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Auto repair shops in Meigs County, TN
The auto repair shops in Meigs County, TN, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 76 out of 100: High
Ranked #200 of 2,378 scored counties
#13 of 86 scored counties in Tennessee
- Listings
- 10
- 1 chain location (10%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $5.5M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,048 a household
- Spending per listing
- $549K
- 23% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 19.1
- 11% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 14,186
- +10.8% since 2020
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What this means
For auto repair shops, Meigs County has a Groundwork market score of 76 (high): #200 of 2,378 scored counties and #13 of 86 scored counties in Tennessee. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for auto repair shops.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 10 auto repair shops in Meigs County. One of them (10%) is a chain location, against 16% across the U.S. That comes to 19.1 for every 10,000 households, 11% below the U.S. rate of 21.5.
At $1,048 per household (9% above the U.S. average), households in Meigs County spend about $5.5M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That works out to $549K per shop, 23% 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.
There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Meigs County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Meigs County grew 10.8%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Meigs 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 | Meigs County | Tennessee | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 19.1 | 20.1 | 21.5 |
| Spending per listing | $549K | $470K | $445K |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 1,252 | 955 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +4.2% | +2.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +10.8% | +5.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,048 | $944 | $958 |
| Median household income | $61,375 | $69,595 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 76 | 67 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- n/a
- Employees, 2023
- n/a
- Annual payroll, 2023
- n/a
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 10Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 101 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 12The 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 Meigs 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 Meigs County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 14,186+10.8% since 2020
- Households
- 5,235
- Median age
- 45.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 81%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 195 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 68
- Median household income
- $61,375+24.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $79,107
- Median home value
- $180,000
- Jobs located here
- 1,996
- Daytime population
- 10,481Residents 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 |
| 13Meigs County, TN | 76 | 10 | 19.1 | $549K | +10.8% | #200 of 2,378 |
Other business types in Meigs 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 Meigs County, TN?
There are 10 auto repair shops on map listings in Meigs County as of September 2026. One of them (10%) is a chain location. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. No official count is published for mechanical, body and glass repair in Meigs County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts list 10 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Meigs County, TN spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $5.5M a year, or $1,048 per household. That is 9% above the U.S. average (an index of 109, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 10 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $549K per shop. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 5,235 households in Meigs County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Meigs County, TN compare with the U.S. for auto repair shops?
Meigs County has 19.1 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 11% below the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $549K, 23% above the U.S. figure of $445K. At the national ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, Meigs County would have about 12, against 10 on map listings.
How fast is Meigs County, TN growing?
Population estimates put Meigs County at 14,186 people in 2025, up 10.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 5,235 households. The median household income in Meigs County is $61,375 a year, 24% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 24.8% 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. Meigs County scores 76 for auto repair shops (high), #200 of 2,378 scored counties.
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