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Auto repair shops in Wilson County, NC
The auto repair shops in Wilson County, NC, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 38 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,731 of 2,378 scored counties
#82 of 95 scored counties in North Carolina
- Listings
- 71
- 13 chain locations (18%)
- Official establishments
- 42
- 0.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $29.7M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $898 a household
- Spending per listing
- $418K
- 6% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 21.5
- In line with the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 81,150
- +1.7% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 71 auto repair shops in Wilson County. Chain locations make up 18% of them, against 16% across the U.S. That comes to 21.5 for every 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 21.5.
Households in Wilson County spend about $29.7M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $898 per household, 6% below the U.S. average. That works out to $418K per shop, 6% 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 Wilson County was 42 in 2023, unchanged from 2019. That is one for every 787 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Official counts list 81 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates put the population change in Wilson County from 2020 to 2025 at +1.7%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For auto repair shops, Wilson County has a Groundwork market score of 38 (lower middle): #1,731 of 2,378 scored counties and #82 of 95 scored counties in North Carolina.
How Wilson 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 | Wilson County | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 21.5 | 21.7 | 21.5 |
| Spending per listing | $418K | $432K | $445K |
| Households per official establishment | 787 | 1,010 | 955 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | 0.0% | +3.0% | +2.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.7% | +7.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $898 | $939 | $958 |
| Median household income | $56,423 | $72,388 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 38 | 53 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 42 → 420.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 210
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $8.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 81Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 7113 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 67The 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 Wilson 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 Wilson County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 81,150+1.7% since 2020
- Households
- 33,068
- Median age
- 40.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 60%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 368 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 216
- Median household income
- $56,423+28.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $76,415
- Median home value
- $186,000
- Jobs located here
- 36,414
- Daytime population
- 81,523Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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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 |
| 82Wilson County, NC | 38 | 71 | 21.5 | $418K | +1.7% | #1,731 of 2,378 |
Other business types in Wilson 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 Wilson County, NC?
Wilson County has 71 auto repair shops on map listings as of September 2026. 13 of them (18%) are chain locations. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. Official counts show 42 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in 2023, unchanged from 2019. Official counts also show 81 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Wilson County, NC spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $29.7M a year, or $898 per household. That is 6% below the U.S. average (an index of 94, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 71 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $418K per shop. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 33,068 households in Wilson County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Wilson County, NC compare with the U.S. for auto repair shops?
Wilson County has 21.5 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $418K, 6% below the U.S. figure of $445K. At the national ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, Wilson County would have about 67, against 71 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 787 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. The official count held level from 2019 to 2023, against +2.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Wilson County, NC growing?
Population estimates put Wilson County at 81,150 people in 2025, up 1.7% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 33,068 households. The median household income in Wilson County is $56,423 a year, 30% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 28.6% 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. Wilson County scores 38 for auto repair shops (lower middle), #1,731 of 2,378 scored counties.
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