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Auto repair shops in Pearl River County, MS
The auto repair shops in Pearl River County, MS, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 53 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #1,073 of 2,378 scored counties
#21 of 65 scored counties in Mississippi
- Listings
- 52
- 8 chain locations (15%)
- Official establishments
- 20
- −9.1% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $21M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $958 a household
- Spending per listing
- $403K
- 9% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 23.8
- 11% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 59,363
- +5.6% since 2020
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What this means
At $958 per household (in line with the U.S. average), households in Pearl River County spend about $21M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. Spread across 52 auto repair shops, that is $403K per shop, 9% below the U.S. figure of $445K. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops.
There are 52 auto repair shops on map listings in Pearl River County as of September 2026. Of those, 8 are chain locations, or 15%, against 16% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 23.8, 11% above the U.S. rate of 21.5.
In 2023, official counts showed 20 businesses with payroll in Pearl River County classed as mechanical, body and glass repair, down 9.1% from 2019. That is one for every 1,094 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Another 97 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Pearl River County grew 5.6%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Pearl River County scores 53 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for auto repair shops, ranking #1,073 of 2,378 scored counties and #21 of 65 scored counties in Mississippi.
How Pearl River 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 | Pearl River County | Mississippi | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 23.8 | 20.9 | 21.5 |
| Spending per listing | $403K | $426K | $445K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,094 | 1,127 | 955 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −9.1% | +2.4% | +2.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +5.6% | −0.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $958 | $890 | $958 |
| Median household income | $58,135 | $56,447 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 53 | 37 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 22 → 20−9.1% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 93
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 97Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 528 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 47The 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 Pearl River 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 Pearl River County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 59,363+5.6% since 2020
- Households
- 21,880
- Median age
- 41.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 80%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 812 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 71
- Median household income
- $58,135+24.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $75,551
- Median home value
- $182,300
- Jobs located here
- 11,097
- Daytime population
- 47,617Residents 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 Pearl River 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 |
| 21Pearl River County, MS | 53 | 52 | 23.8 | $403K | +5.6% | #1,073 of 2,378 |
Other business types in Pearl River 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 Pearl River County, MS?
As of September 2026, map listings count 52 auto repair shops in Pearl River County. 8 of them (15%) are chain locations. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. Official counts show 20 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in 2023, down 9.1% from 2019. Official counts list 97 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Pearl River County, MS spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $21M 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 52 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $403K 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 21,880 households in Pearl River County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Pearl River County, MS compare with the U.S. for auto repair shops?
Pearl River County has 23.8 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 11% above the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $403K, 9% below the U.S. figure of $445K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, Pearl River County would have about 47, against 52 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,094 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. The official count fell 9.1% from 2019 to 2023, against +2.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Pearl River County, MS growing?
Population estimates put Pearl River County at 59,363 people in 2025, up 5.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 21,880 households. Median household income in Pearl River County is $58,135, 28% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 24.0%, 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. Pearl River County scores 53 for auto repair shops (upper middle), #1,073 of 2,378 scored counties.
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