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Auto repair shops in Stanly County, NC
How Stanly 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 45 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,452 of 2,378 scored counties
#63 of 95 scored counties in North Carolina
- Listings
- 74
- 11 chain locations (15%)
- Official establishments
- 31
- −6.1% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $25.9M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,026 a household
- Spending per listing
- $350K
- 21% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 29.3
- 36% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 68,830
- +9.8% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Stanly County spend about $25.9M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $1,026 per household, 7% above the U.S. average. That works out to $350K per shop, 21% below the U.S. figure of $445K. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops.
There are 74 auto repair shops on map listings in Stanly County as of September 2026. 11 of them (15%) are chain locations, against 16% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 29.3, 36% above the U.S. rate of 21.5.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Stanly County was 31 in 2023, down 6.1% from 2019. That is one for every 814 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Another 110 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $1.8M have gone to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Stanly County.
Population estimates show Stanly County grew 9.8% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For auto repair shops, Stanly County has a Groundwork market score of 45 (lower middle): #1,452 of 2,378 scored counties and #63 of 95 scored counties in North Carolina.
How Stanly 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 | Stanly County | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 29.3 | 21.7 | 21.5 |
| Spending per listing | $350K | $432K | $445K |
| Households per official establishment | 814 | 1,010 | 955 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −6.1% | +3.0% | +2.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +9.8% | +7.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,026 | $939 | $958 |
| Median household income | $60,704 | $72,388 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 45 | 53 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 33 → 31−6.1% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 143
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $6.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 110Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 7411 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 58The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $1.8M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Stanly 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 Stanly County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 68,830+9.8% since 2020
- Households
- 25,240
- Median age
- 41.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 74%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 395 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 164
- Median household income
- $60,704+15.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $78,208
- Median home value
- $242,400
- Jobs located here
- 23,648
- Daytime population
- 57,304Residents 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 Stanly 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 |
| 63Stanly County, NC | 45 | 74 | 29.3 | $350K | +9.8% | #1,452 of 2,378 |
Other business types in Stanly 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 Stanly County, NC?
As of September 2026, map listings count 74 auto repair shops in Stanly County. 11 of them (15%) are chain locations. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. Official counts show 31 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in 2023, down 6.1% from 2019. Official counts list 110 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Stanly County, NC spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $25.9M a year, or $1,026 per household. That is 7% above the U.S. average (an index of 107, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 74 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $350K 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 25,240 households in Stanly County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Stanly County, NC compare with the U.S. for auto repair shops?
Stanly County has 29.3 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 36% above the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $350K, 21% below the U.S. figure of $445K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, Stanly County would have about 58, against 74 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 814 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. The official count fell 6.1% from 2019 to 2023, against +2.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Stanly County, NC growing?
Population estimates put Stanly County at 68,830 people in 2025, up 9.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 25,240 households. Median household income in Stanly County is $60,704, 25% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 15.4%, 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. Stanly County scores 45 for auto repair shops (lower middle), #1,452 of 2,378 scored counties.
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