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Auto repair shops in Perry County, MS

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 66 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #481 of 2,378 scored counties
#9 of 65 scored counties in Mississippi

Listings
5
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$4.4M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $937 a household
Spending per listing
$871K
96% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
10.8
50% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
11,577
+1.1% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 5 auto repair shops in Perry County. None of them are chain locations, against 16% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 10.8, 50% below the U.S. rate of 21.5.

At $937 per household (2% below the U.S. average), households in Perry County spend about $4.4M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That is about $871K of household spending for each shop on map listings, 96% above 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.

There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Perry County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Official counts also show 14 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates show Perry County grew 1.1% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Perry County scores 66 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for auto repair shops, ranking #481 of 2,378 scored counties and #9 of 65 scored counties in Mississippi. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Perry 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 Perry County, MS compared with Mississippi and the U.S.
MeasurePerry CountyMississippiU.S.
Listings per 10k households10.820.921.5
Spending per listing$871K$426K$445K
Households per official establishmentn/a1,127955
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+2.4%+2.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.1%−0.1%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$937$890$958
Median household income$49,634$56,447$80,734
Groundwork market score6637

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
n/a
Employees, 2023
n/a
Annual payroll, 2023
n/a
One-person businesses, 2023
14Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
50 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
10The 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 Perry 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 Perry County

Population, 2025 estimate
11,577+1.1% since 2020
Households
4,647
Median age
42.2
Homes lived in by their owners
82%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
647 sq. mi.
People per square mile
18
Median household income
$49,634+16.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$62,655
Median home value
$124,000
Jobs located here
1,993
Daytime population
9,347Residents 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 Perry 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 Perry County

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

Questions

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

Perry County has 5 auto repair shops on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. No official count is published for mechanical, body and glass repair in Perry County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts list 14 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $4.4M a year, or $937 per household. That is 2% below the U.S. average (an index of 98, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $871K per shop. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 4,647 households in Perry County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Perry County has 10.8 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 50% below the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $871K, 96% above the U.S. figure of $445K. At the national ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, Perry County would have about 10, against 5 on map listings.

How fast is Perry County, MS growing?

Population estimates put Perry County at 11,577 people in 2025, up 1.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 4,647 households. The median household income in Perry County is $49,634 a year, 39% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 16.9% 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. Perry County scores 66 for auto repair shops (upper middle), #481 of 2,378 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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

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