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Fulton County, GA — Auto repair Saturation

How many auto repair exist per person present — residents plus daytime workers — by ZIP code, compared with the U.S. average. Establishment data: Census ZBP 2023. Population: ACS 2024 5-year. 64 ZIP codes analyzed.

Includes: Auto repair & maintenance shops · Body, paint & interior repair. Counted together because official statistics use one 811121 code.

Measured density: Range spans bands — 0.41× the U.S. rate (between 0.41× and 0.75× once withheld ZIP cells are counted)

Why a range: Census does not publish a ZIP-by-industry count when that ZIP has 0–2 businesses. 51 ZIP cells in this county are withheld, 25 of them with residents. Each could hold 0, 1, or 2 businesses: counting them all as 0 gives the low end, counting them all as 2 gives the high end — the data cannot say where the truth sits. The density range uses only the populated cells, since ZIPs without residents are excluded from per-person rates. How ranges work

Range spans the U.S. rate   Fulton County auto repair — 41–75% of the U.S. rate

60 auto repair are counted in Fulton County — 0.4 per 10,000 people present (residents + daytime workers), 41% of the U.S. rate of 0.9.

On the comparable ZIP set (ZIPs with a published count in every year), the total has risen 23% between 2015 and 2023 (31 → 38). That set is smaller than today's county total. 2020–2021 were pandemic-distorted, and Census rounds counts, so small moves are within noise.

Measured supply density is highest in 30268 (Palmetto), 30315 (Atlanta), 30291 (Union City) — well above the national rate. On measured density alone, the lowest-density residential ZIPs with a published count are 30349 (Atlanta), 30097 (Duluth), 30022 (Alpharetta).

BLS QCEW puts the latest county-wide count (2026 Q1) at 89 establishments, the freshest available signal.

Measured density: Fulton County sits at 41% of the U.S. rate for auto repair. 25 ZIPs with population have no published count (each 0–2 businesses), so the true per-capita rate is between 41% and 75% of the U.S. rate. Why. The highest measured density is in 30268 and 30315; the lowest measured density is in 30349 and 30097.

This is a supply-side read: it counts existing auto repair and the people present, not foot traffic, income, rent, or whether locals want more. Treat low density as a question to check, not an answer.

Auto repair
60–162
published count; upper bound counts each withheld ZIP cell as 2 (51 cells) (2023)
Per 10,000 present
0.4
residents + daytime workers
U.S. average
0.9
per 10,000 present
County index
0.41×
vs. U.S.
Latest quarter (QCEW)
89
2026 Q1 — county total
Residents
1,201,203
38 ZIPs with data
Workers
984,920
jobs located in county

Is the area growing?

Population
1,090,354
Census PEP, July 1 2024
Change since 2020
+2.0%
+21,021 people
Net migration 2024
+1,451
international +9,571, domestic −8,120
Jobs located here
920,778
LODES 2022, +4.0% since 2019

Fulton County had an estimated 1,090,354 residents on July 1, 2024 — 2.0% more than in 2020 (+21,021). In the latest year it gained 6,383 people: births minus deaths +4,888, international migration +9,571, domestic migration −8,120. Components are published separately and may not sum exactly.

920,778 jobs were located in the county in 2022 (+4.0% since 2019), and 491,568 employed residents lived there (+4.8% since 2019). LODES counts wage and salary jobs covered by unemployment insurance plus federal jobs; it excludes the self-employed and military, and counts jobs rather than unique people. 2019→2022 spans the pandemic, so read it as one change, not a trend.

Population and migration say whether the customer base is growing. They do not say whether people want another business of this type. Definitions and limits →  ·  Full county detail →

ZIP gaining residents
2015–19 → 2020–24
Change
30213 Fairburn
+49.2%
30308 Atlanta
+23.0%
30309 Atlanta
+22.4%
ZIP losing residents
2015–19 → 2020–24
Change
30337 Atlanta
−23.4%

ACS 5-year estimates for 2015–2019 and 2020–2024. Only ZIPs with at least 2,000 residents in both windows and a change larger than the survey margin of error (90%) are listed — small ZIPs move a lot on paper without a real signal.

Nonemployer businesses

Not shown. Census publishes only a broader group that also includes auto glass shops, so an auto-repair-only nonemployer count is not published.

Census Nonemployer Statistics 2024 (NAICS 2022). We do not approximate this figure.

Saturation map

Each ZIP area is shaded by its density of this business type per person present (residents + workers) vs. the U.S. average. Click any ZIP to zoom to its boundary, see its numbers, and switch to aerial imagery. Individual mapped shops appear as dots at street level — Show locations zooms you in to them (scroll or double-click to zoom).

Basemap:
Under 50% 50–100% 100–150% 150–250% 250%+ 0–2 (not published) / no data ZIP total (dot size) Mapped shop (OpenStreetMap, street level)

Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, tiles by OpenFreeMap.

White dots are ZIP totals from the official Census count — the bigger the dot, the more auto repair in that ZIP. They are aggregated, not individual shops. Turquoise dots are individual locations mapped in OpenStreetMap, shown only at street level; they are crowd-sourced and indicative, may be incomplete, and do not equal the official counts. Only the official ZIP totals feed the saturation index.

Market trend — up 23% since 2015

Number of auto repair in Fulton County across 2015–2023, on a consistent set of ZIP codes present in every year — so changes are real, not ZIP-boundary artifacts. 2015/2018 are pre-pandemic baselines; 2020/2021 are COVID-distorted.

31
2015
31
2018
31
2020
34
2021
35
2022
38
2023

Highest measured density

ZIP
vs. U.S. average
Index
30268 Palmetto
280%
30315 Atlanta
154%
30291 Union City
154%
30009 Alpharetta
149%
30076 Roswell
149%
30324 Atlanta
132%
30004 Alpharetta
102%
30350 Atlanta
83%
30318 Atlanta
72%
30075 Roswell
72%
30022 Alpharetta
55%
30097 Duluth
54%
30349 Atlanta
48%

Lowest measured density

ZIP
vs. U.S. average
Index
30349 Atlanta
48%
30097 Duluth
54%
30022 Alpharetta
55%
30075 Roswell
72%
30318 Atlanta
72%
30350 Atlanta
83%
30004 Alpharetta
102%
30324 Atlanta
132%
30076 Roswell
149%
30009 Alpharetta
149%
30291 Union City
154%
30315 Atlanta
154%
30268 Palmetto
280%
Low measured density is not evidence of opportunity. A ZIP with few auto repair may simply lack foot traffic, retail space, or demand. We rank only residential and mixed ZIPs here; employment hubs and visitor destinations are listed separately below. ZIPs where Census did not publish a count (0–2 businesses) are not ranked: they may be the least served of all, but the data cannot tell 0 from 1 or 2. Verify those locally.

Employment hubs & destinations

These ZIPs have far more workers (or visitors) than residents, so their counts are driven by daytime and visitor demand — not a place to read "shortage" from resident numbers alone.

ZIPNeighborhoodType ResidentsWorkersAuto repairIndex
30303Atlanta Employment hub 6,79753,107 0–2 —
30308Atlanta Employment hub 23,18153,348 0–2 —
30326Atlanta Employment hub 8,23454,348 0–2 —
30336Atlanta Destination 51426,474 0–2 —
30354Atlanta Employment hub 16,18267,347 0–2 —
30363Atlanta Employment hub 3,5239,729 0–2 —

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All ZIP codes

Click a column header to sort. Index = auto repair per 10,000 people present (residents + 0.5×workers) ÷ the U.S. average. 100% = exactly average.

ZIPNeighborhood ResidentsWorkersAuto repair Per 10kIndexStatus
30268Palmetto 10,8742,976 3 2.4 280% Very high density
30315Atlanta 34,2646,400 5 1.3 154% High density
30291Union City 25,1309,963 4 1.3 154% High density
30009Alpharetta 21,09535,378 5 1.3 149% Above average
30076Roswell 46,05432,236 8 1.3 149% Above average
30324Atlanta 29,07311,839 4 1.1 132% Above average
30004Alpharetta 68,70743,688 8 0.9 102% Above average
30350Atlanta 35,17012,755 3 0.7 83% Below average
30318Atlanta 59,60941,027 5 0.6 72% Below average
30075Roswell 56,26315,838 4 0.6 72% Below average
30022Alpharetta 64,54640,341 4 0.5 55% Below average
30097Duluth 46,87634,393 3 0.5 54% Below average
30349Atlanta 79,87232,177 4 0.4 48% Far below average
30005Alpharetta 41,83643,982 0–2 — — Not published
30023Alpharetta —130 0–2 — — Not published
30077Roswell —150 0–2 — — Not published
30098Duluth —35 0–2 — — Not published
30213Fairburn 50,62110,762 0–2 — — Not published
30272Red Oak 0286 0–2 — — Not published
30301Atlanta —515 0–2 — — Not published
30302Atlanta —60 0–2 — — Not published
30303Atlanta 6,79753,107 0–2 — — Not published
30304Atlanta —21 0–2 — — Not published
30305Atlanta 28,11043,072 0–2 — — Not published
30306Atlanta 24,2368,395 0–2 — — Not published
30307Atlanta 21,7097,980 0–2 — — Not published
30308Atlanta 23,18153,348 0–2 — — Not published
30309Atlanta 32,47958,430 0–2 — — Not published
30310Atlanta 27,1866,711 0–2 — — Not published
30311Atlanta 34,9532,630 0–2 — — Not published
30312Atlanta 26,9428,703 0–2 — — Not published
30313Atlanta 10,91310,350 0–2 — — Not published
30314Atlanta 23,3335,366 0–2 — — Not published
30316Atlanta 35,10712,091 0–2 — — Not published
30320Atlanta —9,994 0–2 — — Not published
30321Atlanta —200 0–2 — — Not published
30325Atlanta —67 0–2 — — Not published
30326Atlanta 8,23454,348 0–2 — — Not published
30327Atlanta 23,67317,245 0–2 — — Not published
30328Atlanta 39,50877,296 0–2 — — Not published
30331Atlanta 62,56714,652 0–2 — — Not published
30332Atlanta 2,567365 0–2 — — Not published
30334Atlanta 0250 0–2 — — Not published
30336Atlanta 51426,474 0–2 — — Not published
30337Atlanta 10,69411,238 0–2 — — Not published
30342Atlanta 33,34937,654 0–2 — — Not published
30343Atlanta —50 0–2 — — Not published
30344Atlanta 35,45624,634 0–2 — — Not published
30348Atlanta —15 0–2 — — Not published
30354Atlanta 16,18267,347 0–2 — — Not published
30355Atlanta —54 0–2 — — Not published
30357Atlanta —20 0–2 — — Not published
30358Atlanta —51 0–2 — — Not published
30361Atlanta —5,098 0–2 — — Not published
30363Atlanta 3,5239,729 0–2 — — Not published
30364Atlanta —18 0–2 — — Not published
30374Atlanta —5 0–2 — — Not published
30375Atlanta —214 0–2 — — Not published
30380Atlanta —253 0–2 — — Not published
30396Atlanta —51 0–2 — — Not published
31106Atlanta —43 0–2 — — Not published
31126Atlanta —67 0–2 — — Not published
31139Atlanta —38 0–2 — — Not published
31150Atlanta —9 0–2 — — Not published

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Census withholds some ZIP-by-industry cells to protect small businesses. 0–2 means the cell was not published (Census publishes industry counts only at 3+ per ZIP), so the ZIP is left unranked rather than counted as zero. ~ means the count is estimated from the broader industry group and can be off by a business or two.

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Methodology & sources

Establishments. U.S. Census ZIP Code Business Patterns (ZBP 2023), NAICS 811121 — automotive body, paint & interior repair. Counts establishments with paid employees. ZBP is published annually with a ~2-year lag.

Fresh county signal. BLS QCEW (quarterly) is newer than ZBP — 2026 Q1 shows 89 establishments county-wide for this industry. It cannot be broken down by ZIP.

Population. U.S. Census American Community Survey 2024 5-year ZCTA population (table B01003). Workers are the ZIP's total employment from the same 2023 ZBP file.

Demand ("people present"). Demand comes from residents and daytime workers: residents + 0.5 × workers. This is the single documented assumption in the model and can be tuned.

Index. index = (ZIP establishments ÷ ZIP demand × 10,000) ÷ the U.S. average for this industry (0.87 per 10,000 present). It is a supply-side density measure; it does not capture income, rent, tourism, or whether locals actually want more.

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