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Auto repair shops in Habersham County, GA

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 48 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,308 of 2,378 scored counties
#63 of 120 scored counties in Georgia

Listings
43
2 chain locations (5%)
Official establishments
20
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$16.6M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $989 a household
Spending per listing
$385K
13% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
25.7
20% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
50,416
+9.3% 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 43 auto repair shops in Habersham County. 2 of them (5%) are chain locations, against 16% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 25.7, 20% above the U.S. rate of 21.5.

Households in Habersham County spend about $16.6M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $989 per household, 3% above the U.S. average. That is about $385K of household spending for each shop on map listings, 13% 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 20 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Habersham County in 2023. That is one for every 838 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Official counts also show 70 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $1.4M have gone to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Habersham County.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Habersham County grew 9.3%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For auto repair shops, Habersham County has a Groundwork market score of 48 (lower middle): #1,308 of 2,378 scored counties and #63 of 120 scored counties in Georgia.

How Habersham 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 Habersham County, GA compared with Georgia and the U.S.
MeasureHabersham CountyGeorgiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households25.723.121.5
Spending per listing$385K$399K$445K
Households per official establishment8381,082955
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+5.7%+2.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+9.3%+5.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$989$923$958
Median household income$67,309$77,353$80,734
Groundwork market score4851

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
18 → 20
Employees, 2023
88
Annual payroll, 2023
$4.1M
One-person businesses, 2023
70Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
432 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
37The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
2
Amount
$1.4M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Habersham 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 Habersham County

Population, 2025 estimate
50,416+9.3% since 2020
Households
16,753
Median age
39.8
Homes lived in by their owners
73%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
277 sq. mi.
People per square mile
173
Median household income
$67,309+33.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$88,702
Median home value
$238,300
Jobs located here
13,258
Daytime population
41,101Residents 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 Habersham 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
63Habersham County, GA484325.7$385K+9.3%#1,308 of 2,378

Other business types in Habersham County

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

Questions

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

There are 43 auto repair shops on map listings in Habersham County as of September 2026. 2 of them (5%) are chain locations. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. Official counts show 20 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in 2023. Another 70 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

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

About $16.6M a year, or $989 per household. That is 3% above the U.S. average (an index of 103, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 43 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $385K per shop. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 16,753 households in Habersham County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Habersham County has 25.7 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 20% above the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $385K, 13% below the U.S. figure of $445K. At the national ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, Habersham County would have about 37, against 43 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 838 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S.

How fast is Habersham County, GA growing?

Population estimates put Habersham County at 50,416 people in 2025, up 9.3% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 16,753 households. The median household income in Habersham County is $67,309 a year, 17% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 33.1% 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. Habersham County scores 48 for auto repair shops (lower middle), #1,308 of 2,378 scored counties.

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