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Auto repair and car care businesses in St. John the Baptist Parish, LA

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 31 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,985 of 2,401 scored counties
#37 of 56 scored counties in Louisiana

Listings
58
21 chain locations (36%)
Official establishments
21
+5.0% since 2019
Household spending a year
$13.4M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $886 a household
Spending per listing
$231K
14% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
38.3
7% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
39,875
−5.9% 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

St. John the Baptist Parish scores 31 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for auto repair and car care businesses, ranking #1,985 of 2,401 scored counties and #37 of 56 scored counties in Louisiana. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Map listings as of September 2026 show 58 auto repair and car care businesses in St. John the Baptist Parish. Of those, 21 are chain locations, or 36%, against 24% across the U.S. That comes to 38.3 for every 10,000 households, 7% above the U.S. rate of 35.7.

Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in St. John the Baptist Parish comes to about $13.4M a year: $886 per household, 8% below the U.S. average. That works out to $231K per business, 14% below the U.S. figure of $269K.

Official counts show 21 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in St. John the Baptist Parish in 2023, up 5.0% from 2019. That is one for every 722 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $444K have gone to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in St. John the Baptist Parish. Population estimates show St. John the Baptist Parish declined 5.9% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How St. John the Baptist 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. John the Baptist Parish, LA compared with Louisiana and the U.S.
MeasureSt. John the Baptist ParishLouisianaU.S.
Listings per 10k households38.337.035.7
Spending per listing$231K$217K$269K
Households per official establishment722744681
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+5.0%+4.3%+4.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025−5.9%−0.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$886$802$958
Median household income$66,630$60,756$80,734
Groundwork market score3123

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
20 → 21+5.0% over the period
Employees, 2023
99
Annual payroll, 2023
$5.2M
One-person businesses, 2023
75Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
5821 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
50The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
2
Amount
$444K

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

Population, 2025 estimate
39,875−5.9% since 2020
Households
15,152
Median age
39.5
Homes lived in by their owners
77%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
215 sq. mi.
People per square mile
190
Median household income
$66,630+16.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$80,052
Median home value
$193,200
Jobs located here
13,847
Daytime population
36,948Residents 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. John the Baptist 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
37St. John the Baptist Parish, LA315838.3$231K−5.9%#1,985 of 2,401

Other business types in St. John the Baptist 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. John the Baptist Parish, LA?

There are 58 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings in St. John the Baptist Parish as of September 2026. 21 of them (36%) are chain locations. The listings count repair shops, body shops, tire shops, car washes, oil change and parts stores. Official counts show 21 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023, up 5.0% from 2019. Another 75 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

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

About $13.4M a year, or $886 per household. That is 8% below the U.S. average (an index of 92, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 58 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $231K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 15,152 households in St. John the Baptist Parish and national spending patterns by income.

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

St. John the Baptist Parish has 38.3 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 7% above the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $231K, 14% below the U.S. figure of $269K. At the national ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, St. John the Baptist Parish would have about 50, against 58 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 722 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. The official count rose 5.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +4.1% for the U.S.

How fast is St. John the Baptist Parish, LA growing?

Population estimates put St. John the Baptist Parish at 39,875 people in 2025, down 5.9% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 15,152 households. Median household income in St. John the Baptist Parish is $66,630, 17% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 16.0%, 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. St. John the Baptist Parish scores 31 for auto repair and car care businesses (lower middle), #1,985 of 2,401 scored counties.

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