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Auto repair shops in Giles County, TN

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for auto repair shops in Giles County, TN, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 71 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #322 of 2,378 scored counties
#26 of 86 scored counties in Tennessee

Listings
24
4 chain locations (17%)
Official establishments
8
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$12.4M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,030 a household
Spending per listing
$517K
16% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
19.9
7% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
31,433
+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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 24 auto repair shops in Giles County. Chain locations make up 17% of them, against 16% across the U.S. That comes to 19.9 for every 10,000 households, 7% below the U.S. rate of 21.5.

Households in Giles County spend about $12.4M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $1,030 per household, 8% above the U.S. average. That works out to $517K per shop, 16% above 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 8 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Giles County in 2023. That is one for every 1,507 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Official counts also show 47 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates put the population change in Giles County from 2020 to 2025 at +3.6%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Giles County scores 71 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for auto repair shops, ranking #322 of 2,378 scored counties and #26 of 86 scored counties in Tennessee. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Giles 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 Giles County, TN compared with Tennessee and the U.S.
MeasureGiles CountyTennesseeU.S.
Listings per 10k households19.920.121.5
Spending per listing$517K$470K$445K
Households per official establishment1,5071,252955
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$1,030$944$958
Median household income$62,307$69,595$80,734
Groundwork market score7167

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
7 → 8
Employees, 2023
43
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.8M
One-person businesses, 2023
47Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
244 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
28The 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 Giles 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 Giles County

Population, 2025 estimate
31,433+3.6% since 2020
Households
12,058
Median age
43.3
Homes lived in by their owners
73%
Vehicles per household
2.2
Land area
611 sq. mi.
People per square mile
50
Median household income
$62,307+25.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$87,585
Median home value
$234,300
Jobs located here
9,850
Daytime population
27,442Residents 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 Giles 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
26Giles County, TN712419.9$517K+3.6%#322 of 2,378

Other business types in Giles County

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

Questions

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

There are 24 auto repair shops on map listings in Giles County as of September 2026. 4 of them (17%) are chain locations. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. Official counts show 8 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in 2023. Another 47 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

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

About $12.4M a year, or $1,030 per household. That is 8% above the U.S. average (an index of 108, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 24 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $517K per shop. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 12,058 households in Giles County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Giles County has 19.9 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 7% below the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $517K, 16% above the U.S. figure of $445K. At the national ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, Giles County would have about 28, against 24 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,507 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S.

How fast is Giles County, TN growing?

Population estimates put Giles County at 31,433 people in 2025, up 3.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 12,058 households. The median household income in Giles County is $62,307 a year, 23% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 25.6% 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. Giles County scores 71 for auto repair shops (upper middle), #322 of 2,378 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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How the score works · Top markets for auto repair shops · All 56 business types in Giles County

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