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Auto repair shops in Walker County, GA
The auto repair shops in Walker County, GA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 56 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #923 of 2,378 scored counties
#50 of 120 scored counties in Georgia
- Listings
- 63
- 4 chain locations (6%)
- Official establishments
- 14
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $24.6M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $933 a household
- Spending per listing
- $390K
- 12% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 23.9
- 11% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 70,250
- +3.7% since 2020
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What this means
At $933 per household (3% below the U.S. average), households in Walker County spend about $24.6M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. Spread across 63 auto repair shops, that is $390K per shop, 12% below the U.S. figure of $445K. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops.
Walker County has 63 auto repair shops on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 6% of them, against 16% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 23.9, 11% above the U.S. rate of 21.5.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Walker County was 14 in 2023. That is one for every 1,883 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Another 109 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
Population estimates show Walker County grew 3.7% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For auto repair shops, Walker County has a Groundwork market score of 56 (upper middle): #923 of 2,378 scored counties and #50 of 120 scored counties in Georgia.
How Walker 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 | Walker County | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 23.9 | 23.1 | 21.5 |
| Spending per listing | $390K | $399K | $445K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,883 | 1,082 | 955 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +5.7% | +2.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.7% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $933 | $923 | $958 |
| Median household income | $59,469 | $77,353 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 56 | 51 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 16 → 14
- Employees, 2023
- 54
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 109Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 634 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 55The 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 Walker 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 Walker County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 70,250+3.7% since 2020
- Households
- 26,355
- Median age
- 42.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 77%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 446 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 154
- Median household income
- $59,469+28.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $81,031
- Median home value
- $197,100
- Jobs located here
- 14,754
- Daytime population
- 56,088Residents 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 |
| 50Walker County, GA | 56 | 63 | 23.9 | $390K | +3.7% | #923 of 2,378 |
Other business types in Walker 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 Walker County, GA?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 63 auto repair shops in Walker County. 4 of them (6%) are chain locations. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. Official counts show 14 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in 2023. Official counts list 109 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Walker County, GA spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $24.6M a year, or $933 per household. That is 3% below the U.S. average (an index of 97, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 63 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $390K 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 26,355 households in Walker County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Walker County, GA compare with the U.S. for auto repair shops?
Walker County has 23.9 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 11% above the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $390K, 12% below the U.S. figure of $445K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, Walker County would have about 55, against 63 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,883 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S.
How fast is Walker County, GA growing?
Population estimates put Walker County at 70,250 people in 2025, up 3.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 26,355 households. Median household income in Walker County is $59,469, 26% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 28.8%, 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. Walker County scores 56 for auto repair shops (upper middle), #923 of 2,378 scored counties.
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