Auto · Small-town market · Mississippi
Auto repair shops in the Laurel, MS area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for auto repair shops in the Laurel, MS area, set against other small-town markets and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 37 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #401 of 538 scored small-town markets
#9 of 17 scored small-town markets based in Mississippi
- Listings
- 74
- 7 chain locations (9%)
- Official establishments
- 29
- +12.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $27M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $855 a household
- Spending per listing
- $365K
- 18% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 23.4
- 9% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 82,281
- −1.5% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in the Laurel area comes to about $27M a year: $855 per household, 11% below the U.S. average. That is about $365K of household spending for each shop on map listings, 18% below the U.S. figure of $445K. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops.
There are 74 auto repair shops on map listings in the Laurel area as of September 2026. Of those, 7 are chain locations, or 9%, against 16% across the U.S. That is 23.4 per 10,000 households, 9% above the U.S. rate of 21.5.
Official counts show 29 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in the Laurel area in 2023, up 12.0% from 2019. That is one for every 1,090 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Official counts list 110 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $991K have gone to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in the Laurel area.
Population estimates put the population change in the Laurel area from 2020 to 2025 at −1.5%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for auto repair shops in the Laurel area is 37 (lower middle), #401 of 538 scored small-town markets and #9 of 17 scored small-town markets based in Mississippi.
How the Laurel area 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 | Laurel area | Mississippi | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 23.4 | 20.9 | 21.5 |
| Spending per listing | $365K | $426K | $445K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,090 | 1,127 | 955 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +12.0% | +2.4% | +2.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.5% | −0.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $855 | $890 | $958 |
| Median household income | $51,236 | $56,447 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 37 | 37 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 29+12.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 182
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $9.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 110Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 747 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 61The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $991K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in the Laurel area, 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 the Laurel area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 82,281−1.5% since 2020
- Households
- 31,604
- Median age
- 39.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 77%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 1,371 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 60
- Median household income
- $51,236+26.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $73,808
- Median home value
- $132,900
- Jobs located here
- 32,859
- Daytime population
- 82,735Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Mississippi market ranked →The highest-scoring small-town markets in Mississippi for auto repair shops, numbered among those based in Mississippi, with the Laurel area marked.
Top small-town markets in Mississippi
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Starkville, MS | 71 | 26 | 10.0 | $878K | +0.8% | #62 of 538 |
| 2Oxford, MS | 65 | 53 | 22.0 | $416K | +5.3% | #116 of 538 |
| 3Picayune, MS | 60 | 52 | 23.8 | $403K | +5.6% | #172 of 538 |
| 4Greenwood, MS | 57 | 17 | 11.8 | $629K | −8.8% | #190 of 538 |
| 5Cleveland, MS | 54 | 16 | 13.4 | $556K | −8.3% | #229 of 538 |
| 6McComb, MS | 43 | 43 | 21.2 | $400K | −2.6% | #349 of 538 |
| 7Clarksdale, MS | 42 | 10 | 11.9 | $563K | −6.5% | #357 of 538 |
| 8Brookhaven, MS | 39 | 29 | 22.0 | $408K | +0.5% | #380 of 538 |
| 9Laurel, MS | 37 | 74 | 23.4 | $365K | −1.5% | #401 of 538 |
| 10Columbus, MS | 35 | 55 | 20.4 | $430K | −2.7% | #418 of 538 |
Other business types in the Laurel area
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
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Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many auto repair shops are in the Laurel, MS area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 74 auto repair shops in the Laurel area. 7 of them (9%) are chain locations. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. Official counts show 29 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in 2023, up 12.0% from 2019. Official counts also show 110 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Laurel, MS area spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $27M a year, or $855 per household. That is 11% below the U.S. average (an index of 89, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 74 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $365K 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 31,604 households in the Laurel area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Laurel, MS area compare with the U.S. for auto repair shops?
The Laurel area has 23.4 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 9% above the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $365K, 18% below the U.S. figure of $445K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, the Laurel area would have about 61, against 74 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,090 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. The official count rose 12.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +2.1% for the U.S.
How fast is the Laurel, MS area growing?
Population estimates put the Laurel area at 82,281 people in 2025, down 1.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 31,604 households. Median household income in the Laurel area is $51,236, 37% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 26.2%, 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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. The Laurel area scores 37 for auto repair shops (lower middle), #401 of 538 scored small-town markets.
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