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Auto repair shops in Bradley County, TN
The auto repair shops in Bradley County, TN, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 60 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #749 of 2,378 scored counties
#54 of 86 scored counties in Tennessee
- Listings
- 105
- 18 chain locations (17%)
- Official establishments
- 29
- +3.6% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $41.8M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $981 a household
- Spending per listing
- $398K
- 10% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 24.7
- 15% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 115,465
- +6.1% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 105 auto repair shops in Bradley County. Chain locations make up 17% of them, against 16% across the U.S. That is 24.7 per 10,000 households, 15% above the U.S. rate of 21.5.
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Bradley County comes to about $41.8M a year: $981 per household, 2% above the U.S. average. Spread across 105 auto repair shops, that is $398K per shop, 10% 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.
Official counts show 29 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Bradley County in 2023, up 3.6% from 2019. That is one for every 1,469 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Another 108 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
Population estimates put the population change in Bradley County from 2020 to 2025 at +6.1%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Bradley County scores 60 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for auto repair shops, ranking #749 of 2,378 scored counties and #54 of 86 scored counties in Tennessee.
How Bradley County compares
The same measures for Tennessee 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 | Bradley County | Tennessee | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 24.7 | 20.1 | 21.5 |
| Spending per listing | $398K | $470K | $445K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,469 | 1,252 | 955 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +3.6% | +4.2% | +2.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +6.1% | +5.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $981 | $944 | $958 |
| Median household income | $66,552 | $69,595 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 60 | 67 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 28 → 29+3.6% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 137
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $7.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 108Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 10518 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 94The 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 Bradley 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 Bradley County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 115,465+6.1% since 2020
- Households
- 42,596
- Median age
- 40.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 67%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 329 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 338
- Median household income
- $66,552+29.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $85,706
- Median home value
- $261,900
- Jobs located here
- 42,670
- Daytime population
- 105,258Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Tennessee
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Union County, TN | 89 | 10 | 12.6 | $865K | +8.1% | #28 of 2,378 |
| 2Williamson County, TN | 89 | 127 | 13.8 | $829K | +9.0% | #29 of 2,378 |
| 3Loudon County, TN | 85 | 44 | 18.3 | $604K | +15.6% | #52 of 2,378 |
| 4Morgan County, TN | 84 | 7 | 9.7 | $1.1M | +5.3% | #54 of 2,378 |
| 5Bledsoe County, TN | 84 | 5 | 10.3 | $1M | +6.5% | #55 of 2,378 |
| 6Fayette County, TN | 83 | 31 | 18.0 | $608K | +7.7% | #73 of 2,378 |
| 7Jefferson County, TN | 81 | 33 | 15.1 | $669K | +9.3% | #102 of 2,378 |
| 8Cheatham County, TN | 80 | 28 | 17.2 | $660K | +4.1% | #114 of 2,378 |
| 9Franklin County, TN | 80 | 27 | 15.5 | $642K | +6.4% | #116 of 2,378 |
| 10Polk County, TN | 80 | 14 | 18.9 | $592K | +5.9% | #120 of 2,378 |
| 54Bradley County, TN | 60 | 105 | 24.7 | $398K | +6.1% | #749 of 2,378 |
Other business types in Bradley 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 Bradley County, TN?
There are 105 auto repair shops on map listings in Bradley County as of September 2026. 18 of them (17%) are chain locations. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. Official counts show 29 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in 2023, up 3.6% from 2019. Official counts list 108 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Bradley County, TN spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $41.8M a year, or $981 per household. That is 2% above the U.S. average (an index of 102, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 105 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $398K per shop. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 42,596 households in Bradley County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Bradley County, TN compare with the U.S. for auto repair shops?
Bradley County has 24.7 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 15% above the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $398K, 10% below the U.S. figure of $445K. At the national ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, Bradley County would have about 94, against 105 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,469 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. The official count rose 3.6% from 2019 to 2023, against +2.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Bradley County, TN growing?
Population estimates put Bradley County at 115,465 people in 2025, up 6.1% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 42,596 households. The median household income in Bradley County is $66,552 a year, 18% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 29.7% 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. Bradley County scores 60 for auto repair shops (upper middle), #749 of 2,378 scored counties.
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