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Auto repair shops in Smith County, MS
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for auto repair shops in Smith County, MS, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 51 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #1,127 of 2,378 scored counties
#25 of 65 scored counties in Mississippi
- Listings
- 7
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $4.8M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $855 a household
- Spending per listing
- $683K
- 54% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 12.5
- 42% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 13,991
- −1.5% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Smith County spend about $4.8M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $855 per household, 11% below the U.S. average. That works out to $683K per shop, 54% above the U.S. figure of $445K. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops.
Smith County has 7 auto repair shops on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 16% across the U.S. That is 12.5 per 10,000 households, 42% below the U.S. rate of 21.5.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for mechanical, body and glass repair in Smith County, since they leave out counts under 3. Official counts also show 17 one-person businesses without payroll.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Smith County declined 1.5%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for auto repair shops in Smith County is 51 (upper middle), #1,127 of 2,378 scored counties and #25 of 65 scored counties in Mississippi.
How Smith 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 | Smith County | Mississippi | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 12.5 | 20.9 | 21.5 |
| Spending per listing | $683K | $426K | $445K |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 1,127 | 955 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +2.4% | +2.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.5% | −0.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $855 | $890 | $958 |
| Median household income | $60,916 | $56,447 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 51 | 37 |
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
- 17Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 70 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 11The 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 Smith 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 Smith County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 13,991−1.5% since 2020
- Households
- 5,592
- Median age
- 41.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 87%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 636 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 22
- Median household income
- $60,916+41.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $72,047
- Median home value
- $112,600
- Jobs located here
- 2,109
- Daytime population
- 10,403Residents 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 Smith 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 |
| 25Smith County, MS | 51 | 7 | 12.5 | $683K | −1.5% | #1,127 of 2,378 |
Other business types in Smith 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 Smith County, MS?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 7 auto repair shops in Smith County. 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 Smith County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts list 17 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Smith County, MS spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $4.8M a year, or $855 per household. That is 11% below the U.S. average (an index of 89, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 7 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $683K 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 5,592 households in Smith County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Smith County, MS compare with the U.S. for auto repair shops?
Smith County has 12.5 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 42% below the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $683K, 54% above the U.S. figure of $445K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, Smith County would have about 11, against 7 on map listings.
How fast is Smith County, MS growing?
Population estimates put Smith County at 13,991 people in 2025, down 1.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 5,592 households. Median household income in Smith County is $60,916, 25% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 41.3%, 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. Smith County scores 51 for auto repair shops (upper middle), #1,127 of 2,378 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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