General auto repair in Tennessee 1,522 establishments · 7,348 employees · 2024
Firms (TN)
1,522
Employment
7,348
Avg Annual Pay
$57,445
State Rank
#21 of 52
How Tennessee compares to national
Metric
Tennessee
National
Tennessee vs. U.S.
Establishments
1,522
86,232
1.8% of U.S. total
Avg annual pay
$57,445
$57,862
-$417 (-0.7%)
Location quotient
0.94
1.00
6% less dense than national
Avg firm size (employees)
4.8
4.6
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Year-over-year firm growth
+0.5%
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An establishment is a single physical location where business is conducted. A firm with multiple locations counts as multiple establishments. "Avg pay" is wages and salaries per employee, including bonuses and tips — for proprietorships, the owner's take is largely outside this number. The location quotient (LQ) of 0.94 means general auto repair are 6% under-represented in Tennessee's business mix relative to the U.S. average.
Source. BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages — 2024 annual averages, private-ownership only, NAICS 811111. Establishment counts include any firm with at least one paid employee covered by state unemployment insurance.
SMB Density · firm counts, employment, and wages by industry × state · data from BLS QCEW 2024 annual (private ownership, state-level; mostly 6-digit NAICS, 3 specialty-trade industries at 5-digit aggregation) · data.json