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Auto repair shops in Coffee County, TN

How Coffee County, TN compares with other counties and the U.S. for auto repair shops: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 41 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,626 of 2,378 scored counties
#76 of 86 scored counties in Tennessee

Listings
63
6 chain locations (10%)
Official establishments
26
+23.8% since 2019
Household spending a year
$21.3M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $922 a household
Spending per listing
$338K
24% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
27.3
27% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
62,419
+7.4% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 63 auto repair shops in Coffee County. Chain locations make up 10% of them, against 16% across the U.S. That is 27.3 per 10,000 households, 27% above the U.S. rate of 21.5.

Households in Coffee County spend about $21.3M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $922 per household, 4% below the U.S. average. Spread across 63 auto repair shops, that is $338K per shop, 24% 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.

In 2023, official counts showed 26 businesses with payroll in Coffee County classed as mechanical, body and glass repair, up 23.8% from 2019. That is one for every 888 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Official counts list 67 one-person businesses without payroll.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Coffee County grew 7.4%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Coffee County scores 41 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for auto repair shops, ranking #1,626 of 2,378 scored counties and #76 of 86 scored counties in Tennessee.

How Coffee 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 Coffee County, TN compared with Tennessee and the U.S.
MeasureCoffee CountyTennesseeU.S.
Listings per 10k households27.320.121.5
Spending per listing$338K$470K$445K
Households per official establishment8881,252955
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+23.8%+4.2%+2.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+7.4%+5.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$922$944$958
Median household income$61,505$69,595$80,734
Groundwork market score4167

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
21 → 26+23.8% over the period
Employees, 2023
99
Annual payroll, 2023
$4.6M
One-person businesses, 2023
67Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
636 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
48The 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 Coffee 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 Coffee County

Population, 2025 estimate
62,419+7.4% since 2020
Households
23,097
Median age
39.2
Homes lived in by their owners
69%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
429 sq. mi.
People per square mile
139
Median household income
$61,505+22.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$76,596
Median home value
$246,800
Jobs located here
25,645
Daytime population
61,305Residents 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 Coffee 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
76Coffee County, TN416327.3$338K+7.4%#1,626 of 2,378

Other business types in Coffee County

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

Questions

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

Coffee County has 63 auto repair shops on map listings as of September 2026. 6 of them (10%) are chain locations. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. Official counts show 26 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in 2023, up 23.8% from 2019. Official counts also show 67 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $21.3M a year, or $922 per household. That is 4% below the U.S. average (an index of 96, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 63 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $338K per shop. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 23,097 households in Coffee County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Coffee County has 27.3 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 27% above the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $338K, 24% below the U.S. figure of $445K. At the national ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, Coffee County would have about 48, against 63 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 888 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. The official count rose 23.8% from 2019 to 2023, against +2.1% for the U.S.

How fast is Coffee County, TN growing?

Population estimates put Coffee County at 62,419 people in 2025, up 7.4% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 23,097 households. The median household income in Coffee County is $61,505 a year, 24% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 22.2% 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. Coffee County scores 41 for auto repair shops (lower middle), #1,626 of 2,378 scored counties.

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