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Auto repair shops in Upson County, GA
The auto repair shops in Upson County, GA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 53 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #1,047 of 2,378 scored counties
#56 of 120 scored counties in Georgia
- Listings
- 18
- 1 chain location (6%)
- Official establishments
- 11
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $9.2M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $865 a household
- Spending per listing
- $509K
- 15% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 17.0
- 21% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 28,500
- +2.7% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Upson County comes to about $9.2M a year: $865 per household, 10% below the U.S. average. That is about $509K of household spending for each shop on map listings, 15% above the U.S. figure of $445K. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops.
There are 18 auto repair shops on map listings in Upson County as of September 2026. One of them (6%) is a chain location, against 16% across the U.S. That is 17.0 per 10,000 households, 21% below the U.S. rate of 21.5.
Official counts show 11 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Upson County in 2023. That is one for every 963 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Another 43 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
Population estimates put the population change in Upson County from 2020 to 2025 at +2.7%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). For auto repair shops, Upson County has a Groundwork market score of 53 (upper middle): #1,047 of 2,378 scored counties and #56 of 120 scored counties in Georgia.
How Upson 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 | Upson County | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 17.0 | 23.1 | 21.5 |
| Spending per listing | $509K | $399K | $445K |
| Households per official establishment | 963 | 1,082 | 955 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +5.7% | +2.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.7% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $865 | $923 | $958 |
| Median household income | $55,429 | $77,353 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 53 | 51 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 14 → 11
- Employees, 2023
- 37
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 43Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 181 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 21The 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 Upson 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 Upson County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 28,500+2.7% since 2020
- Households
- 10,595
- Median age
- 40.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 61%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 324 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 87
- Median household income
- $55,429+47.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $78,039
- Median home value
- $168,700
- Jobs located here
- 7,450
- Daytime population
- 23,235Residents 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 |
| 56Upson County, GA | 53 | 18 | 17.0 | $509K | +2.7% | #1,047 of 2,378 |
Other business types in Upson 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 Upson County, GA?
As of September 2026, map listings count 18 auto repair shops in Upson County. One of them (6%) is a chain location. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. Official counts show 11 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in 2023. Official counts list 43 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Upson County, GA spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $9.2M a year, or $865 per household. That is 10% below the U.S. average (an index of 90, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 18 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $509K 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 10,595 households in Upson County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Upson County, GA compare with the U.S. for auto repair shops?
Upson County has 17.0 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 21% below the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $509K, 15% above the U.S. figure of $445K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, Upson County would have about 21, against 18 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 963 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S.
How fast is Upson County, GA growing?
Population estimates put Upson County at 28,500 people in 2025, up 2.7% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 10,595 households. Median household income in Upson County is $55,429, 31% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 47.3%, 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. Upson County scores 53 for auto repair shops (upper middle), #1,047 of 2,378 scored counties.
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