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Auto repair and car care businesses in the Lebanon-Claremont, NH-VT area
How the Lebanon-Claremont, NH-VT area compares with other small-town markets 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 34 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #422 of 538 scored small-town markets
#2 of 4 scored small-town markets based in New Hampshire
- Listings
- 414
- 106 chain locations (26%)
- Official establishments
- 165
- −6.4% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $83M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $904 a household
- Spending per listing
- $200K
- 25% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 45.1
- 26% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 224,500
- +1.5% since 2020
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What this means
The Lebanon-Claremont area scores 34 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for auto repair and car care businesses, ranking #422 of 538 scored small-town markets and #2 of 4 scored small-town markets based in New Hampshire. That puts it in the bottom quarter of small-town markets.
As of September 2026, map listings count 414 auto repair and car care businesses in the Lebanon-Claremont area. Of those, 106 are chain locations, or 26%, against 24% across the U.S. That is 45.1 per 10,000 households, 26% above the U.S. rate of 35.7.
At $904 per household (6% below the U.S. average), households in the Lebanon-Claremont area spend about $83M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. Spread across 414 auto repair and car care businesses, that is $200K per business, 25% below the U.S. figure of $269K.
In 2023, official counts showed 165 businesses with payroll in the Lebanon-Claremont area classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers, down 6.4% from 2019. That is one for every 556 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 6 SBA-backed loans worth $3.5M have gone to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in the Lebanon-Claremont area. Population estimates put the population change in the Lebanon-Claremont area from 2020 to 2025 at +1.5%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How the Lebanon-Claremont area compares
The same measures for New Hampshire 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 | Lebanon-Claremont area | New Hampshire | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 45.1 | 46.3 | 35.7 |
| Spending per listing | $200K | $210K | $269K |
| Households per official establishment | 556 | 469 | 681 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −6.4% | +4.7% | +4.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.5% | +2.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $904 | $974 | $958 |
| Median household income | $83,269 | $99,031 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 34 | 23 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 165−6.4% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 656
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $34.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 279Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 414106 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 309The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 6
- Amount
- $3.5M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in the Lebanon-Claremont 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 Lebanon-Claremont area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 224,500+1.5% since 2020
- Households
- 91,760
- Median age
- 46.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 75%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 3,903 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 57
- Median household income
- $83,269
- Average household income
- $114,219
- Median home value
- $301,900
- Jobs located here
- 102,545
- Daytime population
- 223,569Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top small-town markets in New Hampshire
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Concord, NH | 35 | 306 | 50.2 | $199K | +2.6% | #418 of 538 |
| 2Lebanon-Claremont, NH-VT | 34 | 414 | 45.1 | $200K | +1.5% | #422 of 538 |
| 3Laconia, NH | 32 | 127 | 48.2 | $201K | +2.1% | #442 of 538 |
| 4Keene, NH | 29 | 149 | 48.7 | $193K | +2.3% | #458 of 538 |
Other business types in the Lebanon-Claremont 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 care34
- Auto repair shops29
- Collision repair and body shops63
- Car washes and detailing66
- Tire shops54
- Oil change and quick lube
- Gas stations35
- Insurance agencies61
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 Lebanon-Claremont, NH-VT area?
The Lebanon-Claremont area has 414 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 106 of them (26%) are chain locations. The listings count repair shops, body shops, tire shops, car washes, oil change and parts stores. Official counts show 165 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023, down 6.4% from 2019. Another 279 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in the Lebanon-Claremont, NH-VT area spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $83M a year, or $904 per household. That is 6% below the U.S. average (an index of 94, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 414 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $200K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 91,760 households in the Lebanon-Claremont area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Lebanon-Claremont, NH-VT area compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?
The Lebanon-Claremont area has 45.1 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 26% above the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $200K, 25% below the U.S. figure of $269K. At the national ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, the Lebanon-Claremont area would have about 309, against 414 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 556 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. The official count fell 6.4% from 2019 to 2023, against +4.1% for the U.S.
How fast is the Lebanon-Claremont, NH-VT area growing?
Population estimates put the Lebanon-Claremont area at 224,500 people in 2025, up 1.5% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 91,760 households. Median household income in the Lebanon-Claremont area is $83,269, 3% above the U.S. median of $80,734.
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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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 Lebanon-Claremont area scores 34 for auto repair and car care businesses (lower middle), #422 of 538 scored small-town markets.
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