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Auto repair and car care businesses in Salem County, NJ
How Salem County, NJ compares with other counties 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 50 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #1,220 of 2,401 scored counties
#14 of 21 scored counties in New Jersey
- Listings
- 75
- 11 chain locations (15%)
- Official establishments
- 41
- +24.2% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $22.5M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $907 a household
- Spending per listing
- $300K
- 12% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 30.2
- 15% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 66,280
- +2.3% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Salem County comes to about $22.5M a year: $907 per household, 5% below the U.S. average. That works out to $300K per business, 12% above the U.S. figure of $269K.
There are 75 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings in Salem County as of September 2026. Of those, 11 are chain locations, or 15%, against 24% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 30.2, 15% below the U.S. rate of 35.7.
In 2023, official counts showed 41 businesses with payroll in Salem County classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers, up 24.2% from 2019. That is one for every 606 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Official counts also show 56 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $318K has gone to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Salem County.
Population estimates show Salem County grew 2.3% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For auto repair and car care businesses, Salem County has a Groundwork market score of 50 (upper middle): #1,220 of 2,401 scored counties and #14 of 21 scored counties in New Jersey.
How Salem County compares
The same measures for New Jersey 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 | Salem County | New Jersey | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 30.2 | 28.5 | 35.7 |
| Spending per listing | $300K | $304K | $269K |
| Households per official establishment | 606 | 692 | 681 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +24.2% | +0.4% | +4.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.3% | +3.0% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $907 | $865 | $958 |
| Median household income | $79,960 | $103,556 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 50 | 58 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 33 → 41+24.2% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 172
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 56Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 7511 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 84The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $318K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Salem 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 Salem County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 66,280+2.3% since 2020
- Households
- 24,846
- Median age
- 41.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 332 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 197
- Median household income
- $79,960+19.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $101,600
- Median home value
- $239,500
- Jobs located here
- 21,251
- Daytime population
- 51,699Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in New Jersey
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Somerset County, NJ | 77 | 276 | 21.1 | $487K | +3.5% | #175 of 2,401 |
| 2Burlington County, NJ | 70 | 501 | 28.3 | $348K | +4.3% | #359 of 2,401 |
| 3Ocean County, NJ | 68 | 671 | 27.5 | $329K | +5.6% | #428 of 2,401 |
| 4Gloucester County, NJ | 63 | 349 | 31.0 | $323K | +3.3% | #620 of 2,401 |
| 5Monmouth County, NJ | 62 | 716 | 28.4 | $350K | +1.4% | #653 of 2,401 |
| 6Mercer County, NJ | 62 | 374 | 26.0 | $328K | +3.3% | #657 of 2,401 |
| 7Sussex County, NJ | 60 | 189 | 32.7 | $328K | +2.9% | #728 of 2,401 |
| 8Hudson County, NJ | 60 | 459 | 15.3 | $324K | +1.8% | #730 of 2,401 |
| 9Hunterdon County, NJ | 59 | 194 | 38.1 | $291K | +2.3% | #793 of 2,401 |
| 10Morris County, NJ | 58 | 616 | 31.9 | $322K | +3.2% | #824 of 2,401 |
| 14Salem County, NJ | 50 | 75 | 30.2 | $300K | +2.3% | #1,220 of 2,401 |
Other business types in Salem 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 care50
- Auto repair shops43
- Collision repair and body shops63
- Car washes and detailing51
- Tire shops57
- Oil change and quick lube
- Gas stations46
- Insurance agencies64
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 Salem County, NJ?
As of September 2026, map listings count 75 auto repair and car care businesses in Salem County. 11 of them (15%) are chain locations. The listings count repair shops, body shops, tire shops, car washes, oil change and parts stores. Official counts show 41 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023, up 24.2% from 2019. Another 56 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Salem County, NJ spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $22.5M a year, or $907 per household. That is 5% below the U.S. average (an index of 95, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 75 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $300K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 24,846 households in Salem County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Salem County, NJ compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?
Salem County has 30.2 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 15% below the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $300K, 12% above the U.S. figure of $269K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, Salem County would have about 84, against 75 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 606 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. The official count rose 24.2% from 2019 to 2023, against +4.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Salem County, NJ growing?
Population estimates put Salem County at 66,280 people in 2025, up 2.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 24,846 households. The median household income in Salem County is $79,960 a year, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 19.6% 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. Salem County scores 50 for auto repair and car care businesses (upper middle), #1,220 of 2,401 scored counties.
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