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Auto repair shops in Tate County, MS
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for auto repair shops in Tate County, MS, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 81 out of 100: High
Ranked #93 of 2,378 scored counties
#1 of 65 scored counties in Mississippi
- Listings
- 13
- 1 chain location (8%)
- Official establishments
- 4
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $11.4M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,039 a household
- Spending per listing
- $880K
- 98% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 11.8
- 45% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 28,725
- +2.1% since 2020
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What this means
For auto repair shops, Tate County has a Groundwork market score of 81 (high): #93 of 2,378 scored counties and #1 of 65 scored counties in Mississippi. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for auto repair shops.
As of September 2026, map listings count 13 auto repair shops in Tate County. One of them (8%) is a chain location, against 16% across the U.S. That is 11.8 per 10,000 households, 45% below the U.S. rate of 21.5.
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Tate County comes to about $11.4M a year: $1,039 per household, 8% above the U.S. average. That is about $880K of household spending for each shop on map listings, 98% 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.
Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Tate County in 2023. That is one for every 2,755 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Tate County from 2020 to 2025 at +2.1%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Tate 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 | Tate County | Mississippi | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 11.8 | 20.9 | 21.5 |
| Spending per listing | $880K | $426K | $445K |
| Households per official establishment | 2,755 | 1,127 | 955 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +2.4% | +2.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.1% | −0.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,039 | $890 | $958 |
| Median household income | $69,704 | $56,447 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 81 | 37 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 3 → 4
- Employees, 2023
- 22
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 68Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 131 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 26The 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 Tate 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 Tate County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 28,725+2.1% since 2020
- Households
- 11,018
- Median age
- 39.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 76%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 405 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 70
- Median household income
- $69,704+36.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $81,048
- Median home value
- $209,000
- Jobs located here
- 6,020
- Daytime population
- 22,295Residents 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 Tate 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 |
Other business types in Tate 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 Tate County, MS?
Tate County has 13 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. Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in 2023. Official counts list 68 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Tate County, MS spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $11.4M a year, or $1,039 per household. That is 8% above the U.S. average (an index of 108, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 13 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $880K per shop. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 11,018 households in Tate County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Tate County, MS compare with the U.S. for auto repair shops?
Tate County has 11.8 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 45% below the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $880K, 98% above the U.S. figure of $445K. At the national ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, Tate County would have about 26, against 13 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,755 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S.
How fast is Tate County, MS growing?
Population estimates put Tate County at 28,725 people in 2025, up 2.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 11,018 households. The median household income in Tate County is $69,704 a year, 14% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 36.6% 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. Tate County scores 81 for auto repair shops (high), #93 of 2,378 scored counties.
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