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Auto repair shops in Sunflower County, MS
The auto repair shops in Sunflower County, MS, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 34 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,863 of 2,378 scored counties
#44 of 65 scored counties in Mississippi
- Listings
- 12
- 1 chain location (8%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $6.2M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $777 a household
- Spending per listing
- $520K
- 17% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 14.9
- 31% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 22,893
- −10.9% since 2020
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What this means
For auto repair shops, Sunflower County has a Groundwork market score of 34 (lower middle): #1,863 of 2,378 scored counties and #44 of 65 scored counties in Mississippi. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
As of September 2026, map listings count 12 auto repair shops in Sunflower County. One of them (8%) is a chain location, against 16% across the U.S. That comes to 14.9 for every 10,000 households, 31% below the U.S. rate of 21.5.
At $777 per household (19% below the U.S. average), households in Sunflower County spend about $6.2M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That is about $520K of household spending for each shop on map listings, 17% 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 Sunflower County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Population estimates put the population change in Sunflower County from 2020 to 2025 at −10.9%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Sunflower 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 | Sunflower County | Mississippi | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 14.9 | 20.9 | 21.5 |
| Spending per listing | $520K | $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 | −10.9% | −0.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $777 | $890 | $958 |
| Median household income | $39,956 | $56,447 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 34 | 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
- 36Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 121 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 14The 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 Sunflower 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 Sunflower County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 22,893−10.9% since 2020
- Households
- 8,034
- Median age
- 37.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 55%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 698 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 35
- Median household income
- $39,956+29.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $59,047
- Median home value
- $100,300
- Jobs located here
- 8,525
- Daytime population
- 24,285Residents 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 |
| 44Sunflower County, MS | 34 | 12 | 14.9 | $520K | −10.9% | #1,863 of 2,378 |
Other business types in Sunflower 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 Sunflower County, MS?
Sunflower County has 12 auto repair shops on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (8%) is a chain location. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. No official count is published for mechanical, body and glass repair in Sunflower County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 36 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Sunflower County, MS spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $6.2M a year, or $777 per household. That is 19% below the U.S. average (an index of 81, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 12 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $520K per shop. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 8,034 households in Sunflower County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Sunflower County, MS compare with the U.S. for auto repair shops?
Sunflower County has 14.9 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 31% below the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $520K, 17% above the U.S. figure of $445K. At the national ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, Sunflower County would have about 14, against 12 on map listings.
How fast is Sunflower County, MS growing?
Population estimates put Sunflower County at 22,893 people in 2025, down 10.9% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 8,034 households. The median household income in Sunflower County is $39,956 a year, 51% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 29.6% 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. Sunflower County scores 34 for auto repair shops (lower middle), #1,863 of 2,378 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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