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Auto repair shops in Heard County, GA
The auto repair shops in Heard County, GA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 47 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,353 of 2,378 scored counties
#65 of 120 scored counties in Georgia
- Listings
- 11
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $4.2M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $967 a household
- Spending per listing
- $379K
- 15% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 25.5
- 19% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 12,149
- +6.2% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Heard County comes to about $4.2M a year: $967 per household, in line with the U.S. average. That is about $379K of household spending for each shop on map listings, 15% below the U.S. figure of $445K. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops.
Heard County has 11 auto repair shops on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 16% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 25.5, 19% above the U.S. rate of 21.5.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for mechanical, body and glass repair in Heard County, since they leave out counts under 3. Official counts list 33 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates show Heard County grew 6.2% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for auto repair shops in Heard County is 47 (lower middle), #1,353 of 2,378 scored counties and #65 of 120 scored counties in Georgia.
How Heard 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 | Heard County | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 25.5 | 23.1 | 21.5 |
| Spending per listing | $379K | $399K | $445K |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 1,082 | 955 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +5.7% | +2.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +6.2% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $967 | $923 | $958 |
| Median household income | $65,868 | $77,353 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 47 | 51 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- n/a
- Employees, 2023
- n/a
- Annual payroll, 2023
- n/a
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 33Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 110 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 9The 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 Heard 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 Heard County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 12,149+6.2% since 2020
- Households
- 4,309
- Median age
- 40.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 72%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 296 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 40
- Median household income
- $65,868+28.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $87,040
- Median home value
- $186,800
- Jobs located here
- 1,539
- Daytime population
- 9,017Residents 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 |
| 65Heard County, GA | 47 | 11 | 25.5 | $379K | +6.2% | #1,353 of 2,378 |
Other business types in Heard 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 Heard County, GA?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 11 auto repair shops in Heard County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. No official count is published for mechanical, body and glass repair in Heard County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 33 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Heard County, GA spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $4.2M a year, or $967 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 11 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $379K 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 4,309 households in Heard County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Heard County, GA compare with the U.S. for auto repair shops?
Heard County has 25.5 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 19% above the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $379K, 15% below the U.S. figure of $445K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, Heard County would have about 9, against 11 on map listings.
How fast is Heard County, GA growing?
Population estimates put Heard County at 12,149 people in 2025, up 6.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 4,309 households. Median household income in Heard County is $65,868, 18% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 28.3%, 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. Heard County scores 47 for auto repair shops (lower middle), #1,353 of 2,378 scored counties.
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