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Auto repair shops in Prentiss County, MS
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for auto repair shops in Prentiss County, MS, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 36 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,812 of 2,378 scored counties
#43 of 65 scored counties in Mississippi
- Listings
- 23
- 2 chain locations (9%)
- Official establishments
- 12
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $9M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $935 a household
- Spending per listing
- $390K
- 12% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 24.0
- 12% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 25,284
- +1.3% since 2020
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What this means
For auto repair shops, Prentiss County has a Groundwork market score of 36 (lower middle): #1,812 of 2,378 scored counties and #43 of 65 scored counties in Mississippi. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 23 auto repair shops in Prentiss County. Of those, 2 are chain locations, or 9%, against 16% across the U.S. That is 24.0 per 10,000 households, 12% above the U.S. rate of 21.5.
Households in Prentiss County spend about $9M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $935 per household, 2% below the U.S. average. Spread across 23 auto repair shops, that is $390K per shop, 12% 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.
In 2023, official counts showed 12 businesses with payroll in Prentiss County classed as mechanical, body and glass repair. That is one for every 800 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Prentiss County from 2020 to 2025 at +1.3%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Prentiss 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 | Prentiss County | Mississippi | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 24.0 | 20.9 | 21.5 |
| Spending per listing | $390K | $426K | $445K |
| Households per official establishment | 800 | 1,127 | 955 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +2.4% | +2.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.3% | −0.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $935 | $890 | $958 |
| Median household income | $49,724 | $56,447 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 36 | 37 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 13 → 12
- Employees, 2023
- 31
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 31Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 232 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 20The 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 Prentiss 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 Prentiss County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 25,284+1.3% since 2020
- Households
- 9,595
- Median age
- 38.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 78%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 415 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 61
- Median household income
- $49,724+26.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $72,563
- Median home value
- $122,500
- Jobs located here
- 7,623
- Daytime population
- 22,329Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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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 |
| 43Prentiss County, MS | 36 | 23 | 24.0 | $390K | +1.3% | #1,812 of 2,378 |
Other business types in Prentiss 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 Prentiss County, MS?
There are 23 auto repair shops on map listings in Prentiss County as of September 2026. 2 of them (9%) are chain locations. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. Official counts show 12 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in 2023. Another 31 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Prentiss County, MS spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $9M a year, or $935 per household. That is 2% below the U.S. average (an index of 98, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 23 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $390K per shop. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 9,595 households in Prentiss County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Prentiss County, MS compare with the U.S. for auto repair shops?
Prentiss County has 24.0 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 12% above the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $390K, 12% below the U.S. figure of $445K. At the national ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, Prentiss County would have about 20, against 23 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 800 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S.
How fast is Prentiss County, MS growing?
Population estimates put Prentiss County at 25,284 people in 2025, up 1.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 9,595 households. The median household income in Prentiss County is $49,724 a year, 38% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 26.7% 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. Prentiss County scores 36 for auto repair shops (lower middle), #1,812 of 2,378 scored counties.
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