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Auto repair shops in Warren County, NC

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 72 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #280 of 2,378 scored counties
#13 of 95 scored counties in North Carolina

Listings
8
2 chain locations (25%)
Official establishments
5
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$7.4M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $909 a household
Spending per listing
$926K
2.1 times the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
9.8
54% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
18,898
+1.6% 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

Households in Warren County spend about $7.4M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $909 per household, 5% below the U.S. average. Spread across 8 auto repair shops, that is $926K per shop, 2.1 times the U.S. figure of $445K. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops.

There are 8 auto repair shops on map listings in Warren County as of September 2026. 2 of them (25%) are chain locations, against 16% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 9.8, 54% below the U.S. rate of 21.5.

Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Warren County in 2023. That is one for every 1,629 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Official counts also show 26 one-person businesses without payroll.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Warren County grew 1.6%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for auto repair shops in Warren County is 72 (upper middle), #280 of 2,378 scored counties and #13 of 95 scored counties in North Carolina. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Warren 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 Warren County, NC compared with North Carolina and the U.S.
MeasureWarren CountyNorth CarolinaU.S.
Listings per 10k households9.821.721.5
Spending per listing$926K$432K$445K
Households per official establishment1,6291,010955
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+3.0%+2.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.6%+7.2%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$909$939$958
Median household income$50,638$72,388$80,734
Groundwork market score7253

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
5 → 5
Employees, 2023
12
Annual payroll, 2023
$311K
One-person businesses, 2023
26Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
82 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
17The 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 Warren 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 Warren County

Population, 2025 estimate
18,898+1.6% since 2020
Households
8,147
Median age
49.1
Homes lived in by their owners
69%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
429 sq. mi.
People per square mile
44
Median household income
$50,638+38.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$74,977
Median home value
$154,200
Jobs located here
3,062
Daytime population
14,501Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Auto repair shops across North Carolina

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The highest-scoring counties in North Carolina for auto repair shops, numbered among those based in North Carolina, with Warren 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
13Warren County, NC7289.8$926K+1.6%#280 of 2,378

Other business types in Warren County

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

Questions

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

As of September 2026, map listings count 8 auto repair shops in Warren County. 2 of them (25%) are chain locations. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in 2023. Another 26 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

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

About $7.4M a year, or $909 per household. That is 5% below the U.S. average (an index of 95, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 8 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $926K 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 8,147 households in Warren County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Warren County has 9.8 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 54% below the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $926K, 2.1 times the U.S. figure of $445K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, Warren County would have about 17, against 8 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,629 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S.

How fast is Warren County, NC growing?

Population estimates put Warren County at 18,898 people in 2025, up 1.6% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 8,147 households. Median household income in Warren County is $50,638, 37% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 38.9%, 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. Warren County scores 72 for auto repair shops (upper middle), #280 of 2,378 scored counties.

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