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Auto repair shops in Jones County, GA

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 79 out of 100: High

Ranked #128 of 2,378 scored counties
#11 of 120 scored counties in Georgia

Listings
13
2 chain locations (15%)
Official establishments
9
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$11.9M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,103 a household
Spending per listing
$915K
2.1 times the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
12.1
44% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
29,171
+2.8% 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

For auto repair shops, Jones County has a Groundwork market score of 79 (high): #128 of 2,378 scored counties and #11 of 120 scored counties in Georgia. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for auto repair shops.

Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Jones County comes to about $11.9M a year: $1,103 per household, 15% above the U.S. average. That is about $915K of household spending for each shop on map listings, 2.1 times 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 Jones County as of September 2026. 2 of them (15%) are chain locations, against 16% across the U.S. That is 12.1 per 10,000 households, 44% below the U.S. rate of 21.5.

Official counts show 9 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Jones County in 2023. That is one for every 1,198 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Population estimates show Jones County grew 2.8% from 2020 to 2025, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Jones 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 Jones County, GA compared with Georgia and the U.S.
MeasureJones CountyGeorgiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households12.123.121.5
Spending per listing$915K$399K$445K
Households per official establishment1,1981,082955
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+5.7%+2.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.8%+5.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$1,103$923$958
Median household income$75,500$77,353$80,734
Groundwork market score7951

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
4 → 9
Employees, 2023
37
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.3M
One-person businesses, 2023
32Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
132 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
27The 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 Jones 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 Jones County

Population, 2025 estimate
29,171+2.8% since 2020
Households
10,786
Median age
42.1
Homes lived in by their owners
84%
Vehicles per household
2.3
Land area
394 sq. mi.
People per square mile
73
Median household income
$75,500+34.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$95,163
Median home value
$194,500
Jobs located here
4,334
Daytime population
21,331Residents 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 Jones 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
11Jones County, GA791312.1$915K+2.8%#128 of 2,378

Other business types in Jones County

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

Questions

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

As of September 2026, map listings count 13 auto repair shops in Jones County. 2 of them (15%) are chain locations. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. Official counts show 9 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in 2023. Official counts also show 32 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $11.9M a year, or $1,103 per household. That is 15% above the U.S. average (an index of 115, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 13 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $915K 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 10,786 households in Jones County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Jones County has 12.1 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 44% below the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $915K, 2.1 times the U.S. figure of $445K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, Jones County would have about 27, against 13 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,198 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S.

How fast is Jones County, GA growing?

Population estimates put Jones County at 29,171 people in 2025, up 2.8% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 10,786 households. Median household income in Jones County is $75,500, 6% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 34.8%, 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. Jones County scores 79 for auto repair shops (high), #128 of 2,378 scored counties.

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