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Auto repair and car care businesses in Plaquemines Parish, LA
The auto repair and car care businesses in Plaquemines Parish, LA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 46 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,359 of 2,401 scored counties
#18 of 56 scored counties in Louisiana
- Listings
- 22
- 6 chain locations (27%)
- Official establishments
- 14
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $7.7M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $941 a household
- Spending per listing
- $352K
- 31% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 26.8
- 25% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 22,256
- −5.3% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 22 auto repair and car care businesses in Plaquemines Parish. Chain locations make up 27% of them, against 24% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 26.8, 25% below the U.S. rate of 35.7.
At $941 per household (2% below the U.S. average), households in Plaquemines Parish spend about $7.7M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That is about $352K of household spending for each business on map listings, 31% above the U.S. figure of $269K.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Plaquemines Parish was 14 in 2023. That is one for every 587 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Official counts also show 19 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $1.1M has gone to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Plaquemines Parish.
Population estimates show Plaquemines Parish declined 5.3% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. Plaquemines Parish scores 46 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for auto repair and car care businesses, ranking #1,359 of 2,401 scored counties and #18 of 56 scored counties in Louisiana.
How Plaquemines 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 | Plaquemines Parish | Louisiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 26.8 | 37.0 | 35.7 |
| Spending per listing | $352K | $217K | $269K |
| Households per official establishment | 587 | 744 | 681 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +4.3% | +4.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −5.3% | −0.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $941 | $802 | $958 |
| Median household income | $86,315 | $60,756 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 46 | 23 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 9 → 14
- Employees, 2023
- 74
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 19Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 226 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 29The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $1.1M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Plaquemines 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 Plaquemines Parish
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 22,256−5.3% since 2020
- Households
- 8,218
- Median age
- 38.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 76%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 781 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 29
- Median household income
- $86,315+50.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $100,930
- Median home value
- $282,900
- Jobs located here
- 11,184
- Daytime population
- 24,508Residents 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 Plaquemines 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 |
| 18Plaquemines Parish, LA | 46 | 22 | 26.8 | $352K | −5.3% | #1,359 of 2,401 |
Other business types in Plaquemines Parish
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
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 Plaquemines Parish, LA?
Plaquemines Parish has 22 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 6 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 14 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023. Another 19 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Plaquemines Parish, LA spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $7.7M a year, or $941 per household. That is 2% below the U.S. average (an index of 98, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 22 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $352K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 8,218 households in Plaquemines Parish and national spending patterns by income.
How does Plaquemines Parish, LA compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?
Plaquemines Parish has 26.8 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 25% below the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $352K, 31% above the U.S. figure of $269K. At the national ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, Plaquemines Parish would have about 29, against 22 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 587 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S.
How fast is Plaquemines Parish, LA growing?
Population estimates put Plaquemines Parish at 22,256 people in 2025, down 5.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 8,218 households. Median household income in Plaquemines Parish is $86,315, 7% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 50.9%, 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. Plaquemines Parish scores 46 for auto repair and car care businesses (lower middle), #1,359 of 2,401 scored counties.
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