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Auto repair shops in Claiborne County, TN

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 66 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #498 of 2,378 scored counties
#37 of 86 scored counties in Tennessee

Listings
25
1 chain location (4%)
Official establishments
10
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$13M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $949 a household
Spending per listing
$521K
17% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
18.2
15% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
33,229
+3.6% 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

At $949 per household (in line with the U.S. average), households in Claiborne County spend about $13M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. Spread across 25 auto repair shops, that is $521K per shop, 17% above the U.S. figure of $445K. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops.

There are 25 auto repair shops on map listings in Claiborne County as of September 2026. One of them (4%) is a chain location, against 16% across the U.S. That is 18.2 per 10,000 households, 15% below the U.S. rate of 21.5.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Claiborne County was 10 in 2023. That is one for every 1,372 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Official counts list 40 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates show Claiborne County grew 3.6% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For auto repair shops, Claiborne County has a Groundwork market score of 66 (upper middle): #498 of 2,378 scored counties and #37 of 86 scored counties in Tennessee. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Claiborne 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.

Auto repair shops in Claiborne County, TN compared with Tennessee and the U.S.
MeasureClaiborne CountyTennesseeU.S.
Listings per 10k households18.220.121.5
Spending per listing$521K$470K$445K
Households per official establishment1,3721,252955
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+4.2%+2.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+3.6%+5.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$949$944$958
Median household income$49,379$69,595$80,734
Groundwork market score6667

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
10 → 10
Employees, 2023
39
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.5M
One-person businesses, 2023
40Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
251 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
29The 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 Claiborne 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 Claiborne County

Population, 2025 estimate
33,229+3.6% since 2020
Households
13,724
Median age
43.3
Homes lived in by their owners
72%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
435 sq. mi.
People per square mile
75
Median household income
$49,379+34.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$68,389
Median home value
$159,900
Jobs located here
8,786
Daytime population
28,737Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Auto repair shops across Tennessee

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The highest-scoring counties in Tennessee for auto repair shops, numbered among those based in Tennessee, with Claiborne County marked.

Top counties in Tennessee

Counties in Tennessee ranked for auto repair shops by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Union County, TN891012.6$865K+8.1%#28 of 2,378
2Williamson County, TN8912713.8$829K+9.0%#29 of 2,378
3Loudon County, TN854418.3$604K+15.6%#52 of 2,378
4Morgan County, TN8479.7$1.1M+5.3%#54 of 2,378
5Bledsoe County, TN84510.3$1M+6.5%#55 of 2,378
6Fayette County, TN833118.0$608K+7.7%#73 of 2,378
7Jefferson County, TN813315.1$669K+9.3%#102 of 2,378
8Cheatham County, TN802817.2$660K+4.1%#114 of 2,378
9Franklin County, TN802715.5$642K+6.4%#116 of 2,378
10Polk County, TN801418.9$592K+5.9%#120 of 2,378
37Claiborne County, TN662518.2$521K+3.6%#498 of 2,378

Other business types in Claiborne County

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

Questions

How many auto repair shops are in Claiborne County, TN?

As of September 2026, map listings count 25 auto repair shops in Claiborne County. One of them (4%) is a chain location. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. Official counts show 10 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in 2023. Official counts also show 40 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Claiborne County, TN spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?

About $13M a year, or $949 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 99, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 25 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $521K 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 13,724 households in Claiborne County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Claiborne County, TN compare with the U.S. for auto repair shops?

Claiborne County has 18.2 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 15% below the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $521K, 17% above the U.S. figure of $445K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, Claiborne County would have about 29, against 25 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,372 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S.

How fast is Claiborne County, TN growing?

Population estimates put Claiborne County at 33,229 people in 2025, up 3.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 13,724 households. Median household income in Claiborne County is $49,379, 39% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 34.1%, 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. Claiborne County scores 66 for auto repair shops (upper middle), #498 of 2,378 scored counties.

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