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Auto repair shops in Marshall County, MS

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for auto repair shops in Marshall County, MS, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 67 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #470 of 2,378 scored counties
#6 of 65 scored counties in Mississippi

Listings
25
1 chain location (4%)
Official establishments
10
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$13.2M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,003 a household
Spending per listing
$529K
19% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
19.0
12% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
34,654
+2.6% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

Households in Marshall County spend about $13.2M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $1,003 per household, 5% above the U.S. average. That is about $529K of household spending for each shop on map listings, 19% above the U.S. figure of $445K. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops.

There are 25 auto repair shops on map listings in Marshall County as of September 2026. One of them (4%) is a chain location, against 16% across the U.S. That comes to 19.0 for every 10,000 households, 12% below the U.S. rate of 21.5.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Marshall County was 10 in 2023. That is one for every 1,319 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Official counts also show 66 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates show Marshall County grew 2.6% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for auto repair shops in Marshall County is 67 (upper middle), #470 of 2,378 scored counties and #6 of 65 scored counties in Mississippi. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Marshall 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.

Auto repair shops in Marshall County, MS compared with Mississippi and the U.S.
MeasureMarshall CountyMississippiU.S.
Listings per 10k households19.020.921.5
Spending per listing$529K$426K$445K
Households per official establishment1,3191,127955
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+2.4%+2.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.6%−0.1%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$1,003$890$958
Median household income$53,458$56,447$80,734
Groundwork market score6737

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
4 → 10
Employees, 2023
140
Annual payroll, 2023
$6.4M
One-person businesses, 2023
66Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
251 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
30The 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 Marshall 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 Marshall County

Population, 2025 estimate
34,654+2.6% since 2020
Households
13,187
Median age
41.5
Homes lived in by their owners
79%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
706 sq. mi.
People per square mile
48
Median household income
$53,458+26.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$73,596
Median home value
$167,900
Jobs located here
12,144
Daytime population
31,085Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Auto repair shops across Mississippi

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The highest-scoring counties in Mississippi for auto repair shops, numbered among those based in Mississippi, with Marshall County marked.

Top counties in Mississippi

Counties in Mississippi ranked for auto repair shops by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Tate County, MS811311.8$880K+2.1%#93 of 2,378
2Madison County, MS775813.2$735K+6.5%#165 of 2,378
3Hancock County, MS693316.3$571K+1.6%#376 of 2,378
4Walthall County, MS6859.5$1M+0.4%#397 of 2,378
5Newton County, MS681114.3$668K−1.4%#407 of 2,378
6Marshall County, MS672519.0$529K+2.6%#470 of 2,378
7DeSoto County, MS6714320.1$514K+6.3%#472 of 2,378
8Oktibbeha County, MS66177.8$1.1M+0.4%#480 of 2,378
9Perry County, MS66510.8$871K+1.1%#481 of 2,378
10Monroe County, MS632014.4$649K−2.4%#595 of 2,378

Other business types in Marshall County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many auto repair shops are in Marshall County, MS?

As of September 2026, map listings count 25 auto repair shops in Marshall County. One of them (4%) is a chain location. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. Official counts show 10 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in 2023. Another 66 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

How much do households in Marshall County, MS spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?

About $13.2M a year, or $1,003 per household. That is 5% above the U.S. average (an index of 105, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 25 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $529K 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 13,187 households in Marshall County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Marshall County, MS compare with the U.S. for auto repair shops?

Marshall County has 19.0 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 12% below the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $529K, 19% above the U.S. figure of $445K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, Marshall County would have about 30, against 25 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,319 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S.

How fast is Marshall County, MS growing?

Population estimates put Marshall County at 34,654 people in 2025, up 2.6% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 13,187 households. Median household income in Marshall County is $53,458, 34% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 26.6%, 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. Marshall County scores 67 for auto repair shops (upper middle), #470 of 2,378 scored counties.

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How the score works · Top markets for auto repair shops · All 56 business types in Marshall County

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