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Auto repair shops in Chatham County, NC
How Chatham County, NC compares with other counties and the U.S. for auto repair shops: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 74 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #227 of 2,378 scored counties
#9 of 95 scored counties in North Carolina
- Listings
- 54
- 5 chain locations (9%)
- Official establishments
- 36
- −2.7% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $35.1M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,064 a household
- Spending per listing
- $651K
- 46% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 16.4
- 24% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 85,111
- +11.0% since 2020
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What this means
Chatham County scores 74 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for auto repair shops, ranking #227 of 2,378 scored counties and #9 of 95 scored counties in North Carolina. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for auto repair shops.
Households in Chatham County spend about $35.1M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $1,064 per household, 11% above the U.S. average. That works out to $651K per shop, 46% above the U.S. figure of $445K. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops.
Chatham County has 54 auto repair shops on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 9% of them, against 16% across the U.S. That comes to 16.4 for every 10,000 households, 24% below the U.S. rate of 21.5.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Chatham County was 36 in 2023, down 2.7% from 2019. That is one for every 917 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $1.4M have gone to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Chatham County. Population estimates show Chatham County grew 11.0% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Chatham 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 | Chatham County | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 16.4 | 21.7 | 21.5 |
| Spending per listing | $651K | $432K | $445K |
| Households per official establishment | 917 | 1,010 | 955 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −2.7% | +3.0% | +2.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +11.0% | +7.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,064 | $939 | $958 |
| Median household income | $94,317 | $72,388 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 74 | 53 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 37 → 36−2.7% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 161
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $7.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 58Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 545 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 79The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $1.4M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Chatham 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 Chatham County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 85,111+11.0% since 2020
- Households
- 33,004
- Median age
- 47.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 81%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 682 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 118
- Median household income
- $94,317+40.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $138,537
- Median home value
- $446,200
- Jobs located here
- 20,863
- Daytime population
- 66,832Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every North Carolina market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in North Carolina for auto repair shops, numbered among those based in North Carolina, with Chatham County marked.
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 |
Other business types in Chatham 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 Chatham County, NC?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 54 auto repair shops in Chatham County. 5 of them (9%) are chain locations. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. Official counts show 36 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in 2023, down 2.7% from 2019. Another 58 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Chatham County, NC spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $35.1M a year, or $1,064 per household. That is 11% above the U.S. average (an index of 111, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 54 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $651K 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 33,004 households in Chatham County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Chatham County, NC compare with the U.S. for auto repair shops?
Chatham County has 16.4 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 24% below the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $651K, 46% above the U.S. figure of $445K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, Chatham County would have about 79, against 54 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 917 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. The official count fell 2.7% from 2019 to 2023, against +2.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Chatham County, NC growing?
Population estimates put Chatham County at 85,111 people in 2025, up 11.0% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 33,004 households. Median household income in Chatham County is $94,317, 17% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 40.7%, 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. Chatham County scores 74 for auto repair shops (upper middle), #227 of 2,378 scored counties.
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