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Auto repair shops in Williamsburg County, SC

The auto repair shops in Williamsburg County, SC, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 50 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #1,171 of 2,378 scored counties
#22 of 44 scored counties in South Carolina

Listings
20
1 chain location (5%)
Official establishments
9
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$10.5M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $856 a household
Spending per listing
$526K
18% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
16.3
24% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
29,662
−4.0% 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

Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Williamsburg County comes to about $10.5M a year: $856 per household, 11% below the U.S. average. Spread across 20 auto repair shops, that is $526K per shop, 18% above the U.S. figure of $445K. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops.

There are 20 auto repair shops on map listings in Williamsburg County as of September 2026. One of them (5%) is a chain location, against 16% across the U.S. That comes to 16.3 for every 10,000 households, 24% below the U.S. rate of 21.5.

Official counts show 9 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Williamsburg County in 2023. That is one for every 1,366 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Another 38 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

Population estimates show Williamsburg County declined 4.0% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for auto repair shops in Williamsburg County is 50 (upper middle), #1,171 of 2,378 scored counties and #22 of 44 scored counties in South Carolina.

How Williamsburg 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.

Auto repair shops in Williamsburg County, SC compared with South Carolina and the U.S.
MeasureWilliamsburg CountySouth CarolinaU.S.
Listings per 10k households16.320.821.5
Spending per listing$526K$435K$445K
Households per official establishment1,3661,161955
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+5.9%+2.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025−4.0%+8.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$856$907$958
Median household income$46,213$69,324$80,734
Groundwork market score5060

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
11 → 9
Employees, 2023
18
Annual payroll, 2023
$641K
One-person businesses, 2023
38Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
201 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
24The 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 Williamsburg 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 Williamsburg County

Population, 2025 estimate
29,662−4.0% since 2020
Households
12,291
Median age
43.5
Homes lived in by their owners
76%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
934 sq. mi.
People per square mile
32
Median household income
$46,213+42.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$59,459
Median home value
$104,500
Jobs located here
7,315
Daytime population
24,639Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Auto repair shops across South Carolina

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The highest-scoring counties in South Carolina for auto repair shops, numbered among those based in South Carolina, with Williamsburg County marked.

Top counties in South Carolina

Counties in South Carolina ranked for auto repair shops by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Edgefield County, SC821515.4$659K+16.1%#85 of 2,378
2Berkeley County, SC8014215.2$625K+18.7%#118 of 2,378
3Abbeville County, SC761212.3$779K+2.3%#186 of 2,378
4Beaufort County, SC7412615.3$586K+8.9%#234 of 2,378
5Aiken County, SC7312417.7$546K+7.3%#271 of 2,378
6Georgetown County, SC704315.9$578K+3.8%#339 of 2,378
7Oconee County, SC696518.8$521K+6.3%#383 of 2,378
8Dorchester County, SC6812119.2$498K+10.1%#432 of 2,378
9York County, SC6823120.3$493K+8.1%#434 of 2,378
10Saluda County, SC661620.9$486K+4.1%#504 of 2,378
22Williamsburg County, SC502016.3$526K−4.0%#1,171 of 2,378

Other business types in Williamsburg County

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

Questions

How many auto repair shops are in Williamsburg County, SC?

As of September 2026, map listings count 20 auto repair shops in Williamsburg County. One of them (5%) is a chain location. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. Official counts show 9 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in 2023. Official counts list 38 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Williamsburg County, SC spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?

About $10.5M a year, or $856 per household. That is 11% below the U.S. average (an index of 89, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 20 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $526K 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 12,291 households in Williamsburg County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Williamsburg County, SC compare with the U.S. for auto repair shops?

Williamsburg County has 16.3 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 24% below the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $526K, 18% above the U.S. figure of $445K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, Williamsburg County would have about 24, against 20 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,366 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S.

How fast is Williamsburg County, SC growing?

Population estimates put Williamsburg County at 29,662 people in 2025, down 4.0% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 12,291 households. Median household income in Williamsburg County is $46,213, 43% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 42.3%, 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. Williamsburg County scores 50 for auto repair shops (upper middle), #1,171 of 2,378 scored counties.

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How the score works · Top markets for auto repair shops · All 56 business types in Williamsburg County

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