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Auto repair shops in DeSoto County, MS
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for auto repair shops in DeSoto County, MS, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 67 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #472 of 2,378 scored counties
#7 of 65 scored counties in Mississippi
- Listings
- 143
- 38 chain locations (27%)
- Official establishments
- 69
- +21.1% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $73.5M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,035 a household
- Spending per listing
- $514K
- 16% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 20.1
- 7% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 197,918
- +6.3% since 2020
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What this means
At $1,035 per household (8% above the U.S. average), households in DeSoto County spend about $73.5M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. Spread across 143 auto repair shops, that is $514K per shop, 16% above the U.S. figure of $445K. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops.
DeSoto County has 143 auto repair shops on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 38 are chain locations, or 27%, against 16% across the U.S. That comes to 20.1 for every 10,000 households, 7% below the U.S. rate of 21.5.
In 2023, official counts showed 69 businesses with payroll in DeSoto County classed as mechanical, body and glass repair, up 21.1% from 2019. That is one for every 1,029 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Official counts list 266 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $500K have gone to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in DeSoto County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of DeSoto County grew 6.3%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). DeSoto County scores 67 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for auto repair shops, ranking #472 of 2,378 scored counties and #7 of 65 scored counties in Mississippi. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How DeSoto 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 | DeSoto County | Mississippi | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 20.1 | 20.9 | 21.5 |
| Spending per listing | $514K | $426K | $445K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,029 | 1,127 | 955 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +21.1% | +2.4% | +2.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +6.3% | −0.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,035 | $890 | $958 |
| Median household income | $85,297 | $56,447 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 67 | 37 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 57 → 69+21.1% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 375
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $24M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 266Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 14338 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 165The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $500K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in DeSoto 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 DeSoto County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 197,918+6.3% since 2020
- Households
- 70,986
- Median age
- 37.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 78%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 476 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 402
- Median household income
- $85,297+27.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $101,760
- Median home value
- $269,600
- Jobs located here
- 80,765
- Daytime population
- 177,794Residents 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 DeSoto 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 |
Other business types in DeSoto 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 DeSoto County, MS?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 143 auto repair shops in DeSoto County. 38 of them (27%) are chain locations. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. Official counts show 69 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in 2023, up 21.1% from 2019. Official counts also show 266 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in DeSoto County, MS spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $73.5M a year, or $1,035 per household. That is 8% above the U.S. average (an index of 108, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 143 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $514K 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 70,986 households in DeSoto County and national spending patterns by income.
How does DeSoto County, MS compare with the U.S. for auto repair shops?
DeSoto County has 20.1 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 7% below the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $514K, 16% above the U.S. figure of $445K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, DeSoto County would have about 165, against 143 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,029 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. The official count rose 21.1% from 2019 to 2023, against +2.1% for the U.S.
How fast is DeSoto County, MS growing?
Population estimates put DeSoto County at 197,918 people in 2025, up 6.3% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 70,986 households. Median household income in DeSoto County is $85,297, 6% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 27.2%, 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. DeSoto County scores 67 for auto repair shops (upper middle), #472 of 2,378 scored counties.
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