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Auto repair shops in Screven County, GA

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 22 out of 100: Low

Ranked #2,221 of 2,378 scored counties
#112 of 120 scored counties in Georgia

Listings
20
1 chain location (5%)
Official establishments
8
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$4.6M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $934 a household
Spending per listing
$230K
48% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
40.6
89% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
14,408
+2.4% 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, Screven County has a Groundwork market score of 22 (low): #2,221 of 2,378 scored counties and #112 of 120 scored counties in Georgia. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Households in Screven County spend about $4.6M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $934 per household, 3% below the U.S. average. That works out to $230K per shop, 48% below the U.S. figure of $445K. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops.

Screven County has 20 auto repair shops on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (5%) is a chain location, against 16% across the U.S. That is 40.6 per 10,000 households, 89% above the U.S. rate of 21.5.

In 2023, official counts showed 8 businesses with payroll in Screven County classed as mechanical, body and glass repair. That is one for every 617 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Screven County grew 2.4%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Screven 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 Screven County, GA compared with Georgia and the U.S.
MeasureScreven CountyGeorgiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households40.623.121.5
Spending per listing$230K$399K$445K
Households per official establishment6171,082955
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+5.7%+2.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.4%+5.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$934$923$958
Median household income$52,792$77,353$80,734
Groundwork market score2251

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
7 → 8
Employees, 2023
42
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.7M
One-person businesses, 2023
29Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
201 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
10The 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 Screven 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 Screven County

Population, 2025 estimate
14,408+2.4% since 2020
Households
4,932
Median age
43.2
Homes lived in by their owners
70%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
646 sq. mi.
People per square mile
22
Median household income
$52,792+32.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$74,989
Median home value
$124,300
Jobs located here
2,774
Daytime population
11,907Residents 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 Screven 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
112Screven County, GA222040.6$230K+2.4%#2,221 of 2,378

Other business types in Screven County

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

Questions

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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 20 auto repair shops in Screven County. One of them (5%) is a chain location. 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 list 29 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $4.6M a year, or $934 per household. That is 3% below the U.S. average (an index of 97, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 20 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $230K 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 4,932 households in Screven County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Screven County has 40.6 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 89% above the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $230K, 48% below the U.S. figure of $445K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, Screven County would have about 10, against 20 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 617 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S.

How fast is Screven County, GA growing?

Population estimates put Screven County at 14,408 people in 2025, up 2.4% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 4,932 households. Median household income in Screven County is $52,792, 35% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 32.5%, 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. Screven County scores 22 for auto repair shops (low), #2,221 of 2,378 scored counties.

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

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