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Auto repair and car care businesses in Norfolk County, MA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for auto repair and car care businesses in Norfolk County, MA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 49 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,259 of 2,401 scored counties
#7 of 14 scored counties in Massachusetts
- Listings
- 870
- 195 chain locations (22%)
- Official establishments
- 438
- −0.4% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $251.9M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $889 a household
- Spending per listing
- $290K
- 8% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 30.7
- 14% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 739,749
- +2.2% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 870 auto repair and car care businesses in Norfolk County. Chain locations make up 22% of them, against 24% across the U.S. That is 30.7 per 10,000 households, 14% below the U.S. rate of 35.7.
Households in Norfolk County spend about $251.9M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $889 per household, 7% below the U.S. average. That is about $290K of household spending for each business on map listings, 8% above the U.S. figure of $269K.
In 2023, official counts showed 438 businesses with payroll in Norfolk County classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers, down 0.4% from 2019. That is one for every 647 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Official counts also show 333 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 18 SBA-backed loans worth $4M have gone to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Norfolk County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Norfolk County grew 2.2%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Norfolk County scores 49 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for auto repair and car care businesses, ranking #1,259 of 2,401 scored counties and #7 of 14 scored counties in Massachusetts.
How Norfolk County compares
The same measures for Massachusetts 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 | Norfolk County | Massachusetts | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 30.7 | 29.7 | 35.7 |
| Spending per listing | $290K | $283K | $269K |
| Households per official establishment | 647 | 677 | 681 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −0.4% | −2.2% | +4.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.2% | +2.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $889 | $841 | $958 |
| Median household income | $130,739 | $103,960 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 49 | 40 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 440 → 438−0.4% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 2,617
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $148.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 333Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 870195 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 938The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 18
- Amount
- $4M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Norfolk County, 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 Norfolk County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 739,749+2.2% since 2020
- Households
- 283,368
- Median age
- 41.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 69%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 396 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,843
- Median household income
- $130,739+26.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $183,022
- Median home value
- $683,900
- Jobs located here
- 369,055
- Daytime population
- 712,907Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Massachusetts market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Massachusetts for auto repair and car care businesses, numbered among those based in Massachusetts, with Norfolk County marked.
Top counties in Massachusetts
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Nantucket County, MA | 68 | 13 | 24.8 | $436K | +3.6% | #414 of 2,401 |
| 2Hampshire County, MA | 64 | 168 | 27.0 | $321K | +10.4% | #573 of 2,401 |
| 3Dukes County, MA | 63 | 16 | 21.1 | $517K | +3.1% | #603 of 2,401 |
| 4Suffolk County, MA | 60 | 483 | 14.8 | $354K | +0.1% | #723 of 2,401 |
| 5Barnstable County, MA | 56 | 310 | 29.3 | $320K | +2.4% | #915 of 2,401 |
| 6Middlesex County, MA | 53 | 1,845 | 29.1 | $297K | +2.8% | #1,072 of 2,401 |
| 7Norfolk County, MA | 49 | 870 | 30.7 | $290K | +2.2% | #1,259 of 2,401 |
| 8Plymouth County, MA | 49 | 733 | 36.1 | $276K | +3.5% | #1,263 of 2,401 |
| 9Essex County, MA | 48 | 968 | 30.9 | $284K | +2.3% | #1,294 of 2,401 |
| 10Worcester County, MA | 45 | 1,181 | 35.2 | $258K | +3.7% | #1,421 of 2,401 |
Other business types in Norfolk County
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 care49
- Auto repair shops46
- Collision repair and body shops30
- Car washes and detailing47
- Tire shops69
- Oil change and quick lube57
- Gas stations58
- Insurance agencies29
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 Norfolk County, MA?
There are 870 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings in Norfolk County as of September 2026. 195 of them (22%) are chain locations. The listings count repair shops, body shops, tire shops, car washes, oil change and parts stores. Official counts show 438 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023, down 0.4% from 2019. Another 333 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Norfolk County, MA spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $251.9M a year, or $889 per household. That is 7% below the U.S. average (an index of 93, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 870 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $290K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 283,368 households in Norfolk County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Norfolk County, MA compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?
Norfolk County has 30.7 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 14% below the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $290K, 8% above the U.S. figure of $269K. At the national ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, Norfolk County would have about 938, against 870 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 647 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. The official count fell 0.4% from 2019 to 2023, against +4.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Norfolk County, MA growing?
Population estimates put Norfolk County at 739,749 people in 2025, up 2.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 283,368 households. Median household income in Norfolk County is $130,739, 62% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 26.6%, 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. Norfolk County scores 49 for auto repair and car care businesses (lower middle), #1,259 of 2,401 scored counties.
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