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Auto repair and car care businesses in Livingston Parish, LA
How Livingston Parish, LA compares with other counties and the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 67 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #479 of 2,401 scored counties
#2 of 56 scored counties in Louisiana
- Listings
- 171
- 44 chain locations (26%)
- Official establishments
- 54
- +12.5% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $49.1M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $917 a household
- Spending per listing
- $287K
- 7% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 31.9
- 11% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 155,036
- +8.5% since 2020
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What this means
At $917 per household (4% below the U.S. average), households in Livingston Parish spend about $49.1M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That works out to $287K per business, 7% above the U.S. figure of $269K.
There are 171 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings in Livingston Parish as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 26% of them, against 24% across the U.S. That is 31.9 per 10,000 households, 11% below the U.S. rate of 35.7.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Livingston Parish was 54 in 2023, up 12.5% from 2019. That is one for every 993 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Official counts also show 238 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $50K has gone to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Livingston Parish.
Population estimates put the population change in Livingston Parish from 2020 to 2025 at +8.5%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For auto repair and car care businesses, Livingston Parish has a Groundwork market score of 67 (upper middle): #479 of 2,401 scored counties and #2 of 56 scored counties in Louisiana. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Livingston 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.
| Measure | Livingston Parish | Louisiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 31.9 | 37.0 | 35.7 |
| Spending per listing | $287K | $217K | $269K |
| Households per official establishment | 993 | 744 | 681 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +12.5% | +4.3% | +4.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +8.5% | −0.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $917 | $802 | $958 |
| Median household income | $80,122 | $60,756 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 67 | 23 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 48 → 54+12.5% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 252
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $12.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 238Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 17144 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 183The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $50K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Livingston 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 Livingston Parish
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 155,036+8.5% since 2020
- Households
- 53,596
- Median age
- 37.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 81%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 648 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 229
- Median household income
- $80,122+26.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $93,408
- Median home value
- $230,600
- Jobs located here
- 31,799
- Daytime population
- 114,602Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Louisiana market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Louisiana for auto repair and car care businesses, numbered among those based in Louisiana, with Livingston Parish marked.
Top counties in Louisiana
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Grant Parish, LA | 69 | 16 | 21.5 | $424K | −0.3% | #375 of 2,401 |
| 2Livingston Parish, LA | 67 | 171 | 31.9 | $287K | +8.5% | #479 of 2,401 |
| 3De Soto Parish, LA | 65 | 27 | 25.7 | $333K | +2.0% | #529 of 2,401 |
| 4East Feliciana Parish, LA | 62 | 17 | 26.6 | $356K | −2.8% | #651 of 2,401 |
| 5St. James Parish, LA | 61 | 16 | 21.2 | $458K | −5.9% | #686 of 2,401 |
| 6St. Charles Parish, LA | 61 | 49 | 26.3 | $362K | −3.7% | #689 of 2,401 |
| 7West Feliciana Parish, LA | 59 | 9 | 22.4 | $414K | −0.7% | #765 of 2,401 |
| 8St. Helena Parish, LA | 59 | 8 | 19.2 | $410K | −1.2% | #766 of 2,401 |
| 9Bienville Parish, LA | 57 | 11 | 19.8 | $385K | −5.0% | #865 of 2,401 |
| 10Orleans Parish, LA | 55 | 263 | 16.9 | $360K | −5.5% | #954 of 2,401 |
Other business types in Livingston Parish
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 care67
- Auto repair shops67
- Collision repair and body shops80
- Car washes and detailing61
- Tire shops60
- Oil change and quick lube
- Gas stations65
- Insurance agencies82
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 Livingston Parish, LA?
As of September 2026, map listings count 171 auto repair and car care businesses in Livingston Parish. 44 of them (26%) are chain locations. The listings count repair shops, body shops, tire shops, car washes, oil change and parts stores. Official counts show 54 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023, up 12.5% from 2019. Another 238 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Livingston Parish, LA spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $49.1M a year, or $917 per household. That is 4% below the U.S. average (an index of 96, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 171 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $287K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 53,596 households in Livingston Parish and national spending patterns by income.
How does Livingston Parish, LA compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?
Livingston Parish has 31.9 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 11% below the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $287K, 7% above the U.S. figure of $269K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, Livingston Parish would have about 183, against 171 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 993 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. The official count rose 12.5% from 2019 to 2023, against +4.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Livingston Parish, LA growing?
Population estimates put Livingston Parish at 155,036 people in 2025, up 8.5% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 53,596 households. The median household income in Livingston Parish is $80,122 a year, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 26.4% from the 2015–2019 survey, 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. Livingston Parish scores 67 for auto repair and car care businesses (upper middle), #479 of 2,401 scored counties.
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