Columbus, GA · Auto Repair
Auto Repair in Columbus, by the numbers.
The Census Bureau counted 126 automotive repair and maintenance shops in the Columbus, GA-AL Metro Area in 2023, employing 887 people with $37.3 million in annual payroll.
The local market.
Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2023. Figures cover the whole metro area.
126
200th most of 387 US metro areas
887
7.0 per business, against 6.1 across all metros
$37.3 million
$42,029 per employee
72%
of businesses, against 82% across all metros
+1.6%
in the number of businesses (124 in 2022)
What the numbers say about Columbus.
- Columbus ranks 200th of 387 US metro areas by number of automotive repair and maintenance shops.
- Businesses here run larger than average: 7.0 employees each, against 6.1 across all metros.
- Pay runs below the metro average: $42,029 per employee a year, against $49,854.
- The number of businesses held about steady since 2022.
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Questions
Auto Repair in Columbus
How many automotive repair and maintenance shops are there in Columbus?
126 in the Columbus, GA-AL Metro Area, according to the Census Bureau's County Business Patterns for 2023. Together they employed 887 people and paid $37.3 million in annual payroll.
Is the Columbus market for auto repair growing?
By number of businesses it held about steady between 2022 and 2023: from 124 to 126 (+1.6%).
What does VERA do for auto repair in Columbus?
VERA drafts the quotes, invoices, follow-ups and customer messages a Columbus business runs on, and waits for the owner's approval before anything goes out. It is the same software everywhere; this page adds the local numbers.
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Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2023 and 2022, metropolitan statistical areas. The Bureau adds a small amount of noise to these figures to protect individual businesses. The category counted is automotive repair and maintenance shops, which can be broader or narrower than the trade itself. About the data.
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