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Auto repair shops in Smith County, TN
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for auto repair shops in Smith County, TN, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 61 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #703 of 2,378 scored counties
#50 of 86 scored counties in Tennessee
- Listings
- 19
- 1 chain location (5%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $8.5M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,067 a household
- Spending per listing
- $445K
- In line with the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 24.0
- 12% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 20,981
- +5.1% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Smith County comes to about $8.5M a year: $1,067 per household, 11% above the U.S. average. Spread across 19 auto repair shops, that is $445K per shop, in line with the U.S. figure of $445K. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops.
There are 19 auto repair shops on map listings in Smith County as of September 2026. One of them (5%) is a chain location, against 16% across the U.S. That comes to 24.0 for every 10,000 households, 12% above the U.S. rate of 21.5.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for mechanical, body and glass repair in Smith County, since they leave out counts under 3. Official counts list 34 one-person businesses without payroll.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Smith County grew 5.1%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Smith County scores 61 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for auto repair shops, ranking #703 of 2,378 scored counties and #50 of 86 scored counties in Tennessee.
How Smith 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 | Smith County | Tennessee | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 24.0 | 20.1 | 21.5 |
| Spending per listing | $445K | $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 | +5.1% | +5.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,067 | $944 | $958 |
| Median household income | $66,293 | $69,595 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 61 | 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
- 34Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 191 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 19The 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 Smith 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 Smith County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 20,981+5.1% since 2020
- Households
- 7,932
- Median age
- 40.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 77%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.3
- Land area
- 314 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 65
- Median household income
- $66,293+37.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $85,956
- Median home value
- $243,800
- Jobs located here
- 5,086
- Daytime population
- 15,463Residents 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 |
| 50Smith County, TN | 61 | 19 | 24.0 | $445K | +5.1% | #703 of 2,378 |
Other business types in Smith 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 Smith County, TN?
As of September 2026, map listings count 19 auto repair shops in Smith County. One of them (5%) 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 Smith County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 34 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Smith County, TN spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $8.5M a year, or $1,067 per household. That is 11% above the U.S. average (an index of 111, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 19 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $445K 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 7,932 households in Smith County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Smith County, TN compare with the U.S. for auto repair shops?
Smith County has 24.0 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 12% above the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $445K, in line with the U.S. figure of $445K. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of auto repair shops to household spending.
How fast is Smith County, TN growing?
Population estimates put Smith County at 20,981 people in 2025, up 5.1% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 7,932 households. Median household income in Smith County is $66,293, 18% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 37.9%, 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. 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. Smith County scores 61 for auto repair shops (upper middle), #703 of 2,378 scored counties.
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