count 57 auto repair shops in Gordon County. 4 of them (7%) are chain locations. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. Official counts show 17 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in 2023. Another 75 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Gordon County, GA spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $20.6M a year, or $965 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 101, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 57 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $362K 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 21,348 households in Gordon County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Gordon County, GA compare with the U.S. for auto repair shops?
Gordon County has 26.7 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 24% above the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $362K, 19% below the U.S. figure of $445K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, Gordon County would have about 46, against 57 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,256 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S.
How fast is Gordon County, GA growing?
Population estimates put Gordon County at 61,701 people in 2025, up 6.9% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 21,348 households. Median household income in Gordon County is $63,650, 21% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 38.8%, 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. Gordon County scores 53 for auto repair shops (upper middle), #1,079 of 2,378 scored counties.
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