Memphis, TN · Auto Repair

Auto Repair in Memphis, by the numbers.

The Census Bureau counted 506 automotive repair and maintenance shops in the Memphis, TN-MS-AR Metro Area in 2023, employing 3,866 people with $197.1 million in annual payroll.

The local market.

Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2023. Figures cover the whole metro area.

Businesses

506

54th most of 387 US metro areas

People employed

3,866

7.6 per business, against 6.1 across all metros

Annual payroll

$197.1 million

$50,990 per employee

Fewer than 10 employees

71%

of businesses, against 82% across all metros

Change since 2022

+7.9%

in the number of businesses (469 in 2022)

What the numbers say about Memphis.

  • Memphis ranks 54th of 387 US metro areas by number of automotive repair and maintenance shops.
  • Businesses here run larger than average: 7.6 employees each, against 6.1 across all metros.
  • The market grew: 37 more businesses than in 2022.

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Questions

Auto Repair in Memphis

How many automotive repair and maintenance shops are there in Memphis?

506 in the Memphis, TN-MS-AR Metro Area, according to the Census Bureau's County Business Patterns for 2023. Together they employed 3,866 people and paid $197.1 million in annual payroll.

Is the Memphis market for auto repair growing?

By number of businesses it grew between 2022 and 2023: from 469 to 506 (+7.9%).

What does VERA do for auto repair in Memphis?

VERA drafts the quotes, invoices, follow-ups and customer messages a Memphis 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.

Auto Repair in other markets

Other Memphis markets

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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