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Auto repair shops in Jefferson County, TN

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 81 out of 100: High

Ranked #102 of 2,378 scored counties
#7 of 86 scored counties in Tennessee

Listings
33
3 chain locations (9%)
Official establishments
16
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$22.1M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,012 a household
Spending per listing
$669K
50% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
15.1
30% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
60,024
+9.3% since 2020

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What this means

The Groundwork market score for auto repair shops in Jefferson County is 81 (high), #102 of 2,378 scored counties and #7 of 86 scored counties in Tennessee. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for auto repair shops.

At $1,012 per household (6% above the U.S. average), households in Jefferson County spend about $22.1M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That is about $669K of household spending for each shop on map listings, 50% above the U.S. figure of $445K. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops.

Jefferson County has 33 auto repair shops on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 3 are chain locations, or 9%, against 16% across the U.S. That comes to 15.1 for every 10,000 households, 30% below the U.S. rate of 21.5.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Jefferson County was 16 in 2023. That is one for every 1,364 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Jefferson County from 2020 to 2025 at +9.3%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Jefferson 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 Jefferson County, TN compared with Tennessee and the U.S.
MeasureJefferson CountyTennesseeU.S.
Listings per 10k households15.120.121.5
Spending per listing$669K$470K$445K
Households per official establishment1,3641,252955
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+4.2%+2.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+9.3%+5.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$1,012$944$958
Median household income$66,114$69,595$80,734
Groundwork market score8167

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
15 → 16
Employees, 2023
50
Annual payroll, 2023
$2.4M
One-person businesses, 2023
65Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
333 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
50The 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 Jefferson 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 Jefferson County

Population, 2025 estimate
60,024+9.3% since 2020
Households
21,817
Median age
45.0
Homes lived in by their owners
76%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
275 sq. mi.
People per square mile
207
Median household income
$66,114+34.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$90,264
Median home value
$229,300
Jobs located here
14,077
Daytime population
47,008Residents 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 Jefferson 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

Other business types in Jefferson County

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

Questions

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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 33 auto repair shops in Jefferson County. 3 of them (9%) 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 also show 65 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $22.1M a year, or $1,012 per household. That is 6% above the U.S. average (an index of 106, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 33 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $669K 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 21,817 households in Jefferson County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Jefferson County has 15.1 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 30% below the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $669K, 50% above the U.S. figure of $445K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, Jefferson County would have about 50, against 33 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,364 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S.

How fast is Jefferson County, TN growing?

Population estimates put Jefferson County at 60,024 people in 2025, up 9.3% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 21,817 households. Median household income in Jefferson County is $66,114, 18% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 34.5%, 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. Jefferson County scores 81 for auto repair shops (high), #102 of 2,378 scored counties.

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

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