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Auto repair shops in Hawkins County, TN
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for auto repair shops in Hawkins County, TN, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 74 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #238 of 2,378 scored counties
#16 of 86 scored counties in Tennessee
- Listings
- 41
- 3 chain locations (7%)
- Official establishments
- 16
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $23.2M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $986 a household
- Spending per listing
- $566K
- 27% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 17.4
- 19% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 59,559
- +5.0% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 41 auto repair shops in Hawkins County. Of those, 3 are chain locations, or 7%, against 16% across the U.S. That is 17.4 per 10,000 households, 19% below the U.S. rate of 21.5.
Households in Hawkins County spend about $23.2M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $986 per household, 3% above the U.S. average. That is about $566K of household spending for each shop on map listings, 27% 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 16 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Hawkins County in 2023. That is one for every 1,473 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Another 61 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $40K has gone to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Hawkins County.
Population estimates put the population change in Hawkins County from 2020 to 2025 at +5.0%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for auto repair shops in Hawkins County is 74 (upper middle), #238 of 2,378 scored counties and #16 of 86 scored counties in Tennessee. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Hawkins 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 | Hawkins County | Tennessee | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 17.4 | 20.1 | 21.5 |
| Spending per listing | $566K | $470K | $445K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,473 | 1,252 | 955 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +4.2% | +2.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +5.0% | +5.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $986 | $944 | $958 |
| Median household income | $56,936 | $69,595 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 74 | 67 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 15 → 16
- Employees, 2023
- 74
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 61Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 413 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 52The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $40K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Hawkins 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 Hawkins County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 59,559+5.0% since 2020
- Households
- 23,567
- Median age
- 45.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 80%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 487 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 119
- Median household income
- $56,936+35.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $72,222
- Median home value
- $176,300
- Jobs located here
- 12,518
- Daytime population
- 48,388Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Tennessee market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Tennessee for auto repair shops, numbered among those based in Tennessee, with Hawkins County marked.
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 |
| 16Hawkins County, TN | 74 | 41 | 17.4 | $566K | +5.0% | #238 of 2,378 |
Other business types in Hawkins 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 Hawkins County, TN?
There are 41 auto repair shops on map listings in Hawkins County as of September 2026. 3 of them (7%) are chain locations. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. Official counts show 16 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in 2023. Official counts list 61 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Hawkins County, TN spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $23.2M a year, or $986 per household. That is 3% above the U.S. average (an index of 103, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 41 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $566K per shop. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 23,567 households in Hawkins County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Hawkins County, TN compare with the U.S. for auto repair shops?
Hawkins County has 17.4 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 19% below the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $566K, 27% above the U.S. figure of $445K. At the national ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, Hawkins County would have about 52, against 41 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,473 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S.
How fast is Hawkins County, TN growing?
Population estimates put Hawkins County at 59,559 people in 2025, up 5.0% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 23,567 households. The median household income in Hawkins County is $56,936 a year, 29% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 35.8% 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. Hawkins County scores 74 for auto repair shops (upper middle), #238 of 2,378 scored counties.
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