Auto · Small-town market · Tennessee
Auto repair shops in the Martin, TN area
How the Martin, TN area compares with other small-town markets and the U.S. for auto repair shops: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 37 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #399 of 538 scored small-town markets
#16 of 17 scored small-town markets based in Tennessee
- Listings
- 32
- 3 chain locations (9%)
- Official establishments
- 19
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $12.1M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $902 a household
- Spending per listing
- $377K
- 15% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 23.9
- 11% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 33,261
- +1.1% since 2020
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What this means
At $902 per household (6% below the U.S. average), households in the Martin area spend about $12.1M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. Spread across 32 auto repair shops, that is $377K per shop, 15% 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 the Martin area as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 9% of them, against 16% across the U.S. That comes to 23.9 for every 10,000 households, 11% above the U.S. rate of 21.5.
In 2023, official counts showed 19 businesses with payroll in the Martin area classed as mechanical, body and glass repair. That is one for every 704 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Another 31 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $150K has gone to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in the Martin area.
Population estimates show the Martin area grew 1.1% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for auto repair shops in the Martin area is 37 (lower middle), #399 of 538 scored small-town markets and #16 of 17 scored small-town markets based in Tennessee.
How the Martin 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 | Martin area | Tennessee | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 23.9 | 20.1 | 21.5 |
| Spending per listing | $377K | $470K | $445K |
| Households per official establishment | 704 | 1,252 | 955 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +4.2% | +2.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.1% | +5.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $902 | $944 | $958 |
| Median household income | $51,880 | $69,595 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 37 | 67 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 19
- Employees, 2023
- 60
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 31Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 323 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 27The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $150K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in the Martin 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 Martin area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 33,261+1.1% since 2020
- Households
- 13,384
- Median age
- 39.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 66%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 580 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 57
- Median household income
- $51,880+29.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $67,337
- Median home value
- $151,200
- Jobs located here
- 11,085
- Daytime population
- 30,829Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Tennessee market ranked →The highest-scoring small-town markets in Tennessee for auto repair shops, numbered among those based in Tennessee, with the Martin area marked.
Top small-town markets in Tennessee
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Winchester, TN | 85 | 27 | 15.5 | $642K | +6.4% | #9 of 538 |
| 2Athens, TN | 81 | 55 | 20.8 | $495K | +8.2% | #21 of 538 |
| 3Newport, TN | 77 | 27 | 17.4 | $526K | +5.1% | #31 of 538 |
| 4Fayetteville, TN | 76 | 30 | 20.2 | $516K | +4.3% | #37 of 538 |
| 5Lewisburg, TN | 74 | 33 | 24.2 | $433K | +10.5% | #48 of 538 |
| 6Crossville, TN | 72 | 53 | 18.8 | $487K | +8.0% | #60 of 538 |
| 7Greeneville, TN | 72 | 59 | 20.8 | $465K | +5.0% | #61 of 538 |
| 8Sevierville, TN | 67 | 85 | 21.1 | $473K | +2.5% | #97 of 538 |
| 9Shelbyville, TN | 67 | 50 | 25.6 | $433K | +9.7% | #100 of 538 |
| 10Cookeville, TN | 64 | 131 | 22.3 | $432K | +7.6% | #124 of 538 |
| 16Martin, TN | 37 | 32 | 23.9 | $377K | +1.1% | #399 of 538 |
Other business types in the Martin 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 Martin, TN area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 32 auto repair shops in the Martin area. 3 of them (9%) are chain locations. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. Official counts show 19 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in 2023. Official counts list 31 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Martin, TN area spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $12.1M a year, or $902 per household. That is 6% below the U.S. average (an index of 94, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 32 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $377K 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 13,384 households in the Martin area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Martin, TN area compare with the U.S. for auto repair shops?
The Martin area has 23.9 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 11% above the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $377K, 15% below the U.S. figure of $445K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, the Martin area would have about 27, against 32 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 704 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S.
How fast is the Martin, TN area growing?
Population estimates put the Martin area at 33,261 people in 2025, up 1.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 13,384 households. Median household income in the Martin area is $51,880, 36% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 29.9%, 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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 Martin area scores 37 for auto repair shops (lower middle), #399 of 538 scored small-town markets.
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