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Auto repair shops in Bertie County, NC
The auto repair shops in Bertie County, NC, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 57 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #831 of 2,378 scored counties
#37 of 95 scored counties in North Carolina
- Listings
- 8
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $6.8M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $954 a household
- Spending per listing
- $852K
- 92% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 11.2
- 48% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 17,086
- −3.6% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Bertie County spend about $6.8M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $954 per household, in line with the U.S. average. That is about $852K of household spending for each shop on map listings, 92% above the U.S. figure of $445K. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops.
Bertie County has 8 auto repair shops on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 16% across the U.S. That is 11.2 per 10,000 households, 48% below the U.S. rate of 21.5.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for mechanical, body and glass repair in Bertie County, since they leave out counts under 3. Official counts also show 25 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates show Bertie County declined 3.6% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. Bertie County scores 57 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for auto repair shops, ranking #831 of 2,378 scored counties and #37 of 95 scored counties in North Carolina.
How Bertie County compares
The same measures for North Carolina 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 | Bertie County | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 11.2 | 21.7 | 21.5 |
| Spending per listing | $852K | $432K | $445K |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 1,010 | 955 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +3.0% | +2.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −3.6% | +7.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $954 | $939 | $958 |
| Median household income | $48,750 | $72,388 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 57 | 53 |
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
- 25Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 80 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 15The 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 Bertie 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 Bertie County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 17,086−3.6% since 2020
- Households
- 7,143
- Median age
- 47.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 73%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 699 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 25
- Median household income
- $48,750+37.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $71,465
- Median home value
- $98,500
- Jobs located here
- 4,889
- Daytime population
- 15,340Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in North Carolina
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Hoke County, NC | 84 | 21 | 10.9 | $893K | +9.0% | #57 of 2,378 |
| 2Brunswick County, NC | 82 | 102 | 14.8 | $651K | +26.5% | #86 of 2,378 |
| 3Madison County, NC | 82 | 13 | 15.6 | $649K | +5.9% | #87 of 2,378 |
| 4Orange County, NC | 80 | 63 | 11.0 | $854K | +6.1% | #110 of 2,378 |
| 5Perquimans County, NC | 78 | 6 | 10.7 | $887K | +3.6% | #143 of 2,378 |
| 6Pamlico County, NC | 76 | 5 | 9.2 | $1M | +3.7% | #181 of 2,378 |
| 7Pender County, NC | 76 | 42 | 16.6 | $620K | +19.0% | #190 of 2,378 |
| 8Caswell County, NC | 75 | 14 | 15.9 | $670K | +0.4% | #209 of 2,378 |
| 9Chatham County, NC | 74 | 54 | 16.4 | $651K | +11.0% | #227 of 2,378 |
| 10Granville County, NC | 74 | 37 | 16.5 | $648K | +2.1% | #228 of 2,378 |
| 37Bertie County, NC | 57 | 8 | 11.2 | $852K | −3.6% | #831 of 2,378 |
Other business types in Bertie 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 Bertie County, NC?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 8 auto repair shops in Bertie 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 Bertie County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts list 25 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Bertie County, NC spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $6.8M a year, or $954 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 100, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 8 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $852K 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 7,143 households in Bertie County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Bertie County, NC compare with the U.S. for auto repair shops?
Bertie County has 11.2 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 48% below the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $852K, 92% above the U.S. figure of $445K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, Bertie County would have about 15, against 8 on map listings.
How fast is Bertie County, NC growing?
Population estimates put Bertie County at 17,086 people in 2025, down 3.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 7,143 households. Median household income in Bertie County is $48,750, 40% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 37.2%, 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. Bertie County scores 57 for auto repair shops (upper middle), #831 of 2,378 scored counties.
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