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Auto repair shops in Trousdale County, TN

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for auto repair shops in Trousdale County, TN, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 58 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #829 of 2,378 scored counties
#59 of 86 scored counties in Tennessee

Listings
10
1 chain location (10%)
Official establishments
3
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$3.8M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,026 a household
Spending per listing
$379K
15% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
27.0
26% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
12,623
+8.4% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 10 auto repair shops in Trousdale County. One of them (10%) is a chain location, against 16% across the U.S. That comes to 27.0 for every 10,000 households, 26% above the U.S. rate of 21.5.

Households in Trousdale County spend about $3.8M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $1,026 per household, 7% above the U.S. average. Spread across 10 auto repair shops, that is $379K per shop, 15% below 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 3 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Trousdale County in 2023. That is one for every 1,233 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Official counts also show 11 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates put the population change in Trousdale County from 2020 to 2025 at +8.4%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For auto repair shops, Trousdale County has a Groundwork market score of 58 (upper middle): #829 of 2,378 scored counties and #59 of 86 scored counties in Tennessee.

How Trousdale 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 Trousdale County, TN compared with Tennessee and the U.S.
MeasureTrousdale CountyTennesseeU.S.
Listings per 10k households27.020.121.5
Spending per listing$379K$470K$445K
Households per official establishment1,2331,252955
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+4.2%+2.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+8.4%+5.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$1,026$944$958
Median household income$72,747$69,595$80,734
Groundwork market score5867

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
3 → 3
Employees, 2023
7
Annual payroll, 2023
$276K
One-person businesses, 2023
11Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
101 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
9The 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 Trousdale 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 Trousdale County

Population, 2025 estimate
12,623+8.4% since 2020
Households
3,700
Median age
35.3
Homes lived in by their owners
74%
Vehicles per household
2.2
Land area
114 sq. mi.
People per square mile
105
Median household income
$72,747+29.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$82,069
Median home value
$337,600
Jobs located here
1,907
Daytime population
8,822Residents 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 Trousdale 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
59Trousdale County, TN581027.0$379K+8.4%#829 of 2,378

Other business types in Trousdale County

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

Questions

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

There are 10 auto repair shops on map listings in Trousdale County as of September 2026. One of them (10%) is a chain location. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in 2023. Another 11 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

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

About $3.8M a year, or $1,026 per household. That is 7% above the U.S. average (an index of 107, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 10 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $379K per shop. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 3,700 households in Trousdale County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Trousdale County has 27.0 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 26% above the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $379K, 15% below the U.S. figure of $445K. At the national ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, Trousdale County would have about 9, against 10 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,233 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S.

How fast is Trousdale County, TN growing?

Population estimates put Trousdale County at 12,623 people in 2025, up 8.4% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 3,700 households. The median household income in Trousdale County is $72,747 a year, 10% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 29.2% 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. Trousdale County scores 58 for auto repair shops (upper middle), #829 of 2,378 scored counties.

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