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Auto repair shops in Macon County, TN
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for auto repair shops in Macon County, TN, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 42 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,572 of 2,378 scored counties
#75 of 86 scored counties in Tennessee
- Listings
- 32
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 13
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $10.1M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,073 a household
- Spending per listing
- $316K
- 29% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 34.0
- 58% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 27,663
- +9.5% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Macon County comes to about $10.1M a year: $1,073 per household, 12% above the U.S. average. Spread across 32 auto repair shops, that is $316K per shop, 29% below the U.S. figure of $445K. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops.
There are 32 auto repair shops on map listings in Macon County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 16% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 34.0, 58% above the U.S. rate of 21.5.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Macon County was 13 in 2023. That is one for every 725 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Official counts also show 39 one-person businesses without payroll.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Macon County grew 9.5%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For auto repair shops, Macon County has a Groundwork market score of 42 (lower middle): #1,572 of 2,378 scored counties and #75 of 86 scored counties in Tennessee.
How Macon 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 | Macon County | Tennessee | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 34.0 | 20.1 | 21.5 |
| Spending per listing | $316K | $470K | $445K |
| Households per official establishment | 725 | 1,252 | 955 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +4.2% | +2.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +9.5% | +5.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,073 | $944 | $958 |
| Median household income | $59,177 | $69,595 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 42 | 67 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 13 → 13
- Employees, 2023
- 44
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 39Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 320 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 23The 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 Macon 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 Macon County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 27,663+9.5% since 2020
- Households
- 9,421
- Median age
- 39.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 74%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.3
- Land area
- 307 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 85
- Median household income
- $59,177+58.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $77,361
- Median home value
- $225,700
- Jobs located here
- 5,612
- Daytime population
- 20,092Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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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 |
| 75Macon County, TN | 42 | 32 | 34.0 | $316K | +9.5% | #1,572 of 2,378 |
Other business types in Macon 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 Macon County, TN?
As of September 2026, map listings count 32 auto repair shops in Macon County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. Official counts show 13 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in 2023. Another 39 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Macon County, TN spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $10.1M a year, or $1,073 per household. That is 12% above the U.S. average (an index of 112, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 32 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $316K 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 9,421 households in Macon County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Macon County, TN compare with the U.S. for auto repair shops?
Macon County has 34.0 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 58% above the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $316K, 29% below the U.S. figure of $445K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, Macon County would have about 23, against 32 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 725 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S.
How fast is Macon County, TN growing?
Population estimates put Macon County at 27,663 people in 2025, up 9.5% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 9,421 households. Median household income in Macon County is $59,177, 27% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 58.1%, 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. Macon County scores 42 for auto repair shops (lower middle), #1,572 of 2,378 scored counties.
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