Auto · Small-town market · Georgia
Auto repair shops in the Jefferson, GA area
How the Jefferson, GA area compares with other small-town markets and the U.S. for auto repair shops: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 65 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #115 of 538 scored small-town markets
#3 of 23 scored small-town markets based in Georgia
- Listings
- 77
- 9 chain locations (12%)
- Official establishments
- 34
- +21.4% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $32.1M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,131 a household
- Spending per listing
- $417K
- 6% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 27.1
- 26% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 99,265
- +29.3% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in the Jefferson area comes to about $32.1M a year: $1,131 per household, 18% above the U.S. average. That is about $417K of household spending for each shop on map listings, 6% below the U.S. figure of $445K. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops.
The Jefferson area has 77 auto repair shops on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 12% of them, against 16% across the U.S. That comes to 27.1 for every 10,000 households, 26% above the U.S. rate of 21.5.
In 2023, official counts showed 34 businesses with payroll in the Jefferson area classed as mechanical, body and glass repair, up 21.4% from 2019. That is one for every 835 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Another 140 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 4 SBA-backed loans worth $4M have gone to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in the Jefferson area.
Population estimates show the Jefferson area grew 29.3% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for auto repair shops in the Jefferson area is 65 (upper middle), #115 of 538 scored small-town markets and #3 of 23 scored small-town markets based in Georgia. That puts it in the top quarter of small-town markets.
How the Jefferson area 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 | Jefferson area | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 27.1 | 23.1 | 21.5 |
| Spending per listing | $417K | $399K | $445K |
| Households per official establishment | 835 | 1,082 | 955 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +21.4% | +5.7% | +2.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +29.3% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,131 | $923 | $958 |
| Median household income | $89,544 | $77,353 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 65 | 51 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 34+21.4% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 309
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $22.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 140Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 779 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 72The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 4
- Amount
- $4M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in the Jefferson area, 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 the Jefferson area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 99,265+29.3% since 2020
- Households
- 28,402
- Median age
- 38.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 79%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 340 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 250
- Median household income
- $89,544+37.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $107,650
- Median home value
- $345,000
- Jobs located here
- 45,774
- Daytime population
- 93,828Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Georgia market ranked →The highest-scoring small-town markets in Georgia for auto repair shops, numbered among those based in Georgia (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Jefferson area marked.
Top small-town markets in Georgia
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Kingsland, GA | 78 | 36 | 16.6 | $548K | +9.5% | #26 of 538 |
| 2Summerville, GA | 67 | 17 | 18.6 | $478K | +1.5% | #96 of 538 |
| 3Jefferson, GA | 65 | 77 | 27.1 | $417K | +29.3% | #115 of 538 |
| 4Thomaston, GA | 62 | 18 | 17.0 | $509K | +2.7% | #143 of 538 |
| Eufaula, AL-GA | 60 | 10 | 9.8 | $829K | −1.2% | #163 of 538 |
| 5Cedartown, GA | 60 | 42 | 26.4 | $359K | +6.0% | #174 of 538 |
| 6Calhoun, GA | 58 | 57 | 26.7 | $362K | +6.9% | #189 of 538 |
| 7Statesboro, GA | 57 | 75 | 21.5 | $413K | +8.0% | #200 of 538 |
| 8Cornelia, GA | 54 | 43 | 25.7 | $385K | +9.3% | #238 of 538 |
| 9Toccoa, GA | 54 | 31 | 29.5 | $329K | +3.8% | #243 of 538 |
Other business types in the Jefferson area
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 the Jefferson, GA area?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 77 auto repair shops in the Jefferson area. 9 of them (12%) are chain locations. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. Official counts show 34 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in 2023, up 21.4% from 2019. Official counts list 140 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Jefferson, GA area spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $32.1M a year, or $1,131 per household. That is 18% above the U.S. average (an index of 118, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 77 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $417K 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 28,402 households in the Jefferson area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Jefferson, GA area compare with the U.S. for auto repair shops?
The Jefferson area has 27.1 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 26% above the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $417K, 6% below the U.S. figure of $445K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, the Jefferson area would have about 72, against 77 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 835 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. The official count rose 21.4% from 2019 to 2023, against +2.1% for the U.S.
How fast is the Jefferson, GA area growing?
Population estimates put the Jefferson area at 99,265 people in 2025, up 29.3% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 28,402 households. Median household income in the Jefferson area is $89,544, 11% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 37.0%, 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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. The Jefferson area scores 65 for auto repair shops (upper middle), #115 of 538 scored small-town markets.
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