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Auto repair shops in Camden County, NC
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for auto repair shops in Camden County, NC, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score
Not scored
The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 4.
- Listings
- 4
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $4.4M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,102 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.1M
- 2.5 times the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 10.0
- 53% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 11,315
- +8.8% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 4 auto repair shops in Camden County. Per 10,000 households, that is 10.0, 53% below the U.S. rate of 21.5.
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Camden County comes to about $4.4M a year: $1,102 per household, 15% above the U.S. average. That is about $1.1M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 2.5 times 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 Camden County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Official counts list 13 one-person businesses without payroll.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Camden County grew 8.8%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 4 auto repair shops on map listings, Camden County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.
How Camden 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 | Camden County | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 10.0 | 21.7 | 21.5 |
| Spending per listing | $1.1M | $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 | +8.8% | +7.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,102 | $939 | $958 |
| Median household income | $91,078 | $72,388 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | Not scored | 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
- 13Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 40 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 10The 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 Camden 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 Camden County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 11,315+8.8% since 2020
- Households
- 4,011
- Median age
- 40.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 82%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.3
- Land area
- 240 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 45
- Median household income
- $91,078+41.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $106,163
- Median home value
- $337,100
- Jobs located here
- 1,091
- Daytime population
- 7,466Residents 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 |
| Camden County, NC | Not scored | 4 | 10.0 | $1.1M | +8.8% |
Other business types in Camden 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 Camden County, NC?
Camden County has 4 auto repair shops on map listings as of September 2026. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. No official count is published for mechanical, body and glass repair in Camden County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 13 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Camden County, NC spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $4.4M a year, or $1,102 per household. That is 15% above the U.S. average (an index of 115, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 4 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $1.1M per shop. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 4,011 households in Camden County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Camden County, NC compare with the U.S. for auto repair shops?
Camden County has 10.0 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 53% below the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $1.1M, 2.5 times the U.S. figure of $445K. At the national ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, Camden County would have about 10, against 4 on map listings.
How fast is Camden County, NC growing?
Population estimates put Camden County at 11,315 people in 2025, up 8.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 4,011 households. The median household income in Camden County is $91,078 a year, 13% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 41.1% 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. Camden County has no market score for auto repair shops: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 4.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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