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Auto repair shops in Jeff Davis County, GA
How Jeff Davis County, GA compares with other counties and the U.S. for auto repair shops: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 45 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,451 of 2,378 scored counties
#72 of 120 scored counties in Georgia
- Listings
- 13
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 3
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $4.6M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $831 a household
- Spending per listing
- $350K
- 21% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 23.7
- 10% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 15,219
- +2.8% since 2020
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What this means
At $831 per household (13% below the U.S. average), households in Jeff Davis County spend about $4.6M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That works out to $350K per shop, 21% below the U.S. figure of $445K. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops.
There are 13 auto repair shops on map listings in Jeff Davis County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 16% across the U.S. That is 23.7 per 10,000 households, 10% above the U.S. rate of 21.5.
In 2023, official counts showed 3 businesses with payroll in Jeff Davis County classed as mechanical, body and glass repair. That is one for every 1,828 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Official counts also show 28 one-person businesses without payroll.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Jeff Davis County grew 2.8%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). For auto repair shops, Jeff Davis County has a Groundwork market score of 45 (lower middle): #1,451 of 2,378 scored counties and #72 of 120 scored counties in Georgia.
How Jeff Davis 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 | Jeff Davis County | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 23.7 | 23.1 | 21.5 |
| Spending per listing | $350K | $399K | $445K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,828 | 1,082 | 955 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +5.7% | +2.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.8% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $831 | $923 | $958 |
| Median household income | $40,283 | $77,353 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 45 | 51 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 3 → 3
- Employees, 2023
- 6
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $78K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 28Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 130 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 10The 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 Jeff Davis 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 Jeff Davis County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 15,219+2.8% since 2020
- Households
- 5,484
- Median age
- 38.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 331 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 45
- Median household income
- $40,283+9.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $60,951
- Median home value
- $118,300
- Jobs located here
- 4,671
- Daytime population
- 13,550Residents 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 |
| 72Jeff Davis County, GA | 45 | 13 | 23.7 | $350K | +2.8% | #1,451 of 2,378 |
Other business types in Jeff Davis County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
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Home services
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Funeral services
Questions
How many auto repair shops are in Jeff Davis County, GA?
As of September 2026, map listings count 13 auto repair shops in Jeff Davis County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in 2023. Another 28 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Jeff Davis County, GA spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $4.6M a year, or $831 per household. That is 13% below the U.S. average (an index of 87, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 13 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $350K 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 5,484 households in Jeff Davis County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Jeff Davis County, GA compare with the U.S. for auto repair shops?
Jeff Davis County has 23.7 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 10% above the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $350K, 21% below the U.S. figure of $445K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, Jeff Davis County would have about 10, against 13 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,828 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S.
How fast is Jeff Davis County, GA growing?
Population estimates put Jeff Davis County at 15,219 people in 2025, up 2.8% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 5,484 households. Median household income in Jeff Davis County is $40,283, 50% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 9.9%, 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. Jeff Davis County scores 45 for auto repair shops (lower middle), #1,451 of 2,378 scored counties.
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