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Auto repair and car care businesses in the Lafayette, LA metro area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for auto repair and car care businesses in the Lafayette, LA metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 28 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #340 of 387 scored metro areas
#7 of 10 scored metro areas based in Louisiana
- Listings
- 683
- 163 chain locations (24%)
- Official establishments
- 246
- +3.4% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $131.6M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $801 a household
- Spending per listing
- $193K
- 28% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 41.6
- 17% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 423,758
- +3.8% since 2020
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What this means
The Lafayette metro area scores 28 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for auto repair and car care businesses, ranking #340 of 387 scored metro areas and #7 of 10 scored metro areas based in Louisiana. That puts it in the bottom quarter of metro areas.
Households in the Lafayette metro area spend about $131.6M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $801 per household, 16% below the U.S. average. That works out to $193K per business, 28% below the U.S. figure of $269K.
There are 683 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings in the Lafayette metro area as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 24% of them, against 24% across the U.S. That is 41.6 per 10,000 households, 17% above the U.S. rate of 35.7.
Official counts show 246 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in the Lafayette metro area in 2023, up 3.4% from 2019. That is one for every 668 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 6 SBA-backed loans worth $2.9M have gone to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in the Lafayette metro area. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Lafayette metro area grew 3.8%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How the Lafayette metro area 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.
| Measure | Lafayette metro area | Louisiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 41.6 | 37.0 | 35.7 |
| Spending per listing | $193K | $217K | $269K |
| Households per official establishment | 668 | 744 | 681 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +3.4% | +4.3% | +4.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.8% | −0.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $801 | $802 | $958 |
| Median household income | $60,892 | $60,756 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 28 | 23 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 246+3.4% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,358
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $58.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 636Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 683163 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 490The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 6
- Amount
- $2.9M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in the Lafayette metro area, 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 the Lafayette metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 423,758+3.8% since 2020
- Households
- 164,378
- Median age
- 38.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 68%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 2,834 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 146
- Median household income
- $60,892
- Average household income
- $88,260
- Median home value
- $214,400
- Jobs located here
- 177,096
- Daytime population
- 415,749Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Louisiana market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in Louisiana for auto repair and car care businesses, numbered among those based in Louisiana, with the Lafayette metro area marked.
Top metro areas in Louisiana
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA | 51 | 396 | 37.7 | $246K | +5.3% | #202 of 387 |
| 2Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA | 34 | 277 | 34.7 | $241K | −3.5% | #311 of 387 |
| 3Hammond, LA | 34 | 211 | 40.6 | $206K | +5.8% | #315 of 387 |
| 4New Orleans-Metairie, LA | 32 | 1,263 | 31.7 | $230K | −3.4% | #320 of 387 |
| 5Baton Rouge, LA | 32 | 1,276 | 38.4 | $219K | +2.1% | #323 of 387 |
| 6Lake Charles, LA | 28 | 339 | 36.8 | $233K | −3.8% | #337 of 387 |
| 7Lafayette, LA | 28 | 683 | 41.6 | $193K | +3.8% | #340 of 387 |
| 8Shreveport-Bossier City, LA | 21 | 621 | 39.5 | $201K | −2.3% | #362 of 387 |
| 9Monroe, LA | 18 | 366 | 42.1 | $188K | −1.9% | #371 of 387 |
| 10Alexandria, LA | 17 | 231 | 41.0 | $196K | −2.5% | #374 of 387 |
Other business types in the Lafayette metro area
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
- Auto repair and car care28
- Auto repair shops33
- Collision repair and body shops24
- Car washes and detailing31
- Tire shops18
- Oil change and quick lube44
- Gas stations25
- Insurance agencies43
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many auto repair and car care businesses are in the Lafayette, LA metro area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 683 auto repair and car care businesses in the Lafayette metro area. 163 of them (24%) are chain locations. The listings count repair shops, body shops, tire shops, car washes, oil change and parts stores. Official counts show 246 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023, up 3.4% from 2019. Another 636 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in the Lafayette, LA metro area spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $131.6M a year, or $801 per household. That is 16% below the U.S. average (an index of 84, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 683 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $193K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 164,378 households in the Lafayette metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Lafayette, LA metro area compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?
The Lafayette metro area has 41.6 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 17% above the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $193K, 28% below the U.S. figure of $269K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, the Lafayette metro area would have about 490, against 683 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 668 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. The official count rose 3.4% from 2019 to 2023, against +4.1% for the U.S.
How fast is the Lafayette, LA metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Lafayette metro area at 423,758 people in 2025, up 3.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 164,378 households. The median household income in the Lafayette metro area is $60,892 a year, 25% below the U.S. median of $80,734.
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. The Lafayette metro area scores 28 for auto repair and car care businesses (lower middle), #340 of 387 scored metro areas.
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