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Auto repair shops in Houston County, GA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for auto repair shops in Houston County, GA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 81 out of 100: High
Ranked #106 of 2,378 scored counties
#9 of 120 scored counties in Georgia
- Listings
- 101
- 26 chain locations (26%)
- Official establishments
- 31
- −13.9% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $63.2M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $989 a household
- Spending per listing
- $625K
- 41% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 15.8
- 27% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 178,214
- +8.5% since 2020
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What this means
For auto repair shops, Houston County has a Groundwork market score of 81 (high): #106 of 2,378 scored counties and #9 of 120 scored counties in Georgia. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for auto repair shops.
As of September 2026, map listings count 101 auto repair shops in Houston County. Chain locations make up 26% of them, against 16% across the U.S. That is 15.8 per 10,000 households, 27% below the U.S. rate of 21.5.
At $989 per household (3% above the U.S. average), households in Houston County spend about $63.2M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That is about $625K of household spending for each shop on map listings, 41% above 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.
In 2023, official counts showed 31 businesses with payroll in Houston County classed as mechanical, body and glass repair, down 13.9% from 2019. That is one for every 2,060 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $585K has gone to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Houston County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Houston County grew 8.5%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Houston 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 | Houston County | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 15.8 | 23.1 | 21.5 |
| Spending per listing | $625K | $399K | $445K |
| Households per official establishment | 2,060 | 1,082 | 955 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −13.9% | +5.7% | +2.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +8.5% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $989 | $923 | $958 |
| Median household income | $80,698 | $77,353 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 81 | 51 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 36 → 31−13.9% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 210
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $11.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 136Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 10126 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 142The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $585K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Houston 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 Houston County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 178,214+8.5% since 2020
- Households
- 63,851
- Median age
- 37.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 67%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 376 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 451
- Median household income
- $80,698+30.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $97,172
- Median home value
- $219,800
- Jobs located here
- 49,763
- Daytime population
- 157,925Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Georgia market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Georgia for auto repair shops, numbered among those based in Georgia, with Houston County marked.
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 |
Other business types in Houston 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 Houston County, GA?
Houston County has 101 auto repair shops on map listings as of September 2026. 26 of them (26%) are chain locations. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. Official counts show 31 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in 2023, down 13.9% from 2019. Official counts list 136 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Houston County, GA spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $63.2M 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 101 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $625K per shop. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 63,851 households in Houston County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Houston County, GA compare with the U.S. for auto repair shops?
Houston County has 15.8 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 27% below the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $625K, 41% above the U.S. figure of $445K. At the national ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, Houston County would have about 142, against 101 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,060 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. The official count fell 13.9% from 2019 to 2023, against +2.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Houston County, GA growing?
Population estimates put Houston County at 178,214 people in 2025, up 8.5% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 63,851 households. The median household income in Houston County is $80,698 a year, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 30.7% 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. Houston County scores 81 for auto repair shops (high), #106 of 2,378 scored counties.
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