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Auto repair shops in Monroe County, GA

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 73 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #251 of 2,378 scored counties
#21 of 120 scored counties in Georgia

Listings
17
1 chain location (6%)
Official establishments
16
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$12.4M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,171 a household
Spending per listing
$727K
64% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
16.1
25% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
32,023
+14.1% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 17 auto repair shops in Monroe County. One of them (6%) is a chain location, against 16% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 16.1, 25% below the U.S. rate of 21.5.

At $1,171 per household (22% above the U.S. average), households in Monroe County spend about $12.4M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That is about $727K of household spending for each shop on map listings, 64% 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 16 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Monroe County in 2023. That is one for every 660 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Official counts list 38 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates put the population change in Monroe County from 2020 to 2025 at +14.1%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for auto repair shops in Monroe County is 73 (upper middle), #251 of 2,378 scored counties and #21 of 120 scored counties in Georgia. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Monroe 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 Monroe County, GA compared with Georgia and the U.S.
MeasureMonroe CountyGeorgiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households16.123.121.5
Spending per listing$727K$399K$445K
Households per official establishment6601,082955
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+5.7%+2.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+14.1%+5.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$1,171$923$958
Median household income$83,183$77,353$80,734
Groundwork market score7351

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
15 → 16
Employees, 2023
82
Annual payroll, 2023
$4.2M
One-person businesses, 2023
38Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
171 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
28The 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 Monroe 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 Monroe County

Population, 2025 estimate
32,023+14.1% since 2020
Households
10,554
Median age
41.4
Homes lived in by their owners
84%
Vehicles per household
2.3
Land area
396 sq. mi.
People per square mile
75
Median household income
$83,183+51.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$117,873
Median home value
$271,200
Jobs located here
8,963
Daytime population
26,759Residents 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 Monroe 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
21Monroe County, GA731716.1$727K+14.1%#251 of 2,378

Other business types in Monroe County

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

Questions

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

Monroe County has 17 auto repair shops on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (6%) is a chain location. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. Official counts show 16 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in 2023. Official counts also show 38 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $12.4M a year, or $1,171 per household. That is 22% above the U.S. average (an index of 122, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 17 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $727K per shop. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 10,554 households in Monroe County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Monroe County has 16.1 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 25% below the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $727K, 64% above the U.S. figure of $445K. At the national ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, Monroe County would have about 28, against 17 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 660 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S.

How fast is Monroe County, GA growing?

Population estimates put Monroe County at 32,023 people in 2025, up 14.1% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 10,554 households. The median household income in Monroe County is $83,183 a year, 3% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 51.9% 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. Monroe County scores 73 for auto repair shops (upper middle), #251 of 2,378 scored counties.

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