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Auto repair shops in Walthall County, MS
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for auto repair shops in Walthall County, MS, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 68 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #397 of 2,378 scored counties
#4 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
- $5.1M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $970 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1M
- 2.3 times the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 9.5
- 56% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 13,928
- +0.4% since 2020
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What this means
At $970 per household (in line with the U.S. average), households in Walthall County spend about $5.1M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That is about $1M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 2.3 times the U.S. figure of $445K. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops.
Walthall County has 5 auto repair shops on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 16% across the U.S. That comes to 9.5 for every 10,000 households, 56% below the U.S. rate of 21.5.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for mechanical, body and glass repair in Walthall County, since they leave out counts under 3. Official counts list 26 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates show Walthall County grew 0.4% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for auto repair shops in Walthall County is 68 (upper middle), #397 of 2,378 scored counties and #4 of 65 scored counties in Mississippi. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Walthall 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 | Walthall County | Mississippi | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 9.5 | 20.9 | 21.5 |
| Spending per listing | $1M | $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 | +0.4% | −0.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $970 | $890 | $958 |
| Median household income | $48,905 | $56,447 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 68 | 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
- 26Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 50 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 12The 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 Walthall 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 Walthall County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 13,928+0.4% since 2020
- Households
- 5,290
- Median age
- 42.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 80%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 404 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 34
- Median household income
- $48,905+58.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $73,139
- Median home value
- $126,600
- Jobs located here
- 2,347
- Daytime population
- 10,906Residents 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 |
Other business types in Walthall 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 Walthall County, MS?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 5 auto repair shops in Walthall 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 Walthall County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 26 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Walthall County, MS spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $5.1M a year, or $970 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 101, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $1M 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 5,290 households in Walthall County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Walthall County, MS compare with the U.S. for auto repair shops?
Walthall County has 9.5 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 56% below the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $1M, 2.3 times the U.S. figure of $445K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, Walthall County would have about 12, against 5 on map listings.
How fast is Walthall County, MS growing?
Population estimates put Walthall County at 13,928 people in 2025, up 0.4% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 5,290 households. Median household income in Walthall County is $48,905, 39% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 58.0%, 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. Walthall County scores 68 for auto repair shops (upper middle), #397 of 2,378 scored counties.
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