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Auto repair and car care businesses in Beaver County, PA
How Beaver County, PA 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 35 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,836 of 2,401 scored counties
#26 of 64 scored counties in Pennsylvania
- Listings
- 258
- 47 chain locations (18%)
- Official establishments
- 102
- −6.4% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $62.3M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $862 a household
- Spending per listing
- $241K
- 10% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 35.7
- In line with the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 166,032
- −1.1% since 2020
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What this means
For auto repair and car care businesses, Beaver County has a Groundwork market score of 35 (lower middle): #1,836 of 2,401 scored counties and #26 of 64 scored counties in Pennsylvania. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Households in Beaver County spend about $62.3M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $862 per household, 10% below the U.S. average. That is about $241K of household spending for each business on map listings, 10% below the U.S. figure of $269K.
There are 258 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings in Beaver County as of September 2026. 47 of them (18%) are chain locations, against 24% across the U.S. That is 35.7 per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 35.7.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Beaver County was 102 in 2023, down 6.4% from 2019. That is one for every 708 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 9 SBA-backed loans worth $2.6M have gone to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Beaver County. Population estimates show Beaver County declined 1.1% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Beaver County compares
The same measures for Pennsylvania 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 | Beaver County | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 35.7 | 36.1 | 35.7 |
| Spending per listing | $241K | $232K | $269K |
| Households per official establishment | 708 | 637 | 681 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −6.4% | +0.9% | +4.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.1% | +0.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $862 | $837 | $958 |
| Median household income | $71,089 | $77,971 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 35 | 20 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 109 → 102−6.4% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 495
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $20.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 175Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 25847 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 232The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 9
- Amount
- $2.6M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Beaver 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 Beaver County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 166,032−1.1% since 2020
- Households
- 72,257
- Median age
- 45.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 75%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 435 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 383
- Median household income
- $71,089+23.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $91,466
- Median home value
- $190,900
- Jobs located here
- 50,483
- Daytime population
- 141,776Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Pennsylvania market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Pennsylvania for auto repair and car care businesses, numbered among those based in Pennsylvania, with Beaver County marked.
Top counties in Pennsylvania
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Pike County, PA | 72 | 64 | 26.4 | $358K | +7.2% | #298 of 2,401 |
| 2Montour County, PA | 59 | 22 | 28.0 | $322K | −1.4% | #778 of 2,401 |
| 3Perry County, PA | 57 | 72 | 39.3 | $261K | +2.1% | #892 of 2,401 |
| 4Carbon County, PA | 53 | 92 | 33.8 | $269K | +1.7% | #1,091 of 2,401 |
| 5Centre County, PA | 52 | 162 | 27.5 | $299K | −0.4% | #1,124 of 2,401 |
| 6Chester County, PA | 52 | 757 | 37.0 | $279K | +4.2% | #1,132 of 2,401 |
| 7Northampton County, PA | 51 | 427 | 34.8 | $266K | +3.7% | #1,186 of 2,401 |
| 8Cumberland County, PA | 50 | 392 | 36.8 | $250K | +6.5% | #1,246 of 2,401 |
| 9Montgomery County, PA | 48 | 1,165 | 34.7 | $275K | +2.4% | #1,297 of 2,401 |
| 10Dauphin County, PA | 48 | 417 | 34.4 | $246K | +2.3% | #1,308 of 2,401 |
| 26Beaver County, PA | 35 | 258 | 35.7 | $241K | −1.1% | #1,836 of 2,401 |
Other business types in Beaver 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 care35
- Auto repair shops30
- Collision repair and body shops39
- Car washes and detailing54
- Tire shops53
- Oil change and quick lube33
- Gas stations51
- Insurance agencies37
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 Beaver County, PA?
As of September 2026, map listings count 258 auto repair and car care businesses in Beaver County. 47 of them (18%) are chain locations. The listings count repair shops, body shops, tire shops, car washes, oil change and parts stores. Official counts show 102 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023, down 6.4% from 2019. Another 175 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Beaver County, PA spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $62.3M a year, or $862 per household. That is 10% below the U.S. average (an index of 90, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 258 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $241K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 72,257 households in Beaver County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Beaver County, PA compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?
Beaver County has 35.7 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $241K, 10% below the U.S. figure of $269K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, Beaver County would have about 232, against 258 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 708 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 Beaver County, PA growing?
Population estimates put Beaver County at 166,032 people in 2025, down 1.1% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 72,257 households. The median household income in Beaver County is $71,089 a year, 12% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 23.0% 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. Beaver County scores 35 for auto repair and car care businesses (lower middle), #1,836 of 2,401 scored counties.
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