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Auto repair and car care businesses in East Baton Rouge Parish, LA

The auto repair and car care businesses in East Baton Rouge Parish, LA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 22 out of 100: Low

Ranked #2,245 of 2,401 scored counties
#47 of 56 scored counties in Louisiana

Listings
744
214 chain locations (29%)
Official establishments
279
+6.1% since 2019
Household spending a year
$139M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $784 a household
Spending per listing
$187K
30% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
42.0
18% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
456,180
+0.1% 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

East Baton Rouge Parish scores 22 (low) on the Groundwork market score for auto repair and car care businesses, ranking #2,245 of 2,401 scored counties and #47 of 56 scored counties in Louisiana. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Map listings as of September 2026 show 744 auto repair and car care businesses in East Baton Rouge Parish. Of those, 214 are chain locations, or 29%, against 24% across the U.S. That is 42.0 per 10,000 households, 18% above the U.S. rate of 35.7.

Households in East Baton Rouge Parish spend about $139M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $784 per household, 18% below the U.S. average. That works out to $187K per business, 30% below the U.S. figure of $269K.

Official counts show 279 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in East Baton Rouge Parish in 2023, up 6.1% from 2019. That is one for every 635 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $150K has gone to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in East Baton Rouge Parish. Population estimates show East Baton Rouge Parish grew 0.1% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How East Baton Rouge Parish compares

The same measures for Louisiana and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all vehicle maintenance and repairs by the auto repair and car care businesses 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 and car care in East Baton Rouge Parish, LA compared with Louisiana and the U.S.
MeasureEast Baton Rouge ParishLouisianaU.S.
Listings per 10k households42.037.035.7
Spending per listing$187K$217K$269K
Households per official establishment635744681
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+6.1%+4.3%+4.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.1%−0.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$784$802$958
Median household income$63,071$60,756$80,734
Groundwork market score2223

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
263 → 279+6.1% over the period
Employees, 2023
1,652
Annual payroll, 2023
$82.3M
One-person businesses, 2023
654Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
744214 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
517The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$150K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in East Baton Rouge Parish, 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 East Baton Rouge Parish

Population, 2025 estimate
456,180+0.1% since 2020
Households
177,295
Median age
36.2
Homes lived in by their owners
59%
Vehicles per household
1.6
Land area
456 sq. mi.
People per square mile
994
Median household income
$63,071+14.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$95,663
Median home value
$248,800
Jobs located here
276,235
Daytime population
543,191Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Auto repair and car care across Louisiana

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The highest-scoring counties in Louisiana for auto repair and car care businesses, numbered among those based in Louisiana, with East Baton Rouge Parish marked.

Top counties in Louisiana

Counties in Louisiana ranked for auto repair and car care businesses by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Grant Parish, LA691621.5$424K−0.3%#375 of 2,401
2Livingston Parish, LA6717131.9$287K+8.5%#479 of 2,401
3De Soto Parish, LA652725.7$333K+2.0%#529 of 2,401
4East Feliciana Parish, LA621726.6$356K−2.8%#651 of 2,401
5St. James Parish, LA611621.2$458K−5.9%#686 of 2,401
6St. Charles Parish, LA614926.3$362K−3.7%#689 of 2,401
7West Feliciana Parish, LA59922.4$414K−0.7%#765 of 2,401
8St. Helena Parish, LA59819.2$410K−1.2%#766 of 2,401
9Bienville Parish, LA571119.8$385K−5.0%#865 of 2,401
10Orleans Parish, LA5526316.9$360K−5.5%#954 of 2,401
47East Baton Rouge Parish, LA2274442.0$187K+0.1%#2,245 of 2,401

Other business types in East Baton Rouge Parish

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

Questions

How many auto repair and car care businesses are in East Baton Rouge Parish, LA?

There are 744 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings in East Baton Rouge Parish as of September 2026. 214 of them (29%) are chain locations. The listings count repair shops, body shops, tire shops, car washes, oil change and parts stores. Official counts show 279 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023, up 6.1% from 2019. Official counts also show 654 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in East Baton Rouge Parish, LA spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?

About $139M a year, or $784 per household. That is 18% below the U.S. average (an index of 82, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 744 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $187K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 177,295 households in East Baton Rouge Parish and national spending patterns by income.

How does East Baton Rouge Parish, LA compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?

East Baton Rouge Parish has 42.0 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 18% above the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $187K, 30% below the U.S. figure of $269K. At the national ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, East Baton Rouge Parish would have about 517, against 744 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 635 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. The official count rose 6.1% from 2019 to 2023, against +4.1% for the U.S.

How fast is East Baton Rouge Parish, LA growing?

Population estimates put East Baton Rouge Parish at 456,180 people in 2025, up 0.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 177,295 households. Median household income in East Baton Rouge Parish is $63,071, 22% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 14.8%, 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. East Baton Rouge Parish scores 22 for auto repair and car care businesses (low), #2,245 of 2,401 scored counties.

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