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Auto repair shops in Mississippi

Every metro area, small-town market and county in Mississippi, ranked by the Groundwork market score for auto repair shops, with competitor counts and household spending for each.

Listings: 2,395; 368 chain locations (15%)
Official establishments: 1,016; +2.4% since 2019
Household spending a year: $1B; On vehicle maintenance and repairs
Listings per 10k households: 20.9; 3% below the U.S.
Spending per listing: $426K; 4% below the U.S.
Rank among states: #42 of 51; Market score 37 · Lower middle

A site report maps the auto repair shops on map listings around any address in Mississippi by name and distance, and the spending within reach.

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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

Mississippi has 2,395 auto repair shops on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 15% of them, against 16% across the U.S. That is 20.9 per 10,000 households, 3% below the U.S. rate of 21.5.

Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Mississippi comes to about $1B a year: $890 per household, 7% below the U.S. average. That is about $426K of household spending for each shop on map listings, 4% below the U.S. figure of $445K. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops.

Official counts show 1,016 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Mississippi in 2023, up 2.4% from 2019. That is one for every 1,127 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Across the U.S., the count rose 2.1% over the same years. Since fiscal 2022, 23 SBA-backed loans worth $7.3M have gone to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Mississippi.

Among the 50 states and DC, Mississippi ranks #42 for auto repair shops, with a Groundwork market score of 37 (lower middle). Of the 4 scored metro areas in or partly in Mississippi, the Gulfport-Biloxi metro area scores highest (51). Of the 17 scored small-town markets in or partly in Mississippi, the Starkville area scores highest (71).

Every market in Mississippi for auto repair shops

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Numbered by Groundwork market score among the markets based in Mississippi, highest first; the U.S. rank compares each market with every other of its kind. A metro area that crosses a state line is listed in each state it reaches, and numbered only in the state its page is under. How the score works.

Metro areas

Metro areas reaching Mississippi, ranked for auto repair shops by Groundwork market score
Market	Score	Listings	Per 10k households	Spending per listing	Population growth	U.S. rank
1Gulfport-Biloxi, MS	51	362	21.6	$412K	+3.5%	#197 of 387
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	47	1,062	20.3	$430K	−0.3%	#231 of 387
2Hattiesburg, MS	43	147	24.4	$362K	+2.6%	#263 of 387
3Jackson, MS	42	483	20.3	$438K	−1.4%	#266 of 387

Small-town markets

Small-town markets reaching Mississippi, ranked for auto repair shops by Groundwork market score
Market	Score	Listings	Per 10k households	Spending per listing	Population growth	U.S. rank
1Starkville, MS	71	26	10.0	$878K	+0.8%	#62 of 538
2Oxford, MS	65	53	22.0	$416K	+5.3%	#116 of 538
3Picayune, MS	60	52	23.8	$403K	+5.6%	#172 of 538
4Greenwood, MS	57	17	11.8	$629K	−8.8%	#190 of 538
5Cleveland, MS	54	16	13.4	$556K	−8.3%	#229 of 538
6McComb, MS	43	43	21.2	$400K	−2.6%	#349 of 538
7Clarksdale, MS	42	10	11.9	$563K	−6.5%	#357 of 538
8Brookhaven, MS	39	29	22.0	$408K	+0.5%	#380 of 538
9Laurel, MS	37	74	23.4	$365K	−1.5%	#401 of 538
10Columbus, MS	35	55	20.4	$430K	−2.7%	#418 of 538
11Tupelo, MS	32	143	27.6	$335K	+0.8%	#450 of 538
12Vicksburg, MS	30	43	25.6	$336K	−6.3%	#460 of 538
13Meridian, MS	29	81	23.4	$360K	−3.2%	#466 of 538
14Corinth, MS	28	39	27.0	$314K	−0.5%	#471 of 538
15Grenada, MS	23	39	30.9	$279K	−3.6%	#494 of 538
16Greenville, MS	22	38	22.2	$328K	−9.4%	#496 of 538
17Natchez, MS-LA	20	57	27.5	$287K	−0.9%	#510 of 538

Counties

Counties in Mississippi, ranked for auto repair shops by Groundwork market score
Market	Score	Listings	Per 10k households	Spending per listing	Population growth	U.S. rank
1Tate County, MS	81	13	11.8	$880K	+2.1%	#93 of 2,378
2Madison County, MS	77	58	13.2	$735K	+6.5%	#165 of 2,378
3Hancock County, MS	69	33	16.3	$571K	+1.6%	#376 of 2,378
4Walthall County, MS	68	5	9.5	$1M	+0.4%	#397 of 2,378
5Newton County, MS	68	11	14.3	$668K	−1.4%	#407 of 2,378
6Marshall County, MS	67	25	19.0	$529K	+2.6%	#470 of 2,378
7DeSoto County, MS	67	143	20.1	$514K	+6.3%	#472 of 2,378
8Oktibbeha County, MS	66	17	7.8	$1.1M	+0.4%	#480 of 2,378
9Perry County, MS	66	5	10.8	$871K	+1.1%	#481 of 2,378
10Monroe County, MS	63	20	14.4	$649K	−2.4%	#595 of 2,378
11Leake County, MS	63	14	18.9	$486K	+1.9%	#622 of 2,378
12Stone County, MS	61	16	23.9	$396K	+7.2%	#707 of 2,378
13Yalobusha County, MS	58	6	12.0	$752K	−0.5%	#790 of 2,378
14Jasper County, MS	57	8	12.0	$639K	−3.5%	#835 of 2,378
15Jackson County, MS	56	119	20.6	$446K	+3.0%	#913 of 2,378
16Lawrence County, MS	55	7	15.9	$541K	−1.4%	#938 of 2,378
17George County, MS	55	27	29.0	$328K	+8.1%	#987 of 2,378
18Noxubee County, MS	54	6	15.2	$580K	−4.2%	#990 of 2,378
19Neshoba County, MS	54	17	16.5	$562K	−0.9%	#991 of 2,378
20Union County, MS	54	24	24.4	$385K	+2.3%	#1,032 of 2,378
21Pearl River County, MS	53	52	23.8	$403K	+5.6%	#1,073 of 2,378
22Lamar County, MS	53	59	23.2	$399K	+4.7%	#1,074 of 2,378
23Clay County, MS	52	12	15.4	$569K	−2.0%	#1,083 of 2,378
24Lafayette County, MS	52	47	24.7	$373K	+6.6%	#1,122 of 2,378
25Smith County, MS	51	7	12.5	$683K	−1.5%	#1,127 of 2,378

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Counties in Mississippi, ranked for auto repair shops by Groundwork market score, continued
Market	Score	Listings	Per 10k households	Spending per listing	Population growth	U.S. rank
26Yazoo County, MS	50	8	9.1	$819K	−14.0%	#1,166 of 2,378
27Bolivar County, MS	49	16	13.4	$556K	−8.3%	#1,211 of 2,378
28Clarke County, MS	48	11	18.5	$490K	−2.8%	#1,273 of 2,378
29Rankin County, MS	48	139	23.1	$423K	+3.2%	#1,291 of 2,378
30Pontotoc County, MS	48	28	23.7	$415K	+2.9%	#1,296 of 2,378
31Holmes County, MS	46	5	8.1	$877K	−8.4%	#1,366 of 2,378
32Calhoun County, MS	44	8	14.3	$596K	−4.4%	#1,459 of 2,378
33Panola County, MS	42	34	27.6	$343K	−1.4%	#1,568 of 2,378
34Scott County, MS	42	25	25.8	$339K	+0.4%	#1,569 of 2,378
35Leflore County, MS	41	17	16.7	$430K	−9.4%	#1,589 of 2,378
36Harrison County, MS	41	194	23.3	$365K	+4.0%	#1,618 of 2,378
37Tippah County, MS	41	25	31.2	$313K	−1.6%	#1,632 of 2,378
38Wayne County, MS	40	17	22.1	$372K	0.0%	#1,668 of 2,378
39Itawamba County, MS	38	21	21.8	$439K	+1.3%	#1,723 of 2,378
40Coahoma County, MS	37	10	11.9	$563K	−6.5%	#1,764 of 2,378
41Greene County, MS	37	9	21.9	$409K	+1.3%	#1,773 of 2,378
42Jefferson Davis County, MS	36	8	18.0	$483K	−2.9%	#1,802 of 2,378
43Prentiss County, MS	36	23	24.0	$390K	+1.3%	#1,812 of 2,378
44Sunflower County, MS	34	12	14.9	$520K	−10.9%	#1,863 of 2,378
45Chickasaw County, MS	34	14	21.0	$396K	−2.0%	#1,872 of 2,378
46Copiah County, MS	34	25	24.9	$377K	−2.7%	#1,880 of 2,378
47Tishomingo County, MS	33	19	21.5	$437K	−1.1%	#1,904 of 2,378
48Lincoln County, MS	33	29	22.0	$408K	+0.5%	#1,907 of 2,378
49Forrest County, MS	33	83	27.6	$305K	+1.1%	#1,925 of 2,378
50Hinds County, MS	31	199	22.2	$362K	−6.6%	#1,980 of 2,378
51Winston County, MS	29	15	21.0	$425K	−1.2%	#2,040 of 2,378
52Jones County, MS	28	66	26.4	$332K	−1.0%	#2,080 of 2,378
53Lowndes County, MS	27	49	21.3	$411K	−2.4%	#2,100 of 2,378
54Simpson County, MS	27	24	25.1	$391K	−1.5%	#2,103 of 2,378
55Warren County, MS	27	43	25.6	$336K	−6.3%	#2,110 of 2,378
56Alcorn County, MS	24	39	27.0	$314K	−0.5%	#2,181 of 2,378
57Marion County, MS	23	25	27.4	$312K	−1.5%	#2,197 of 2,378
58Attala County, MS	22	15	22.6	$388K	−4.0%	#2,207 of 2,378
59Lee County, MS	22	99	30.4	$300K	+0.5%	#2,215 of 2,378
60Lauderdale County, MS	21	70	24.4	$340K	−3.2%	#2,228 of 2,378
61Pike County, MS	21	38	25.3	$317K	−3.7%	#2,233 of 2,378
62Adams County, MS	21	36	31.4	$254K	+2.2%	#2,241 of 2,378
63Washington County, MS	19	38	22.2	$328K	−9.4%	#2,268 of 2,378
64Grenada County, MS	16	30	35.4	$245K	−3.3%	#2,324 of 2,378
65Covington County, MS	10	22	30.0	$279K	−2.2%	#2,366 of 2,378
Amite County, MS	Not scored	4	6.8	$1.1M	−1.7%
Tallahatchie County, MS	Not scored	4	9.3	$779K	−14.0%
Webster County, MS	Not scored	9	22.1	$439K	+2.6%
Carroll County, MS	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	−7.2%
Montgomery County, MS	Not scored	9	21.8	$390K	−4.5%
Tunica County, MS	Not scored	6	15.8	$490K	−9.4%
Kemper County, MS	Not scored	4	12.4	$718K	−4.1%
Claiborne County, MS	Not scored	1	3.3	$2M	−11.4%
Wilkinson County, MS	Not scored	4	12.6	$500K	−11.0%
Choctaw County, MS	Not scored	7	20.2	$434K	−1.9%
Franklin County, MS	Not scored	3	9.8	$953K	−2.2%
Benton County, MS	Not scored	2	6.5	$1.5M	−2.1%
Humphreys County, MS	Not scored	1	3.4	$2.1M	−9.5%
Jefferson County, MS	Not scored	1	4.0	$2.1M	−5.8%
Quitman County, MS	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	−12.9%
Sharkey County, MS	Not scored	1	7.0	$1.1M	−17.9%
Issaquena County, MS	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	−4.7%

Markets with fewer than 5 auto repair shops on map listings, and counties under 10,000 people, aren’t scored; they’re listed last in each table.

Questions

How many auto repair shops are in Mississippi?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 2,395 auto repair shops in Mississippi. 368 of them (15%) are chain locations. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. Official counts show 1,016 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in 2023, up 2.4% from 2019. Official counts list 3,606 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Mississippi spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?

About $1B a year, or $890 per household. That is 7% below the U.S. average (an index of 93, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 2,395 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $426K 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 1,145,431 households in Mississippi and national spending patterns by income.

How does Mississippi compare with the U.S. for auto repair shops?

Mississippi has 20.9 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 3% below the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $426K, 4% below the U.S. figure of $445K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, Mississippi would have about 2,293, against 2,395 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,127 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. The official count rose 2.4% from 2019 to 2023, against +2.1% for the U.S.

Which market in Mississippi has the highest market score for auto repair shops?

Among 4 scored metro areas in or partly in Mississippi, the Gulfport-Biloxi metro area scores highest, at 51 (upper middle). Among 17 scored small-town markets in or partly in Mississippi, the Starkville area scores highest, at 71 (upper middle). Among 65 scored counties in Mississippi, Tate County scores highest, at 81 (high). Scores compare each market with others of its kind across the U.S.

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. Mississippi scores 37 for auto repair shops (lower middle), #42 of the 50 states and DC.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Mississippi. It maps the auto repair shops on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.

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