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Auto repair shops in Lowndes County, MS
How Lowndes County, MS compares with other counties and the U.S. for auto repair shops: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 27 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #2,100 of 2,378 scored counties
#53 of 65 scored counties in Mississippi
- Listings
- 49
- 8 chain locations (16%)
- Official establishments
- 31
- 0.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $20.2M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $876 a household
- Spending per listing
- $411K
- 8% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 21.3
- In line with the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 57,346
- −2.4% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for auto repair shops in Lowndes County is 27 (lower middle), #2,100 of 2,378 scored counties and #53 of 65 scored counties in Mississippi. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
As of September 2026, map listings count 49 auto repair shops in Lowndes County. 8 of them (16%) are chain locations, against 16% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 21.3, in line with the U.S. rate of 21.5.
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Lowndes County comes to about $20.2M a year: $876 per household, 9% below the U.S. average. Spread across 49 auto repair shops, that is $411K per shop, 8% 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.
Official counts show 31 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Lowndes County in 2023, unchanged from 2019. That is one for every 742 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $653K has gone to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Lowndes County. Population estimates put the population change in Lowndes County from 2020 to 2025 at −2.4%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Lowndes 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 | Lowndes County | Mississippi | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 21.3 | 20.9 | 21.5 |
| Spending per listing | $411K | $426K | $445K |
| Households per official establishment | 742 | 1,127 | 955 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | 0.0% | +2.4% | +2.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.4% | −0.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $876 | $890 | $958 |
| Median household income | $53,812 | $56,447 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 27 | 37 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 31 → 310.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 133
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $6.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 60Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 498 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 45The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $653K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Lowndes 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 Lowndes County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 57,346−2.4% since 2020
- Households
- 23,006
- Median age
- 39.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 61%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 506 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 114
- Median household income
- $53,812+6.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $73,521
- Median home value
- $164,100
- Jobs located here
- 24,412
- Daytime population
- 59,512Residents 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 Lowndes 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 |
| 53Lowndes County, MS | 27 | 49 | 21.3 | $411K | −2.4% | #2,100 of 2,378 |
Other business types in Lowndes 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 Lowndes County, MS?
Lowndes County has 49 auto repair shops on map listings as of September 2026. 8 of them (16%) are chain locations. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. Official counts show 31 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in 2023, unchanged from 2019. Another 60 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Lowndes County, MS spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $20.2M a year, or $876 per household. That is 9% below the U.S. average (an index of 91, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 49 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $411K per shop. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 23,006 households in Lowndes County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Lowndes County, MS compare with the U.S. for auto repair shops?
Lowndes County has 21.3 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $411K, 8% below the U.S. figure of $445K. At the national ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, Lowndes County would have about 45, against 49 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 742 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. The official count held level from 2019 to 2023, against +2.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Lowndes County, MS growing?
Population estimates put Lowndes County at 57,346 people in 2025, down 2.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 23,006 households. The median household income in Lowndes County is $53,812 a year, 33% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 6.7% 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. Lowndes County scores 27 for auto repair shops (lower middle), #2,100 of 2,378 scored counties.
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