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Auto repair shops in Adams County, MS

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for auto repair shops in Adams County, MS, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 21 out of 100: Low

Ranked #2,241 of 2,378 scored counties
#62 of 65 scored counties in Mississippi

Listings
36
5 chain locations (14%)
Official establishments
15
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$9.1M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $796 a household
Spending per listing
$254K
43% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
31.4
46% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
30,061
+2.2% 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

Adams County scores 21 (low) on the Groundwork market score for auto repair shops, ranking #2,241 of 2,378 scored counties and #62 of 65 scored counties in Mississippi. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Map listings as of September 2026 show 36 auto repair shops in Adams County. Chain locations make up 14% of them, against 16% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 31.4, 46% above the U.S. rate of 21.5.

Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Adams County comes to about $9.1M a year: $796 per household, 17% below the U.S. average. Spread across 36 auto repair shops, that is $254K per shop, 43% below 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 15 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Adams County in 2023. That is one for every 764 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Adams County grew 2.2%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Adams County compares

The same measures for Mississippi 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 Adams County, MS compared with Mississippi and the U.S.
MeasureAdams CountyMississippiU.S.
Listings per 10k households31.420.921.5
Spending per listing$254K$426K$445K
Households per official establishment7641,127955
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+2.4%+2.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.2%−0.1%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$796$890$958
Median household income$43,644$56,447$80,734
Groundwork market score2137

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
10 → 15
Employees, 2023
65
Annual payroll, 2023
$3M
One-person businesses, 2023
32Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
365 chain locations
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 Adams 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 Adams County

Population, 2025 estimate
30,061+2.2% since 2020
Households
11,464
Median age
43.2
Homes lived in by their owners
68%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
462 sq. mi.
People per square mile
62
Median household income
$43,644+45.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$64,479
Median home value
$108,700
Jobs located here
9,957
Daytime population
27,779Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Auto repair shops across Mississippi

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The highest-scoring counties in Mississippi for auto repair shops, numbered among those based in Mississippi, with Adams County marked.

Top counties in Mississippi

Counties in Mississippi ranked for auto repair shops by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Tate County, MS811311.8$880K+2.1%#93 of 2,378
2Madison County, MS775813.2$735K+6.5%#165 of 2,378
3Hancock County, MS693316.3$571K+1.6%#376 of 2,378
4Walthall County, MS6859.5$1M+0.4%#397 of 2,378
5Newton County, MS681114.3$668K−1.4%#407 of 2,378
6Marshall County, MS672519.0$529K+2.6%#470 of 2,378
7DeSoto County, MS6714320.1$514K+6.3%#472 of 2,378
8Oktibbeha County, MS66177.8$1.1M+0.4%#480 of 2,378
9Perry County, MS66510.8$871K+1.1%#481 of 2,378
10Monroe County, MS632014.4$649K−2.4%#595 of 2,378
62Adams County, MS213631.4$254K+2.2%#2,241 of 2,378

Other business types in Adams County

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

Questions

How many auto repair shops are in Adams County, MS?

There are 36 auto repair shops on map listings in Adams County as of September 2026. 5 of them (14%) are chain locations. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. Official counts show 15 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in 2023. Another 32 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

How much do households in Adams County, MS spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?

About $9.1M a year, or $796 per household. That is 17% below the U.S. average (an index of 83, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 36 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $254K per shop. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 11,464 households in Adams County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Adams County, MS compare with the U.S. for auto repair shops?

Adams County has 31.4 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 46% above the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $254K, 43% below the U.S. figure of $445K. At the national ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, Adams County would have about 21, against 36 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 764 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S.

How fast is Adams County, MS growing?

Population estimates put Adams County at 30,061 people in 2025, up 2.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 11,464 households. The median household income in Adams County is $43,644 a year, 46% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 45.8% 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. Adams County scores 21 for auto repair shops (low), #2,241 of 2,378 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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