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Auto repair shops in the Jackson, TN metro area
How the Jackson, TN metro area compares with other metro areas and the U.S. for auto repair shops: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 34 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #310 of 387 scored metro areas
#10 of 10 scored metro areas based in Tennessee
- Listings
- 162
- 27 chain locations (17%)
- Official establishments
- 79
- −3.8% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $63.9M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $882 a household
- Spending per listing
- $394K
- 11% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 22.4
- 4% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 184,569
- +2.2% since 2020
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What this means
The Jackson metro area scores 34 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for auto repair shops, ranking #310 of 387 scored metro areas and #10 of 10 scored metro areas based in Tennessee. That puts it in the bottom quarter of metro areas.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 162 auto repair shops in the Jackson metro area. Chain locations make up 17% of them, against 16% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 22.4, 4% above the U.S. rate of 21.5.
At $882 per household (8% below the U.S. average), households in the Jackson metro area spend about $63.9M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That works out to $394K per shop, 11% 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 79 businesses with payroll in the Jackson metro area classed as mechanical, body and glass repair, down 3.8% from 2019. That is one for every 917 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $315K has gone to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in the Jackson metro area. Population estimates show the Jackson metro area grew 2.2% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How the Jackson 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.
| Measure | Jackson metro area | Tennessee | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 22.4 | 20.1 | 21.5 |
| Spending per listing | $394K | $470K | $445K |
| Households per official establishment | 917 | 1,252 | 955 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −3.8% | +4.2% | +2.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.2% | +5.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $882 | $944 | $958 |
| Median household income | $61,177 | $69,595 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 34 | 67 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 79−3.8% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 403
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $20.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 199Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 16227 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 144The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $315K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in the Jackson 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 Jackson metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 184,569+2.2% since 2020
- Households
- 72,451
- Median age
- 39.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 66%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 1,711 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 106
- Median household income
- $61,177+30.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $79,447
- Median home value
- $185,300
- Jobs located here
- 84,298
- Daytime population
- 188,381Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Tennessee market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in Tennessee for auto repair shops, numbered among those based in Tennessee, with the Jackson metro area marked.
Top metro areas in Tennessee
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Knoxville, TN | 77 | 696 | 18.4 | $528K | +6.9% | #25 of 387 |
| 2Johnson City, TN | 74 | 159 | 17.9 | $522K | +4.3% | #38 of 387 |
| 3Nashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro–Franklin, TN | 74 | 1,612 | 19.4 | $500K | +8.7% | #39 of 387 |
| 4Morristown, TN | 73 | 92 | 19.2 | $504K | +7.9% | #45 of 387 |
| 5Cleveland, TN | 66 | 119 | 23.8 | $421K | +6.1% | #82 of 387 |
| 6Clarksville, TN-KY | 64 | 259 | 20.7 | $447K | +8.5% | #90 of 387 |
| 7Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA | 59 | 261 | 19.9 | $469K | +2.3% | #117 of 387 |
| 8Chattanooga, TN-GA | 59 | 519 | 22.4 | $421K | +5.3% | #121 of 387 |
| 9Memphis, TN-MS-AR | 47 | 1,062 | 20.3 | $430K | −0.3% | #231 of 387 |
| 10Jackson, TN | 34 | 162 | 22.4 | $394K | +2.2% | #310 of 387 |
Other business types in the Jackson metro area
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 the Jackson, TN metro area?
There are 162 auto repair shops on map listings in the Jackson metro area as of September 2026. 27 of them (17%) are chain locations. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. Official counts show 79 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in 2023, down 3.8% from 2019. Another 199 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in the Jackson, TN metro area spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $63.9M a year, or $882 per household. That is 8% below the U.S. average (an index of 92, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 162 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $394K per shop. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 72,451 households in the Jackson metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Jackson, TN metro area compare with the U.S. for auto repair shops?
The Jackson metro area has 22.4 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 4% above the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $394K, 11% below the U.S. figure of $445K. At the national ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, the Jackson metro area would have about 144, against 162 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 917 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. The official count fell 3.8% from 2019 to 2023, against +2.1% for the U.S.
How fast is the Jackson, TN metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Jackson metro area at 184,569 people in 2025, up 2.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 72,451 households. The median household income in the Jackson metro area is $61,177 a year, 24% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 30.5% 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 Jackson metro area scores 34 for auto repair shops (lower middle), #310 of 387 scored metro areas.
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