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Auto repair shops in Edgecombe County, NC

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for auto repair shops in Edgecombe County, NC, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 64 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #553 of 2,378 scored counties
#25 of 95 scored counties in North Carolina

Listings
29
1 chain location (3%)
Official establishments
14
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$17.5M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $892 a household
Spending per listing
$605K
36% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
14.8
31% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
49,121
+0.7% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

As of September 2026, map listings count 29 auto repair shops in Edgecombe County. One of them (3%) is a chain location, against 16% across the U.S. That is 14.8 per 10,000 households, 31% below the U.S. rate of 21.5.

At $892 per household (7% below the U.S. average), households in Edgecombe County spend about $17.5M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That is about $605K of household spending for each shop on map listings, 36% 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.

In 2023, official counts showed 14 businesses with payroll in Edgecombe County classed as mechanical, body and glass repair. That is one for every 1,404 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Official counts also show 51 one-person businesses without payroll.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Edgecombe County grew 0.7%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Edgecombe County scores 64 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for auto repair shops, ranking #553 of 2,378 scored counties and #25 of 95 scored counties in North Carolina. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Edgecombe 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.

Auto repair shops in Edgecombe County, NC compared with North Carolina and the U.S.
MeasureEdgecombe CountyNorth CarolinaU.S.
Listings per 10k households14.821.721.5
Spending per listing$605K$432K$445K
Households per official establishment1,4041,010955
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+3.0%+2.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.7%+7.2%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$892$939$958
Median household income$51,265$72,388$80,734
Groundwork market score6453

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
11 → 14
Employees, 2023
34
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.4M
One-person businesses, 2023
51Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
291 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
39The 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 Edgecombe 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 Edgecombe County

Population, 2025 estimate
49,121+0.7% since 2020
Households
19,652
Median age
41.4
Homes lived in by their owners
61%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
505 sq. mi.
People per square mile
96
Median household income
$51,265+39.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$68,605
Median home value
$125,100
Jobs located here
12,843
Daytime population
39,481Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Auto repair shops across North Carolina

Every North Carolina market ranked →

The highest-scoring counties in North Carolina for auto repair shops, numbered among those based in North Carolina, with Edgecombe County marked.

Top counties in North Carolina

Counties in North Carolina ranked for auto repair shops by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Hoke County, NC842110.9$893K+9.0%#57 of 2,378
2Brunswick County, NC8210214.8$651K+26.5%#86 of 2,378
3Madison County, NC821315.6$649K+5.9%#87 of 2,378
4Orange County, NC806311.0$854K+6.1%#110 of 2,378
5Perquimans County, NC78610.7$887K+3.6%#143 of 2,378
6Pamlico County, NC7659.2$1M+3.7%#181 of 2,378
7Pender County, NC764216.6$620K+19.0%#190 of 2,378
8Caswell County, NC751415.9$670K+0.4%#209 of 2,378
9Chatham County, NC745416.4$651K+11.0%#227 of 2,378
10Granville County, NC743716.5$648K+2.1%#228 of 2,378
25Edgecombe County, NC642914.8$605K+0.7%#553 of 2,378

Other business types in Edgecombe County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many auto repair shops are in Edgecombe County, NC?

Edgecombe County has 29 auto repair shops on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (3%) is a chain location. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. Official counts show 14 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in 2023. Another 51 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

How much do households in Edgecombe County, NC spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?

About $17.5M a year, or $892 per household. That is 7% below the U.S. average (an index of 93, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 29 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $605K per shop. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 19,652 households in Edgecombe County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Edgecombe County, NC compare with the U.S. for auto repair shops?

Edgecombe County has 14.8 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 31% below the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $605K, 36% above the U.S. figure of $445K. At the national ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, Edgecombe County would have about 39, against 29 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,404 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S.

How fast is Edgecombe County, NC growing?

Population estimates put Edgecombe County at 49,121 people in 2025, up 0.7% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 19,652 households. The median household income in Edgecombe County is $51,265 a year, 37% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 39.1% 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. Edgecombe County scores 64 for auto repair shops (upper middle), #553 of 2,378 scored counties.

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