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Auto repair shops in the Sumter, SC metro area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for auto repair shops in the Sumter, SC metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 47 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #230 of 387 scored metro areas
#6 of 8 scored metro areas based in South Carolina
- Listings
- 82
- 13 chain locations (16%)
- Official establishments
- 28
- −3.4% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $35.3M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $858 a household
- Spending per listing
- $430K
- 3% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 20.0
- 7% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 105,067
- −0.3% since 2020
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What this means
Households in the Sumter metro area spend about $35.3M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $858 per household, 10% below the U.S. average. That works out to $430K per shop, 3% below the U.S. figure of $445K. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops.
The Sumter metro area has 82 auto repair shops on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 13 are chain locations, or 16%, against 16% across the U.S. That comes to 20.0 for every 10,000 households, 7% below the U.S. rate of 21.5.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in the Sumter metro area was 28 in 2023, down 3.4% from 2019. That is one for every 1,467 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Another 120 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
Population estimates put the population change in the Sumter metro area from 2020 to 2025 at −0.3%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Sumter metro area scores 47 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for auto repair shops, ranking #230 of 387 scored metro areas and #6 of 8 scored metro areas based in South Carolina.
How the Sumter metro 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 | Sumter metro area | South Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 20.0 | 20.8 | 21.5 |
| Spending per listing | $430K | $435K | $445K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,467 | 1,161 | 955 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −3.4% | +5.9% | +2.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.3% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $858 | $907 | $958 |
| Median household income | $56,693 | $69,324 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 47 | 60 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 28−3.4% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 172
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 120Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 8213 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 79The 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 the Sumter metro 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 Sumter metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 105,067−0.3% since 2020
- Households
- 41,083
- Median age
- 38.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 68%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 665 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 157
- Median household income
- $56,693
- Average household income
- $74,835
- Median home value
- $165,300
- Jobs located here
- 37,301
- Daytime population
- 101,774Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every South Carolina market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in South Carolina for auto repair shops, numbered among those based in South Carolina (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Sumter metro area marked.
Top metro areas in South Carolina
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC | 75 | 161 | 16.9 | $527K | +12.0% | #32 of 387 |
| 2Charleston-North Charleston, SC | 73 | 594 | 17.7 | $516K | +10.7% | #44 of 387 |
| Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC | 62 | 473 | 20.4 | $451K | +4.7% | #101 of 387 |
| 3Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC | 56 | 307 | 19.3 | $437K | +20.9% | #151 of 387 |
| 4Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC | 56 | 898 | 23.4 | $398K | +9.0% | #152 of 387 |
| 5Columbia, SC | 55 | 697 | 20.5 | $439K | +6.0% | #161 of 387 |
| Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | 53 | 2,468 | 22.9 | $415K | +10.1% | #185 of 387 |
| 6Sumter, SC | 47 | 82 | 20.0 | $430K | −0.3% | #230 of 387 |
| 7Spartanburg, SC | 45 | 367 | 25.6 | $364K | +14.3% | #251 of 387 |
| 8Florence, SC | 25 | 223 | 28.4 | $298K | +0.9% | #354 of 387 |
Other business types in the Sumter metro 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 Sumter, SC metro area?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 82 auto repair shops in the Sumter metro area. 13 of them (16%) are chain locations. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. Official counts show 28 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in 2023, down 3.4% from 2019. Official counts list 120 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Sumter, SC metro area spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $35.3M a year, or $858 per household. That is 10% below the U.S. average (an index of 90, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 82 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $430K 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 41,083 households in the Sumter metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Sumter, SC metro area compare with the U.S. for auto repair shops?
The Sumter metro area has 20.0 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 7% below the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $430K, 3% below the U.S. figure of $445K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, the Sumter metro area would have about 79, against 82 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,467 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. The official count fell 3.4% from 2019 to 2023, against +2.1% for the U.S.
How fast is the Sumter, SC metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Sumter metro area at 105,067 people in 2025, down 0.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 41,083 households. Median household income in the Sumter metro area is $56,693, 30% below the U.S. median of $80,734.
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. The Sumter metro area scores 47 for auto repair shops (lower middle), #230 of 387 scored metro areas.
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