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Auto repair shops in Itawamba County, MS
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for auto repair shops in Itawamba County, MS, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 38 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,723 of 2,378 scored counties
#39 of 65 scored counties in Mississippi
- Listings
- 21
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 15
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $9.2M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $958 a household
- Spending per listing
- $439K
- In line with the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 21.8
- In line with the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 24,152
- +1.3% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Itawamba County comes to about $9.2M a year: $958 per household, in line with the U.S. average. Spread across 21 auto repair shops, that is $439K per shop, in line with the U.S. figure of $445K. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops.
There are 21 auto repair shops on map listings in Itawamba County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 16% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 21.8, in line with the U.S. rate of 21.5.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Itawamba County was 15 in 2023. That is one for every 641 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Official counts also show 23 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates put the population change in Itawamba County from 2020 to 2025 at +1.3%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Itawamba County scores 38 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for auto repair shops, ranking #1,723 of 2,378 scored counties and #39 of 65 scored counties in Mississippi.
How Itawamba 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 | Itawamba County | Mississippi | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 21.8 | 20.9 | 21.5 |
| Spending per listing | $439K | $426K | $445K |
| Households per official establishment | 641 | 1,127 | 955 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +2.4% | +2.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.3% | −0.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $958 | $890 | $958 |
| Median household income | $55,546 | $56,447 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 38 | 37 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 10 → 15
- Employees, 2023
- 79
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 23Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 210 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 Itawamba 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 Itawamba County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 24,152+1.3% since 2020
- Households
- 9,619
- Median age
- 40.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 79%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 533 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 45
- Median household income
- $55,546+24.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $88,884
- Median home value
- $142,400
- Jobs located here
- 5,891
- Daytime population
- 19,887Residents 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 Itawamba 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 |
| 39Itawamba County, MS | 38 | 21 | 21.8 | $439K | +1.3% | #1,723 of 2,378 |
Other business types in Itawamba 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 Itawamba County, MS?
As of September 2026, map listings count 21 auto repair shops in Itawamba County. None of them 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 23 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Itawamba County, MS spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $9.2M a year, or $958 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 100, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 21 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $439K 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 9,619 households in Itawamba County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Itawamba County, MS compare with the U.S. for auto repair shops?
Itawamba County has 21.8 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $439K, in line with the U.S. figure of $445K. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of auto repair shops to household spending. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 641 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S.
How fast is Itawamba County, MS growing?
Population estimates put Itawamba County at 24,152 people in 2025, up 1.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 9,619 households. Median household income in Itawamba County is $55,546, 31% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 24.6%, 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. Itawamba County scores 38 for auto repair shops (lower middle), #1,723 of 2,378 scored counties.
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