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Auto repair shops in Onslow County, NC
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for auto repair shops in Onslow County, NC, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 53 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #1,077 of 2,378 scored counties
#44 of 95 scored counties in North Carolina
- Listings
- 175
- 38 chain locations (22%)
- Official establishments
- 59
- −1.7% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $68.2M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $907 a household
- Spending per listing
- $390K
- 12% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 23.3
- 8% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 217,175
- +6.0% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 175 auto repair shops in Onslow County. Chain locations make up 22% of them, against 16% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 23.3, 8% above the U.S. rate of 21.5.
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Onslow County comes to about $68.2M a year: $907 per household, 5% below the U.S. average. Spread across 175 auto repair shops, that is $390K per shop, 12% below 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 59 businesses with payroll in Onslow County classed as mechanical, body and glass repair, down 1.7% from 2019. That is one for every 1,276 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Another 163 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $1.3M have gone to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Onslow County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Onslow County grew 6.0%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Onslow County scores 53 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for auto repair shops, ranking #1,077 of 2,378 scored counties and #44 of 95 scored counties in North Carolina.
How Onslow 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 | Onslow County | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 23.3 | 21.7 | 21.5 |
| Spending per listing | $390K | $432K | $445K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,276 | 1,010 | 955 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −1.7% | +3.0% | +2.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +6.0% | +7.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $907 | $939 | $958 |
| Median household income | $68,148 | $72,388 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 53 | 53 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 60 → 59−1.7% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 379
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $18.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 163Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 17538 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 153The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $1.3M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Onslow 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 Onslow County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 217,175+6.0% since 2020
- Households
- 75,265
- Median age
- 30.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 64%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 762 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 273
- Median household income
- $68,148+35.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $85,766
- Median home value
- $236,400
- Jobs located here
- 48,126
- Daytime population
- 192,000Residents 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 Onslow 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 |
| 44Onslow County, NC | 53 | 175 | 23.3 | $390K | +6.0% | #1,077 of 2,378 |
Other business types in Onslow 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 Onslow County, NC?
Onslow County has 175 auto repair shops on map listings as of September 2026. 38 of them (22%) are chain locations. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. Official counts show 59 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in 2023, down 1.7% from 2019. Official counts list 163 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Onslow County, NC spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $68.2M a year, or $907 per household. That is 5% below the U.S. average (an index of 95, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 175 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $390K per shop. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 75,265 households in Onslow County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Onslow County, NC compare with the U.S. for auto repair shops?
Onslow County has 23.3 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 8% above the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $390K, 12% below the U.S. figure of $445K. At the national ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, Onslow County would have about 153, against 175 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,276 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. The official count fell 1.7% from 2019 to 2023, against +2.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Onslow County, NC growing?
Population estimates put Onslow County at 217,175 people in 2025, up 6.0% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 75,265 households. The median household income in Onslow County is $68,148 a year, 16% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 35.5% 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. Onslow County scores 53 for auto repair shops (upper middle), #1,077 of 2,378 scored counties.
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