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Auto repair shops in Marion County, SC
The auto repair shops in Marion County, SC, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 36 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,819 of 2,378 scored counties
#35 of 44 scored counties in South Carolina
- Listings
- 23
- 4 chain locations (17%)
- Official establishments
- 5
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $8.5M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $696 a household
- Spending per listing
- $369K
- 17% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 18.9
- 12% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 28,242
- −2.9% since 2020
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What this means
For auto repair shops, Marion County has a Groundwork market score of 36 (lower middle): #1,819 of 2,378 scored counties and #35 of 44 scored counties in South Carolina. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
At $696 per household (27% below the U.S. average), households in Marion County spend about $8.5M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. Spread across 23 auto repair shops, that is $369K per shop, 17% below the U.S. figure of $445K. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops.
There are 23 auto repair shops on map listings in Marion County as of September 2026. 4 of them (17%) are chain locations, against 16% across the U.S. That is 18.9 per 10,000 households, 12% below the U.S. rate of 21.5.
Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Marion County in 2023. That is one for every 2,435 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Marion County from 2020 to 2025 at −2.9%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Marion County compares
The same measures for South 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 | Marion County | South Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 18.9 | 20.8 | 21.5 |
| Spending per listing | $369K | $435K | $445K |
| Households per official establishment | 2,435 | 1,161 | 955 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +5.9% | +2.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.9% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $696 | $907 | $958 |
| Median household income | $36,301 | $69,324 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 36 | 60 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 6 → 5
- Employees, 2023
- 14
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $616K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 43Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 234 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 19The 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 Marion 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 Marion County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 28,242−2.9% since 2020
- Households
- 12,177
- Median age
- 41.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 63%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 489 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 59
- Median household income
- $36,301+13.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $51,314
- Median home value
- $93,200
- Jobs located here
- 6,602
- Daytime population
- 24,018Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every South Carolina market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in South Carolina for auto repair shops, numbered among those based in South Carolina, with Marion County marked.
Top counties in South Carolina
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Edgefield County, SC | 82 | 15 | 15.4 | $659K | +16.1% | #85 of 2,378 |
| 2Berkeley County, SC | 80 | 142 | 15.2 | $625K | +18.7% | #118 of 2,378 |
| 3Abbeville County, SC | 76 | 12 | 12.3 | $779K | +2.3% | #186 of 2,378 |
| 4Beaufort County, SC | 74 | 126 | 15.3 | $586K | +8.9% | #234 of 2,378 |
| 5Aiken County, SC | 73 | 124 | 17.7 | $546K | +7.3% | #271 of 2,378 |
| 6Georgetown County, SC | 70 | 43 | 15.9 | $578K | +3.8% | #339 of 2,378 |
| 7Oconee County, SC | 69 | 65 | 18.8 | $521K | +6.3% | #383 of 2,378 |
| 8Dorchester County, SC | 68 | 121 | 19.2 | $498K | +10.1% | #432 of 2,378 |
| 9York County, SC | 68 | 231 | 20.3 | $493K | +8.1% | #434 of 2,378 |
| 10Saluda County, SC | 66 | 16 | 20.9 | $486K | +4.1% | #504 of 2,378 |
| 35Marion County, SC | 36 | 23 | 18.9 | $369K | −2.9% | #1,819 of 2,378 |
Other business types in Marion 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 Marion County, SC?
As of September 2026, map listings count 23 auto repair shops in Marion County. 4 of them (17%) 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 43 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Marion County, SC spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $8.5M a year, or $696 per household. That is 27% below the U.S. average (an index of 73, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 23 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $369K 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 12,177 households in Marion County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Marion County, SC compare with the U.S. for auto repair shops?
Marion County has 18.9 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 12% below the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $369K, 17% below the U.S. figure of $445K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, Marion County would have about 19, against 23 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,435 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S.
How fast is Marion County, SC growing?
Population estimates put Marion County at 28,242 people in 2025, down 2.9% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 12,177 households. Median household income in Marion County is $36,301, 55% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 13.2%, 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. Marion County scores 36 for auto repair shops (lower middle), #1,819 of 2,378 scored counties.
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