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Auto repair and car care businesses in St. Bernard Parish, LA

The auto repair and car care businesses in St. Bernard Parish, LA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 38 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,757 of 2,401 scored counties
#31 of 56 scored counties in Louisiana

Listings
68
20 chain locations (29%)
Official establishments
19
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$12.8M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $788 a household
Spending per listing
$188K
30% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
41.9
17% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
45,642
+4.1% 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 St. Bernard Parish comes to about $12.8M a year: $788 per household, 18% below the U.S. average. Spread across 68 auto repair and car care businesses, that is $188K per business, 30% below the U.S. figure of $269K.

St. Bernard Parish has 68 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 20 of them (29%) are chain locations, against 24% across the U.S. That comes to 41.9 for every 10,000 households, 17% above the U.S. rate of 35.7.

In 2023, official counts showed 19 businesses with payroll in St. Bernard Parish classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers. That is one for every 854 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Official counts list 85 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $30K has gone to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in St. Bernard Parish.

Population estimates show St. Bernard Parish grew 4.1% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For auto repair and car care businesses, St. Bernard Parish has a Groundwork market score of 38 (lower middle): #1,757 of 2,401 scored counties and #31 of 56 scored counties in Louisiana.

How St. Bernard 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 St. Bernard Parish, LA compared with Louisiana and the U.S.
MeasureSt. Bernard ParishLouisianaU.S.
Listings per 10k households41.937.035.7
Spending per listing$188K$217K$269K
Households per official establishment854744681
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+4.3%+4.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+4.1%−0.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$788$802$958
Median household income$58,651$60,756$80,734
Groundwork market score3823

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
16 → 19
Employees, 2023
145
Annual payroll, 2023
$6M
One-person businesses, 2023
85Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
6820 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
48The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$30K

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

Population, 2025 estimate
45,642+4.1% since 2020
Households
16,219
Median age
37.0
Homes lived in by their owners
70%
Vehicles per household
1.6
Land area
378 sq. mi.
People per square mile
118
Median household income
$58,651+31.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$80,188
Median home value
$202,500
Jobs located here
11,689
Daytime population
35,960Residents 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 St. Bernard 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
31St. Bernard Parish, LA386841.9$188K+4.1%#1,757 of 2,401

Other business types in St. Bernard 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 St. Bernard Parish, LA?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 68 auto repair and car care businesses in St. Bernard Parish. 20 of them (29%) are chain locations. The listings count repair shops, body shops, tire shops, car washes, oil change and parts stores. Official counts show 19 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023. Official counts also show 85 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in St. Bernard Parish, LA spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?

About $12.8M a year, or $788 per household. That is 18% below the U.S. average (an index of 82, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 68 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $188K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 16,219 households in St. Bernard Parish and national spending patterns by income.

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

St. Bernard Parish has 41.9 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 17% above the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $188K, 30% below the U.S. figure of $269K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, St. Bernard Parish would have about 48, against 68 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 854 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S.

How fast is St. Bernard Parish, LA growing?

Population estimates put St. Bernard Parish at 45,642 people in 2025, up 4.1% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 16,219 households. The median household income in St. Bernard Parish is $58,651 a year, 27% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 31.3% 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. St. Bernard Parish scores 38 for auto repair and car care businesses (lower middle), #1,757 of 2,401 scored counties.

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