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Auto repair shops in the Cleveland, TN metro area

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for auto repair shops in the Cleveland, TN metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 66 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #82 of 387 scored metro areas
#5 of 10 scored metro areas based in Tennessee

Listings
119
19 chain locations (16%)
Official establishments
31
−9.4% since 2019
Household spending a year
$50.1M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,001 a household
Spending per listing
$421K
5% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
23.8
11% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
134,057
+6.1% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 119 auto repair shops in the Cleveland metro area. Of those, 19 are chain locations, or 16%, against 16% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 23.8, 11% above the U.S. rate of 21.5.

Households in the Cleveland metro area spend about $50.1M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $1,001 per household, 5% above the U.S. average. That is about $421K of household spending for each shop on map listings, 5% 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.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in the Cleveland metro area was 31 in 2023, down 9.4% from 2019. That is one for every 1,614 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Official counts list 143 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates put the population change in the Cleveland metro area from 2020 to 2025 at +6.1%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For auto repair shops, the Cleveland metro area has a Groundwork market score of 66 (upper middle): #82 of 387 scored metro areas and #5 of 10 scored metro areas based in Tennessee. That puts it in the top quarter of metro areas.

How the Cleveland metro area 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 Cleveland, TN metro area compared with Tennessee and the U.S.
MeasureCleveland metro areaTennesseeU.S.
Listings per 10k households23.820.121.5
Spending per listing$421K$470K$445K
Households per official establishment1,6141,252955
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−9.4%+4.2%+2.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+6.1%+5.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$1,001$944$958
Median household income$66,135$69,595$80,734
Groundwork market score6667

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
31−9.4% over the period
Employees, 2023
143
Annual payroll, 2023
$7.6M
One-person businesses, 2023
143Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
11919 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
113The 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 Cleveland 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 Cleveland metro area

Population, 2025 estimate
134,057+6.1% since 2020
Households
50,020
Median age
41.0
Homes lived in by their owners
70%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
763 sq. mi.
People per square mile
169
Median household income
$66,135+32.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$85,584
Median home value
$247,000
Jobs located here
44,994
Daytime population
118,518Residents 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 metro areas in Tennessee for auto repair shops, numbered among those based in Tennessee, with the Cleveland metro area marked.

Top metro areas in Tennessee

Metro areas in Tennessee ranked for auto repair shops by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Knoxville, TN7769618.4$528K+6.9%#25 of 387
2Johnson City, TN7415917.9$522K+4.3%#38 of 387
3Nashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro–Franklin, TN741,61219.4$500K+8.7%#39 of 387
4Morristown, TN739219.2$504K+7.9%#45 of 387
5Cleveland, TN6611923.8$421K+6.1%#82 of 387
6Clarksville, TN-KY6425920.7$447K+8.5%#90 of 387
7Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA5926119.9$469K+2.3%#117 of 387
8Chattanooga, TN-GA5951922.4$421K+5.3%#121 of 387
9Memphis, TN-MS-AR471,06220.3$430K−0.3%#231 of 387
10Jackson, TN3416222.4$394K+2.2%#310 of 387

Other business types in the Cleveland metro area

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

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Questions

How many auto repair shops are in the Cleveland, TN metro area?

There are 119 auto repair shops on map listings in the Cleveland metro area as of September 2026. 19 of them (16%) are chain locations. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. Official counts show 31 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in 2023, down 9.4% from 2019. Official counts also show 143 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in the Cleveland, TN metro area spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?

About $50.1M a year, or $1,001 per household. That is 5% above the U.S. average (an index of 105, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 119 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $421K per shop. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 50,020 households in the Cleveland metro area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Cleveland, TN metro area compare with the U.S. for auto repair shops?

The Cleveland metro area has 23.8 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 11% above the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $421K, 5% below the U.S. figure of $445K. At the national ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, the Cleveland metro area would have about 113, against 119 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,614 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. The official count fell 9.4% from 2019 to 2023, against +2.1% for the U.S.

How fast is the Cleveland, TN metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Cleveland metro area at 134,057 people in 2025, up 6.1% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 50,020 households. The median household income in the Cleveland metro area is $66,135 a year, 18% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 32.5% 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. The Cleveland metro area scores 66 for auto repair shops (upper middle), #82 of 387 scored metro areas.

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