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Auto repair shops in Meriwether County, GA
The auto repair shops in Meriwether County, GA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 60 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #730 of 2,378 scored counties
#38 of 120 scored counties in Georgia
- Listings
- 16
- 2 chain locations (13%)
- Official establishments
- 8
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $7.8M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $935 a household
- Spending per listing
- $490K
- 10% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 19.1
- 11% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 21,516
- +4.4% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 16 auto repair shops in Meriwether County. Of those, 2 are chain locations, or 13%, against 16% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 19.1, 11% below the U.S. rate of 21.5.
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Meriwether County comes to about $7.8M a year: $935 per household, 2% below the U.S. average. That works out to $490K per shop, 10% above 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.
Official counts show 8 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Meriwether County in 2023. That is one for every 1,049 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Official counts list 41 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $100K has gone to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Meriwether County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Meriwether County grew 4.4%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Meriwether County scores 60 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for auto repair shops, ranking #730 of 2,378 scored counties and #38 of 120 scored counties in Georgia.
How Meriwether 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 | Meriwether County | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 19.1 | 23.1 | 21.5 |
| Spending per listing | $490K | $399K | $445K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,049 | 1,082 | 955 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +5.7% | +2.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.4% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $935 | $923 | $958 |
| Median household income | $57,340 | $77,353 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 60 | 51 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 4 → 8
- Employees, 2023
- 15
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $720K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 41Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 162 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 18The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $100K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Meriwether 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 Meriwether County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 21,516+4.4% since 2020
- Households
- 8,391
- Median age
- 42.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 73%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 501 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 42
- Median household income
- $57,340+54.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $72,311
- Median home value
- $168,800
- Jobs located here
- 4,267
- Daytime population
- 16,127Residents 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 |
| 38Meriwether County, GA | 60 | 16 | 19.1 | $490K | +4.4% | #730 of 2,378 |
Other business types in Meriwether County
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 Meriwether County, GA?
There are 16 auto repair shops on map listings in Meriwether County as of September 2026. 2 of them (13%) are chain locations. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. Official counts show 8 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in 2023. Official counts also show 41 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Meriwether County, GA spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $7.8M a year, or $935 per household. That is 2% below the U.S. average (an index of 98, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 16 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $490K per shop. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 8,391 households in Meriwether County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Meriwether County, GA compare with the U.S. for auto repair shops?
Meriwether County has 19.1 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 11% below the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $490K, 10% above the U.S. figure of $445K. At the national ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, Meriwether County would have about 18, against 16 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,049 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S.
How fast is Meriwether County, GA growing?
Population estimates put Meriwether County at 21,516 people in 2025, up 4.4% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 8,391 households. The median household income in Meriwether County is $57,340 a year, 29% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 54.5% 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. Meriwether County scores 60 for auto repair shops (upper middle), #730 of 2,378 scored counties.
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