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Auto repair shops in Calhoun County, MS
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for auto repair shops in Calhoun County, MS, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 44 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,459 of 2,378 scored counties
#32 of 65 scored counties in Mississippi
- Listings
- 8
- 1 chain location (13%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $4.8M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $849 a household
- Spending per listing
- $596K
- 34% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 14.3
- 33% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 12,643
- −4.4% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Calhoun County comes to about $4.8M a year: $849 per household, 11% below the U.S. average. That works out to $596K per shop, 34% above the U.S. figure of $445K. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops.
There are 8 auto repair shops on map listings in Calhoun County as of September 2026. One of them (13%) is a chain location, against 16% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 14.3, 33% below the U.S. rate of 21.5.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for mechanical, body and glass repair in Calhoun County, since they leave out counts under 3. Official counts also show 17 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates put the population change in Calhoun County from 2020 to 2025 at −4.4%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Calhoun County scores 44 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for auto repair shops, ranking #1,459 of 2,378 scored counties and #32 of 65 scored counties in Mississippi.
How Calhoun 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.
| Measure | Calhoun County | Mississippi | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 14.3 | 20.9 | 21.5 |
| Spending per listing | $596K | $426K | $445K |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 1,127 | 955 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +2.4% | +2.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −4.4% | −0.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $849 | $890 | $958 |
| Median household income | $43,125 | $56,447 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 44 | 37 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- n/a
- Employees, 2023
- n/a
- Annual payroll, 2023
- n/a
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 17Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 81 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 11The 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 Calhoun 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 Calhoun County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 12,643−4.4% since 2020
- Households
- 5,611
- Median age
- 41.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 72%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 587 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 22
- Median household income
- $43,125+15.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $58,887
- Median home value
- $90,300
- Jobs located here
- 3,084
- Daytime population
- 10,470Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Mississippi market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Mississippi for auto repair shops, numbered among those based in Mississippi, with Calhoun County marked.
Top counties in Mississippi
| 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 |
| 32Calhoun County, MS | 44 | 8 | 14.3 | $596K | −4.4% | #1,459 of 2,378 |
Other business types in Calhoun 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 Calhoun County, MS?
As of September 2026, map listings count 8 auto repair shops in Calhoun County. One of them (13%) is a chain location. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. No official count is published for mechanical, body and glass repair in Calhoun County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts list 17 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Calhoun County, MS spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $4.8M a year, or $849 per household. That is 11% below the U.S. average (an index of 89, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 8 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $596K 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 5,611 households in Calhoun County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Calhoun County, MS compare with the U.S. for auto repair shops?
Calhoun County has 14.3 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 33% below the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $596K, 34% above the U.S. figure of $445K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, Calhoun County would have about 11, against 8 on map listings.
How fast is Calhoun County, MS growing?
Population estimates put Calhoun County at 12,643 people in 2025, down 4.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 5,611 households. Median household income in Calhoun County is $43,125, 47% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 15.7%, 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. Calhoun County scores 44 for auto repair shops (lower middle), #1,459 of 2,378 scored counties.
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