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Auto repair and car care businesses in Ouachita Parish, LA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for auto repair and car care businesses in Ouachita Parish, LA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 20 out of 100: Low
Ranked #2,272 of 2,401 scored counties
#49 of 56 scored counties in Louisiana
- Listings
- 275
- 76 chain locations (28%)
- Official establishments
- 93
- +12.1% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $48.7M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $792 a household
- Spending per listing
- $177K
- 34% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 44.7
- 25% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 158,542
- −1.0% since 2020
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What this means
For auto repair and car care businesses, Ouachita Parish has a Groundwork market score of 20 (low): #2,272 of 2,401 scored counties and #49 of 56 scored counties in Louisiana. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 275 auto repair and car care businesses in Ouachita Parish. Chain locations make up 28% of them, against 24% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 44.7, 25% above the U.S. rate of 35.7.
At $792 per household (17% below the U.S. average), households in Ouachita Parish spend about $48.7M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That works out to $177K per business, 34% below the U.S. figure of $269K.
Official counts show 93 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Ouachita Parish in 2023, up 12.1% from 2019. That is one for every 661 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 Ouachita Parish. Population estimates show Ouachita Parish declined 1.0% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Ouachita 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 | Ouachita Parish | Louisiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 44.7 | 37.0 | 35.7 |
| Spending per listing | $177K | $217K | $269K |
| Households per official establishment | 661 | 744 | 681 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +12.1% | +4.3% | +4.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.0% | −0.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $792 | $802 | $958 |
| Median household income | $54,688 | $60,756 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 20 | 23 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 83 → 93+12.1% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 599
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $24.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 271Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 27576 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 181The 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 Ouachita 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 Ouachita Parish
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 158,542−1.0% since 2020
- Households
- 61,489
- Median age
- 37.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 61%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 610 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 260
- Median household income
- $54,688+33.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $80,881
- Median home value
- $194,400
- Jobs located here
- 68,646
- Daytime population
- 165,193Residents 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 Ouachita 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 |
| 49Ouachita Parish, LA | 20 | 275 | 44.7 | $177K | −1.0% | #2,272 of 2,401 |
Other business types in Ouachita 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 care20
- Auto repair shops25
- Collision repair and body shops22
- Car washes and detailing28
- Tire shops13
- Oil change and quick lube12
- Gas stations26
- Insurance agencies27
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 Ouachita Parish, LA?
There are 275 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings in Ouachita Parish as of September 2026. 76 of them (28%) are chain locations. The listings count repair shops, body shops, tire shops, car washes, oil change and parts stores. Official counts show 93 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023, up 12.1% from 2019. Official counts also show 271 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Ouachita Parish, LA spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $48.7M a year, or $792 per household. That is 17% below the U.S. average (an index of 83, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 275 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $177K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 61,489 households in Ouachita Parish and national spending patterns by income.
How does Ouachita Parish, LA compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?
Ouachita Parish has 44.7 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 25% above the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $177K, 34% below the U.S. figure of $269K. At the national ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, Ouachita Parish would have about 181, against 275 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 661 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. The official count rose 12.1% from 2019 to 2023, against +4.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Ouachita Parish, LA growing?
Population estimates put Ouachita Parish at 158,542 people in 2025, down 1.0% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 61,489 households. Median household income in Ouachita Parish is $54,688, 32% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 33.0%, 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. Ouachita Parish scores 20 for auto repair and car care businesses (low), #2,272 of 2,401 scored counties.
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