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Auto repair and car care businesses in Sabine Parish, LA

How Sabine 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 45 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,406 of 2,401 scored counties
#23 of 56 scored counties in Louisiana

Listings
24
3 chain locations (13%)
Official establishments
14
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$7.7M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $872 a household
Spending per listing
$319K
19% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
27.3
24% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
21,834
−1.2% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Sabine Parish comes to about $7.7M a year: $872 per household, 9% below the U.S. average. That works out to $319K per business, 19% above the U.S. figure of $269K.

There are 24 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings in Sabine Parish as of September 2026. 3 of them (13%) are chain locations, against 24% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 27.3, 24% 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 Sabine Parish was 14 in 2023. That is one for every 628 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Official counts also show 37 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates show Sabine Parish declined 1.2% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for auto repair and car care businesses in Sabine Parish is 45 (lower middle), #1,406 of 2,401 scored counties and #23 of 56 scored counties in Louisiana.

How Sabine 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.

Auto repair and car care in Sabine Parish, LA compared with Louisiana and the U.S.
MeasureSabine ParishLouisianaU.S.
Listings per 10k households27.337.035.7
Spending per listing$319K$217K$269K
Households per official establishment628744681
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+4.3%+4.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.2%−0.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$872$802$958
Median household income$50,329$60,756$80,734
Groundwork market score4523

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
13 → 14
Employees, 2023
60
Annual payroll, 2023
$2.4M
One-person businesses, 2023
37Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
243 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
0
Amount
$0

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Sabine 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 Sabine Parish

Population, 2025 estimate
21,834−1.2% since 2020
Households
8,785
Median age
42.2
Homes lived in by their owners
80%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
867 sq. mi.
People per square mile
25
Median household income
$50,329+24.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$70,912
Median home value
$123,100
Jobs located here
5,730
Daytime population
19,413Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Auto repair and car care across Louisiana

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The highest-scoring counties in Louisiana for auto repair and car care businesses, numbered among those based in Louisiana, with Sabine Parish marked.

Top counties in Louisiana

Counties in Louisiana ranked for auto repair and car care businesses by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Grant Parish, LA691621.5$424K−0.3%#375 of 2,401
2Livingston Parish, LA6717131.9$287K+8.5%#479 of 2,401
3De Soto Parish, LA652725.7$333K+2.0%#529 of 2,401
4East Feliciana Parish, LA621726.6$356K−2.8%#651 of 2,401
5St. James Parish, LA611621.2$458K−5.9%#686 of 2,401
6St. Charles Parish, LA614926.3$362K−3.7%#689 of 2,401
7West Feliciana Parish, LA59922.4$414K−0.7%#765 of 2,401
8St. Helena Parish, LA59819.2$410K−1.2%#766 of 2,401
9Bienville Parish, LA571119.8$385K−5.0%#865 of 2,401
10Orleans Parish, LA5526316.9$360K−5.5%#954 of 2,401
23Sabine Parish, LA452427.3$319K−1.2%#1,406 of 2,401

Other business types in Sabine Parish

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many auto repair and car care businesses are in Sabine Parish, LA?

As of September 2026, map listings count 24 auto repair and car care businesses in Sabine Parish. 3 of them (13%) 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 37 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

How much do households in Sabine Parish, LA spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?

About $7.7M a year, or $872 per household. That is 9% below the U.S. average (an index of 91, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 24 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $319K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 8,785 households in Sabine Parish and national spending patterns by income.

How does Sabine Parish, LA compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?

Sabine Parish has 27.3 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 24% below the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $319K, 19% above the U.S. figure of $269K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, Sabine Parish would have about 29, against 24 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 628 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S.

How fast is Sabine Parish, LA growing?

Population estimates put Sabine Parish at 21,834 people in 2025, down 1.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 8,785 households. The median household income in Sabine Parish is $50,329 a year, 38% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 24.8% 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. Sabine Parish scores 45 for auto repair and car care businesses (lower middle), #1,406 of 2,401 scored counties.

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How the score works · Top markets for auto repair and car care businesses · All 56 business types in Sabine Parish

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