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Auto repair shops in Lumpkin County, GA

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for auto repair shops in Lumpkin County, GA, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 77 out of 100: High

Ranked #177 of 2,378 scored counties
#18 of 120 scored counties in Georgia

Listings
23
2 chain locations (9%)
Official establishments
10
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$12.8M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,099 a household
Spending per listing
$558K
25% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
19.7
8% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
36,178
+7.5% 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, Lumpkin County has a Groundwork market score of 77 (high): #177 of 2,378 scored counties and #18 of 120 scored counties in Georgia. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for auto repair shops.

At $1,099 per household (15% above the U.S. average), households in Lumpkin County spend about $12.8M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. Spread across 23 auto repair shops, that is $558K per shop, 25% above the U.S. figure of $445K. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops.

There are 23 auto repair shops on map listings in Lumpkin County as of September 2026. Of those, 2 are chain locations, or 9%, against 16% across the U.S. That comes to 19.7 for every 10,000 households, 8% below the U.S. rate of 21.5.

Official counts show 10 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Lumpkin County in 2023. That is one for every 1,167 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $921K has gone to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Lumpkin County. Population estimates put the population change in Lumpkin County from 2020 to 2025 at +7.5%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Lumpkin 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 Lumpkin County, GA compared with Georgia and the U.S.
MeasureLumpkin CountyGeorgiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households19.723.121.5
Spending per listing$558K$399K$445K
Households per official establishment1,1671,082955
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+5.7%+2.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+7.5%+5.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$1,099$923$958
Median household income$77,448$77,353$80,734
Groundwork market score7751

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
8 → 10
Employees, 2023
48
Annual payroll, 2023
$2.4M
One-person businesses, 2023
52Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
232 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
29The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$921K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Lumpkin 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 Lumpkin County

Population, 2025 estimate
36,178+7.5% since 2020
Households
11,669
Median age
39.1
Homes lived in by their owners
76%
Vehicles per household
2.3
Land area
281 sq. mi.
People per square mile
123
Median household income
$77,448+49.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$100,021
Median home value
$307,900
Jobs located here
8,296
Daytime population
29,300Residents 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 Lumpkin 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
18Lumpkin County, GA772319.7$558K+7.5%#177 of 2,378

Other business types in Lumpkin County

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

Questions

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

As of September 2026, map listings count 23 auto repair shops in Lumpkin County. 2 of them (9%) are chain locations. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. Official counts show 10 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in 2023. Official counts list 52 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $12.8M a year, or $1,099 per household. That is 15% above the U.S. average (an index of 115, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 23 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $558K 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 11,669 households in Lumpkin County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Lumpkin County has 19.7 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 8% below the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $558K, 25% above the U.S. figure of $445K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, Lumpkin County would have about 29, against 23 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,167 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S.

How fast is Lumpkin County, GA growing?

Population estimates put Lumpkin County at 36,178 people in 2025, up 7.5% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 11,669 households. Median household income in Lumpkin County is $77,448, 4% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 49.5%, 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. Lumpkin County scores 77 for auto repair shops (high), #177 of 2,378 scored counties.

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