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Auto repair shops in Madison County, GA

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 54 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #1,034 of 2,378 scored counties
#55 of 120 scored counties in Georgia

Listings
32
1 chain location (3%)
Official establishments
9
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$11.2M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,000 a household
Spending per listing
$351K
21% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
28.5
33% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
32,919
+8.8% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 32 auto repair shops in Madison County. One of them (3%) is a chain location, against 16% across the U.S. That is 28.5 per 10,000 households, 33% above the U.S. rate of 21.5.

Households in Madison County spend about $11.2M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $1,000 per household, 4% above the U.S. average. That is about $351K of household spending for each shop on map listings, 21% below 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 9 businesses with payroll in Madison County classed as mechanical, body and glass repair. That is one for every 1,249 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Another 56 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Madison County grew 8.8%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for auto repair shops in Madison County is 54 (upper middle), #1,034 of 2,378 scored counties and #55 of 120 scored counties in Georgia.

How Madison 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 Madison County, GA compared with Georgia and the U.S.
MeasureMadison CountyGeorgiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households28.523.121.5
Spending per listing$351K$399K$445K
Households per official establishment1,2491,082955
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+5.7%+2.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+8.8%+5.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$1,000$923$958
Median household income$61,963$77,353$80,734
Groundwork market score5451

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
11 → 9
Employees, 2023
32
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.6M
One-person businesses, 2023
56Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
321 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
25The 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 Madison 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 Madison County

Population, 2025 estimate
32,919+8.8% since 2020
Households
11,242
Median age
39.8
Homes lived in by their owners
77%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
282 sq. mi.
People per square mile
112
Median household income
$61,963+18.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$77,437
Median home value
$219,700
Jobs located here
4,304
Daytime population
22,042Residents 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 Madison 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
55Madison County, GA543228.5$351K+8.8%#1,034 of 2,378

Other business types in Madison County

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

Questions

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

There are 32 auto repair shops on map listings in Madison County as of September 2026. One of them (3%) is a chain location. 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 list 56 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $11.2M a year, or $1,000 per household. That is 4% above the U.S. average (an index of 104, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 32 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $351K per shop. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 11,242 households in Madison County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Madison County has 28.5 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 33% above the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $351K, 21% below the U.S. figure of $445K. At the national ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, Madison County would have about 25, against 32 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,249 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S.

How fast is Madison County, GA growing?

Population estimates put Madison County at 32,919 people in 2025, up 8.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 11,242 households. The median household income in Madison County is $61,963 a year, 23% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 18.0% 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. Madison County scores 54 for auto repair shops (upper middle), #1,034 of 2,378 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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How the score works · Top markets for auto repair shops · All 56 business types in Madison County

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