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Auto repair shops in Dickson County, TN
How Dickson 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 64 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #581 of 2,378 scored counties
#42 of 86 scored counties in Tennessee
- Listings
- 50
- 6 chain locations (12%)
- Official establishments
- 25
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $24M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,105 a household
- Spending per listing
- $481K
- 8% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 23.0
- 7% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 58,662
- +7.7% since 2020
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What this means
At $1,105 per household (15% above the U.S. average), households in Dickson County spend about $24M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. Spread across 50 auto repair shops, that is $481K per shop, 8% above the U.S. figure of $445K. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops.
There are 50 auto repair shops on map listings in Dickson County as of September 2026. Of those, 6 are chain locations, or 12%, against 16% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 23.0, 7% above the U.S. rate of 21.5.
In 2023, official counts showed 25 businesses with payroll in Dickson County classed as mechanical, body and glass repair. That is one for every 870 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Official counts also show 68 one-person businesses without payroll.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Dickson County grew 7.7%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Dickson County scores 64 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for auto repair shops, ranking #581 of 2,378 scored counties and #42 of 86 scored counties in Tennessee. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Dickson 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 | Dickson County | Tennessee | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 23.0 | 20.1 | 21.5 |
| Spending per listing | $481K | $470K | $445K |
| Households per official establishment | 870 | 1,252 | 955 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +4.2% | +2.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +7.7% | +5.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,105 | $944 | $958 |
| Median household income | $75,003 | $69,595 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 64 | 67 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 18 → 25
- Employees, 2023
- 120
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $6.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 68Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 506 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 54The 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 Dickson 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 Dickson County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 58,662+7.7% since 2020
- Households
- 21,757
- Median age
- 40.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 80%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.3
- Land area
- 490 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 114
- Median household income
- $75,003+41.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $97,770
- Median home value
- $306,400
- Jobs located here
- 18,582
- Daytime population
- 47,503Residents 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 |
| 42Dickson County, TN | 64 | 50 | 23.0 | $481K | +7.7% | #581 of 2,378 |
Other business types in Dickson 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 Dickson County, TN?
As of September 2026, map listings count 50 auto repair shops in Dickson County. 6 of them (12%) are chain locations. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. Official counts show 25 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in 2023. Another 68 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Dickson County, TN spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $24M a year, or $1,105 per household. That is 15% above the U.S. average (an index of 115, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 50 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $481K 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 21,757 households in Dickson County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Dickson County, TN compare with the U.S. for auto repair shops?
Dickson County has 23.0 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 7% above the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $481K, 8% above the U.S. figure of $445K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, Dickson County would have about 54, against 50 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 870 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S.
How fast is Dickson County, TN growing?
Population estimates put Dickson County at 58,662 people in 2025, up 7.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 21,757 households. Median household income in Dickson County is $75,003, 7% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 41.3%, 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. Dickson County scores 64 for auto repair shops (upper middle), #581 of 2,378 scored counties.
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