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Auto repair and car care businesses in the Pittsfield, MA metro area
The auto repair and car care businesses in the Pittsfield, MA metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 20 out of 100: Low
Ranked #367 of 387 scored metro areas
#6 of 6 scored metro areas based in Massachusetts
- Listings
- 194
- 48 chain locations (25%)
- Official establishments
- 93
- −2.1% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $45.3M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $786 a household
- Spending per listing
- $233K
- 13% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 33.7
- 6% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 128,224
- −1.2% since 2020
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What this means
For auto repair and car care businesses, the Pittsfield metro area has a Groundwork market score of 20 (low): #367 of 387 scored metro areas and #6 of 6 scored metro areas based in Massachusetts. That puts it in the bottom quarter of metro areas.
At $786 per household (18% below the U.S. average), households in the Pittsfield metro area spend about $45.3M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. Spread across 194 auto repair and car care businesses, that is $233K per business, 13% below the U.S. figure of $269K.
There are 194 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings in the Pittsfield metro area as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 25% of them, against 24% across the U.S. That comes to 33.7 for every 10,000 households, 6% 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 the Pittsfield metro area was 93 in 2023, down 2.1% from 2019. That is one for every 619 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $689K have gone to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in the Pittsfield metro area. Population estimates show the Pittsfield metro area declined 1.2% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How the Pittsfield metro area 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 | Pittsfield metro area | Massachusetts | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 33.7 | 29.7 | 35.7 |
| Spending per listing | $233K | $283K | $269K |
| Households per official establishment | 619 | 677 | 681 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −2.1% | −2.2% | +4.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.2% | +2.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $786 | $841 | $958 |
| Median household income | $76,013 | $103,960 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 20 | 40 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 93−2.1% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 387
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $18M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 67Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 19448 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 169The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $689K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in the Pittsfield metro area, 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 the Pittsfield metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 128,224−1.2% since 2020
- Households
- 57,585
- Median age
- 47.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 70%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 927 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 140
- Median household income
- $76,013+28.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $108,456
- Median home value
- $305,400
- Jobs located here
- 55,400
- Daytime population
- 126,538Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Massachusetts market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in Massachusetts for auto repair and car care businesses, numbered among those based in Massachusetts (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Pittsfield metro area marked.
Top metro areas in Massachusetts
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Amherst Town-Northampton, MA | 69 | 168 | 27.0 | $321K | +10.4% | #60 of 387 |
| 2Barnstable Town, MA | 56 | 310 | 29.3 | $320K | +2.4% | #150 of 387 |
| 3Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | 44 | 5,766 | 29.7 | $283K | +2.3% | #244 of 387 |
| 4Worcester, MA | 42 | 1,181 | 35.2 | $258K | +3.7% | #259 of 387 |
| Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | 39 | 2,159 | 32.0 | $269K | +2.1% | #278 of 387 |
| 5Springfield, MA | 29 | 611 | 33.1 | $237K | +0.2% | #333 of 387 |
| 6Pittsfield, MA | 20 | 194 | 33.7 | $233K | −1.2% | #367 of 387 |
Other business types in the Pittsfield metro area
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 care20
- Auto repair shops18
- Collision repair and body shops20
- Car washes and detailing22
- Tire shops29
- Oil change and quick lube
- Gas stations23
- Insurance agencies58
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 the Pittsfield, MA metro area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 194 auto repair and car care businesses in the Pittsfield metro area. 48 of them (25%) are chain locations. The listings count repair shops, body shops, tire shops, car washes, oil change and parts stores. Official counts show 93 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023, down 2.1% from 2019. Another 67 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in the Pittsfield, MA metro area spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $45.3M a year, or $786 per household. That is 18% below the U.S. average (an index of 82, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 194 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $233K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 57,585 households in the Pittsfield metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Pittsfield, MA metro area compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?
The Pittsfield metro area has 33.7 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 6% below the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $233K, 13% below the U.S. figure of $269K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, the Pittsfield metro area would have about 169, against 194 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 619 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. The official count fell 2.1% from 2019 to 2023, against +4.1% for the U.S.
How fast is the Pittsfield, MA metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Pittsfield metro area at 128,224 people in 2025, down 1.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 57,585 households. The median household income in the Pittsfield metro area is $76,013 a year, 6% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 28.3% 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. The Pittsfield metro area scores 20 for auto repair and car care businesses (low), #367 of 387 scored metro areas.
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