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Auto repair shops in Lauderdale County, TN

The auto repair shops in Lauderdale County, TN, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 63 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #587 of 2,378 scored counties
#45 of 86 scored counties in Tennessee

Listings
10
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
4
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$7.8M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $840 a household
Spending per listing
$783K
76% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
10.7
50% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
24,617
−2.0% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 10 auto repair shops in Lauderdale County. None of them are chain locations, against 16% across the U.S. That is 10.7 per 10,000 households, 50% below the U.S. rate of 21.5.

At $840 per household (12% below the U.S. average), households in Lauderdale County spend about $7.8M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. Spread across 10 auto repair shops, that is $783K per shop, 76% 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 4 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Lauderdale County in 2023. That is one for every 2,331 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Official counts list 25 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates show Lauderdale County declined 2.0% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for auto repair shops in Lauderdale County is 63 (upper middle), #587 of 2,378 scored counties and #45 of 86 scored counties in Tennessee. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Lauderdale 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 Lauderdale County, TN compared with Tennessee and the U.S.
MeasureLauderdale CountyTennesseeU.S.
Listings per 10k households10.720.121.5
Spending per listing$783K$470K$445K
Households per official establishment2,3311,252955
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+4.2%+2.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025−2.0%+5.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$840$944$958
Median household income$49,879$69,595$80,734
Groundwork market score6367

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
4 → 4
Employees, 2023
4
Annual payroll, 2023
$77K
One-person businesses, 2023
25Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
100 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
18The 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 Lauderdale 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 Lauderdale County

Population, 2025 estimate
24,617−2.0% since 2020
Households
9,325
Median age
38.9
Homes lived in by their owners
64%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
472 sq. mi.
People per square mile
53
Median household income
$49,879+25.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$66,819
Median home value
$143,200
Jobs located here
6,626
Daytime population
21,291Residents 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 Lauderdale 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
45Lauderdale County, TN631010.7$783K−2.0%#587 of 2,378

Other business types in Lauderdale County

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

Questions

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

Lauderdale County has 10 auto repair shops on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in 2023. Official counts also show 25 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $7.8M a year, or $840 per household. That is 12% below the U.S. average (an index of 88, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 10 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $783K per shop. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 9,325 households in Lauderdale County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Lauderdale County has 10.7 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 50% below the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $783K, 76% above the U.S. figure of $445K. At the national ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, Lauderdale County would have about 18, against 10 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,331 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S.

How fast is Lauderdale County, TN growing?

Population estimates put Lauderdale County at 24,617 people in 2025, down 2.0% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 9,325 households. The median household income in Lauderdale County is $49,879 a year, 38% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 25.0% 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. Lauderdale County scores 63 for auto repair shops (upper middle), #587 of 2,378 scored counties.

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