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Auto repair shops in Surry County, NC
The auto repair shops in Surry County, NC, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 37 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,786 of 2,378 scored counties
#85 of 95 scored counties in North Carolina
- Listings
- 89
- 6 chain locations (7%)
- Official establishments
- 34
- +13.3% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $30.3M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,014 a household
- Spending per listing
- $340K
- 23% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 29.8
- 39% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 72,287
- +1.3% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for auto repair shops in Surry County is 37 (lower middle), #1,786 of 2,378 scored counties and #85 of 95 scored counties in North Carolina. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 89 auto repair shops in Surry County. Chain locations make up 7% of them, against 16% across the U.S. That is 29.8 per 10,000 households, 39% above the U.S. rate of 21.5.
At $1,014 per household (6% above the U.S. average), households in Surry County spend about $30.3M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That is about $340K of household spending for each shop on map listings, 23% 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.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Surry County was 34 in 2023, up 13.3% from 2019. That is one for every 879 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $1.4M has gone to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Surry County. Population estimates show Surry County grew 1.3% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Surry 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 | Surry County | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 29.8 | 21.7 | 21.5 |
| Spending per listing | $340K | $432K | $445K |
| Households per official establishment | 879 | 1,010 | 955 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +13.3% | +3.0% | +2.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.3% | +7.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,014 | $939 | $958 |
| Median household income | $55,656 | $72,388 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 37 | 53 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 30 → 34+13.3% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 121
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $5.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 141Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 896 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 68The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $1.4M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Surry 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 Surry County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 72,287+1.3% since 2020
- Households
- 29,869
- Median age
- 44.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 73%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 533 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 134
- Median household income
- $55,656+27.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $76,579
- Median home value
- $177,600
- Jobs located here
- 28,742
- Daytime population
- 70,148Residents 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 Surry 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 |
| 85Surry County, NC | 37 | 89 | 29.8 | $340K | +1.3% | #1,786 of 2,378 |
Other business types in Surry 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 Surry County, NC?
There are 89 auto repair shops on map listings in Surry County as of September 2026. 6 of them (7%) are chain locations. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. Official counts show 34 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in 2023, up 13.3% from 2019. Official counts also show 141 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Surry County, NC spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $30.3M a year, or $1,014 per household. That is 6% above the U.S. average (an index of 106, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 89 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $340K per shop. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 29,869 households in Surry County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Surry County, NC compare with the U.S. for auto repair shops?
Surry County has 29.8 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 39% above the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $340K, 23% below the U.S. figure of $445K. At the national ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, Surry County would have about 68, against 89 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 879 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. The official count rose 13.3% from 2019 to 2023, against +2.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Surry County, NC growing?
Population estimates put Surry County at 72,287 people in 2025, up 1.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 29,869 households. The median household income in Surry County is $55,656 a year, 31% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 27.7% 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. Surry County scores 37 for auto repair shops (lower middle), #1,786 of 2,378 scored counties.
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