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Auto repair and car care businesses in the Monroe, LA metro area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for auto repair and car care businesses in the Monroe, LA metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 18 out of 100: Low
Ranked #371 of 387 scored metro areas
#9 of 10 scored metro areas based in Louisiana
- Listings
- 366
- 99 chain locations (27%)
- Official establishments
- 122
- +13.7% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $68.6M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $789 a household
- Spending per listing
- $188K
- 30% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 42.1
- 18% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 222,390
- −1.9% since 2020
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What this means
For auto repair and car care businesses, the Monroe metro area has a Groundwork market score of 18 (low): #371 of 387 scored metro areas and #9 of 10 scored metro areas based in Louisiana. That puts it in the bottom quarter of metro areas.
As of September 2026, map listings count 366 auto repair and car care businesses in the Monroe metro area. Of those, 99 are chain locations, or 27%, against 24% across the U.S. That comes to 42.1 for every 10,000 households, 18% above the U.S. rate of 35.7.
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in the Monroe metro area comes to about $68.6M a year: $789 per household, 18% below the U.S. average. That is about $188K of household spending for each business on map listings, 30% below the U.S. figure of $269K.
In 2023, official counts showed 122 businesses with payroll in the Monroe metro area classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers, up 13.7% from 2019. That is one for every 713 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $935K have gone to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in the Monroe metro area. Population estimates put the population change in the Monroe metro area from 2020 to 2025 at −1.9%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How the Monroe 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 | Monroe metro area | Louisiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 42.1 | 37.0 | 35.7 |
| Spending per listing | $188K | $217K | $269K |
| Households per official establishment | 713 | 744 | 681 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +13.7% | +4.3% | +4.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.9% | −0.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $789 | $802 | $958 |
| Median household income | $51,660 | $60,756 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 18 | 23 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 122+13.7% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 679
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $27.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 377Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 36699 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 256The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $935K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in the Monroe 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 Monroe metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 222,390−1.9% since 2020
- Households
- 87,006
- Median age
- 38.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 64%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 2,838 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 79
- Median household income
- $51,660
- Average household income
- $76,607
- Median home value
- $170,300
- Jobs located here
- 86,435
- Daytime population
- 221,924Residents 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 Monroe 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 Monroe 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 care18
- Auto repair shops24
- Collision repair and body shops14
- Car washes and detailing27
- Tire shops5
- Oil change and quick lube7
- Gas stations10
- Insurance agencies30
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 Monroe, LA metro area?
The Monroe metro area has 366 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 99 of them (27%) are chain locations. The listings count repair shops, body shops, tire shops, car washes, oil change and parts stores. Official counts show 122 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023, up 13.7% from 2019. Official counts list 377 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Monroe, LA metro area spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $68.6M a year, or $789 per household. That is 18% below the U.S. average (an index of 82, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 366 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $188K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 87,006 households in the Monroe metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Monroe, LA metro area compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?
The Monroe metro area has 42.1 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 18% above the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $188K, 30% below the U.S. figure of $269K. At the national ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, the Monroe metro area would have about 256, against 366 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 713 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. The official count rose 13.7% from 2019 to 2023, against +4.1% for the U.S.
How fast is the Monroe, LA metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Monroe metro area at 222,390 people in 2025, down 1.9% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 87,006 households. Median household income in the Monroe metro area is $51,660, 36% 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 Monroe metro area scores 18 for auto repair and car care businesses (low), #371 of 387 scored metro areas.
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