Auto · Small-town market · South Carolina
Auto repair shops in the Newberry, SC area
The auto repair shops in the Newberry, SC area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other small-town markets.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 50 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #283 of 538 scored small-town markets
#4 of 6 scored small-town markets based in South Carolina
- Listings
- 36
- 3 chain locations (8%)
- Official establishments
- 20
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $14.4M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $942 a household
- Spending per listing
- $401K
- 10% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 23.5
- 9% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 39,561
- +4.8% since 2020
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What this means
Households in the Newberry area spend about $14.4M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $942 per household, 2% below the U.S. average. That is about $401K of household spending for each shop on map listings, 10% below the U.S. figure of $445K. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops.
The Newberry area has 36 auto repair shops on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 8% of them, against 16% across the U.S. That is 23.5 per 10,000 households, 9% above the U.S. rate of 21.5.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in the Newberry area was 20 in 2023. That is one for every 766 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Another 35 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $675K have gone to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in the Newberry area.
Population estimates put the population change in the Newberry area from 2020 to 2025 at +4.8%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for auto repair shops in the Newberry area is 50 (upper middle), #283 of 538 scored small-town markets and #4 of 6 scored small-town markets based in South Carolina.
How the Newberry area 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 | Newberry area | South Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 23.5 | 20.8 | 21.5 |
| Spending per listing | $401K | $435K | $445K |
| Households per official establishment | 766 | 1,161 | 955 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +5.9% | +2.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.8% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $942 | $907 | $958 |
| Median household income | $61,780 | $69,324 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 50 | 60 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 20
- Employees, 2023
- 77
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 35Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 363 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 33The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $675K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in the Newberry area, 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 the Newberry area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 39,561+4.8% since 2020
- Households
- 15,325
- Median age
- 41.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 73%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 630 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 61
- Median household income
- $61,780+39.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $77,240
- Median home value
- $173,300
- Jobs located here
- 15,662
- Daytime population
- 36,412Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every South Carolina market ranked →The highest-scoring small-town markets in South Carolina for auto repair shops, numbered among those based in South Carolina, with the Newberry area marked.
Top small-town markets in South Carolina
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Murrells Inlet, SC | 77 | 43 | 15.9 | $578K | +3.8% | #30 of 538 |
| 2Seneca, SC | 76 | 65 | 18.8 | $521K | +6.3% | #36 of 538 |
| 3Greenwood, SC | 60 | 73 | 19.4 | $441K | +1.7% | #170 of 538 |
| 4Newberry, SC | 50 | 36 | 23.5 | $401K | +4.8% | #283 of 538 |
| 5Gaffney, SC | 40 | 58 | 26.3 | $340K | +3.7% | #373 of 538 |
| 6Orangeburg, SC | 37 | 77 | 23.3 | $355K | −0.9% | #402 of 538 |
Other business types in the Newberry area
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 the Newberry, SC area?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 36 auto repair shops in the Newberry area. 3 of them (8%) are chain locations. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. Official counts show 20 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in 2023. Official counts list 35 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Newberry, SC area spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $14.4M a year, or $942 per household. That is 2% below the U.S. average (an index of 98, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 36 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $401K 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 15,325 households in the Newberry area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Newberry, SC area compare with the U.S. for auto repair shops?
The Newberry area has 23.5 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 9% above the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $401K, 10% below the U.S. figure of $445K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, the Newberry area would have about 33, against 36 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 766 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S.
How fast is the Newberry, SC area growing?
Population estimates put the Newberry area at 39,561 people in 2025, up 4.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 15,325 households. Median household income in the Newberry area is $61,780, 23% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 39.7%, 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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. The Newberry area scores 50 for auto repair shops (upper middle), #283 of 538 scored small-town markets.
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