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Auto repair shops in Panola County, MS
How Panola 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 42 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,568 of 2,378 scored counties
#33 of 65 scored counties in Mississippi
- Listings
- 34
- 7 chain locations (21%)
- Official establishments
- 4
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $11.7M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $947 a household
- Spending per listing
- $343K
- 23% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 27.6
- 28% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 32,691
- −1.4% since 2020
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What this means
At $947 per household (in line with the U.S. average), households in Panola County spend about $11.7M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That works out to $343K per shop, 23% below the U.S. figure of $445K. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops.
Panola County has 34 auto repair shops on map listings as of September 2026. 7 of them (21%) are chain locations, against 16% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 27.6, 28% above the U.S. rate of 21.5.
In 2023, official counts showed 4 businesses with payroll in Panola County classed as mechanical, body and glass repair. That is one for every 3,078 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Official counts also show 71 one-person businesses without payroll.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Panola County declined 1.4%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for auto repair shops in Panola County is 42 (lower middle), #1,568 of 2,378 scored counties and #33 of 65 scored counties in Mississippi.
How Panola 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 | Panola County | Mississippi | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 27.6 | 20.9 | 21.5 |
| Spending per listing | $343K | $426K | $445K |
| Households per official establishment | 3,078 | 1,127 | 955 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +2.4% | +2.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.4% | −0.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $947 | $890 | $958 |
| Median household income | $45,945 | $56,447 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 42 | 37 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 4
- Employees, 2023
- 83
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 71Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 347 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 26The 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 Panola 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 Panola County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 32,691−1.4% since 2020
- Households
- 12,312
- Median age
- 38.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 685 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 48
- Median household income
- $45,945+20.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $67,388
- Median home value
- $127,800
- Jobs located here
- 10,394
- Daytime population
- 28,953Residents 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 Panola 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 |
| 33Panola County, MS | 42 | 34 | 27.6 | $343K | −1.4% | #1,568 of 2,378 |
Other business types in Panola 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 Panola County, MS?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 34 auto repair shops in Panola County. 7 of them (21%) are chain locations. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in 2023. Another 71 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Panola County, MS spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $11.7M a year, or $947 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 99, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 34 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $343K 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 12,312 households in Panola County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Panola County, MS compare with the U.S. for auto repair shops?
Panola County has 27.6 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 28% above the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $343K, 23% below the U.S. figure of $445K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, Panola County would have about 26, against 34 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,078 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S.
How fast is Panola County, MS growing?
Population estimates put Panola County at 32,691 people in 2025, down 1.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 12,312 households. Median household income in Panola County is $45,945, 43% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 20.0%, 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. Panola County scores 42 for auto repair shops (lower middle), #1,568 of 2,378 scored counties.
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