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Auto repair and car care businesses in Jefferson Parish, LA

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 19 out of 100: Low

Ranked #2,289 of 2,401 scored counties
#50 of 56 scored counties in Louisiana

Listings
787
175 chain locations (22%)
Official establishments
259
−1.5% since 2019
Household spending a year
$136.9M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $773 a household
Spending per listing
$174K
35% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
44.5
25% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
431,398
−1.9% 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

For auto repair and car care businesses, Jefferson Parish has a Groundwork market score of 19 (low): #2,289 of 2,401 scored counties and #50 of 56 scored counties in Louisiana. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Map listings as of September 2026 show 787 auto repair and car care businesses in Jefferson Parish. 175 of them (22%) are chain locations, against 24% across the U.S. That is 44.5 per 10,000 households, 25% above the U.S. rate of 35.7.

At $773 per household (19% below the U.S. average), households in Jefferson Parish spend about $136.9M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That is about $174K of household spending for each business on map listings, 35% below the U.S. figure of $269K.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Jefferson Parish was 259 in 2023, down 1.5% from 2019. That is one for every 683 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 5 SBA-backed loans worth $3M have gone to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Jefferson Parish. Population estimates show Jefferson Parish declined 1.9% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How Jefferson 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 Jefferson Parish, LA compared with Louisiana and the U.S.
MeasureJefferson ParishLouisianaU.S.
Listings per 10k households44.537.035.7
Spending per listing$174K$217K$269K
Households per official establishment683744681
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−1.5%+4.3%+4.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.9%−0.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$773$802$958
Median household income$65,252$60,756$80,734
Groundwork market score1923

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
263 → 259−1.5% over the period
Employees, 2023
1,693
Annual payroll, 2023
$87.6M
One-person businesses, 2023
625Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
787175 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
510The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
5
Amount
$3M

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

Population, 2025 estimate
431,398−1.9% since 2020
Households
177,003
Median age
41.0
Homes lived in by their owners
63%
Vehicles per household
1.6
Land area
301 sq. mi.
People per square mile
1,432
Median household income
$65,252+20.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$92,680
Median home value
$251,400
Jobs located here
200,099
Daytime population
450,992Residents 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 Jefferson 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
50Jefferson Parish, LA1978744.5$174K−1.9%#2,289 of 2,401

Other business types in Jefferson 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 Jefferson Parish, LA?

There are 787 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings in Jefferson Parish as of September 2026. 175 of them (22%) are chain locations. The listings count repair shops, body shops, tire shops, car washes, oil change and parts stores. Official counts show 259 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023, down 1.5% from 2019. Official counts list 625 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Jefferson Parish, LA spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?

About $136.9M a year, or $773 per household. That is 19% below the U.S. average (an index of 81, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 787 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $174K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 177,003 households in Jefferson Parish and national spending patterns by income.

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

Jefferson Parish has 44.5 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 25% above the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $174K, 35% below the U.S. figure of $269K. At the national ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, Jefferson Parish would have about 510, against 787 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 683 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. The official count fell 1.5% from 2019 to 2023, against +4.1% for the U.S.

How fast is Jefferson Parish, LA growing?

Population estimates put Jefferson Parish at 431,398 people in 2025, down 1.9% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 177,003 households. Median household income in Jefferson Parish is $65,252, 19% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 20.8%, 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. Jefferson Parish scores 19 for auto repair and car care businesses (low), #2,289 of 2,401 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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How the score works · Top markets for auto repair and car care businesses · All 56 business types in Jefferson Parish

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