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Auto repair shops in Harrison County, MS
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for auto repair shops in Harrison County, MS, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 41 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,618 of 2,378 scored counties
#36 of 65 scored counties in Mississippi
- Listings
- 194
- 40 chain locations (21%)
- Official establishments
- 79
- −8.1% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $70.8M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $850 a household
- Spending per listing
- $365K
- 18% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 23.3
- 8% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 217,136
- +4.0% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 194 auto repair shops in Harrison County. Of those, 40 are chain locations, or 21%, against 16% across the U.S. That comes to 23.3 for every 10,000 households, 8% above the U.S. rate of 21.5.
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Harrison County comes to about $70.8M a year: $850 per household, 11% below the U.S. average. Spread across 194 auto repair shops, that is $365K per shop, 18% 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.
In 2023, official counts showed 79 businesses with payroll in Harrison County classed as mechanical, body and glass repair, down 8.1% from 2019. That is one for every 1,055 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Official counts list 161 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $400K have gone to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Harrison County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Harrison County grew 4.0%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Harrison County scores 41 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for auto repair shops, ranking #1,618 of 2,378 scored counties and #36 of 65 scored counties in Mississippi.
How Harrison 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 | Harrison County | Mississippi | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 23.3 | 20.9 | 21.5 |
| Spending per listing | $365K | $426K | $445K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,055 | 1,127 | 955 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −8.1% | +2.4% | +2.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.0% | −0.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $850 | $890 | $958 |
| Median household income | $59,479 | $56,447 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 41 | 37 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 86 → 79−8.1% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 384
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $18.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 161Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 19440 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 159The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $400K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Harrison 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 Harrison County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 217,136+4.0% since 2020
- Households
- 83,358
- Median age
- 39.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 62%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 574 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 368
- Median household income
- $59,479+24.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $80,923
- Median home value
- $212,200
- Jobs located here
- 89,531
- Daytime population
- 220,283Residents 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 Harrison 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 |
| 36Harrison County, MS | 41 | 194 | 23.3 | $365K | +4.0% | #1,618 of 2,378 |
Other business types in Harrison 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 Harrison County, MS?
Harrison County has 194 auto repair shops on map listings as of September 2026. 40 of them (21%) are chain locations. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. Official counts show 79 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in 2023, down 8.1% from 2019. Official counts also show 161 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Harrison County, MS spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $70.8M a year, or $850 per household. That is 11% below the U.S. average (an index of 89, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 194 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $365K per shop. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 83,358 households in Harrison County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Harrison County, MS compare with the U.S. for auto repair shops?
Harrison County has 23.3 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 8% above the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $365K, 18% below the U.S. figure of $445K. At the national ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, Harrison County would have about 159, against 194 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,055 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. The official count fell 8.1% from 2019 to 2023, against +2.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Harrison County, MS growing?
Population estimates put Harrison County at 217,136 people in 2025, up 4.0% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 83,358 households. The median household income in Harrison County is $59,479 a year, 26% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 24.2% 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. Harrison County scores 41 for auto repair shops (lower middle), #1,618 of 2,378 scored counties.
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