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Auto repair and car care businesses in Fayette County, PA
How Fayette 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 15 out of 100: Low
Ranked #2,346 of 2,401 scored counties
#59 of 64 scored counties in Pennsylvania
- Listings
- 253
- 39 chain locations (15%)
- Official establishments
- 92
- +12.2% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $46.3M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $839 a household
- Spending per listing
- $183K
- 32% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 45.8
- 28% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 123,021
- −4.3% since 2020
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What this means
For auto repair and car care businesses, Fayette County has a Groundwork market score of 15 (low): #2,346 of 2,401 scored counties and #59 of 64 scored counties in Pennsylvania. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
As of September 2026, map listings count 253 auto repair and car care businesses in Fayette County. 39 of them (15%) are chain locations, against 24% across the U.S. That comes to 45.8 for every 10,000 households, 28% above the U.S. rate of 35.7.
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Fayette County comes to about $46.3M a year: $839 per household, 12% below the U.S. average. That is about $183K of household spending for each business on map listings, 32% below the U.S. figure of $269K.
In 2023, official counts showed 92 businesses with payroll in Fayette County classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers, up 12.2% from 2019. That is one for every 600 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $4.8M have gone to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Fayette County. Population estimates show Fayette County declined 4.3% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Fayette 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 | Fayette County | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 45.8 | 36.1 | 35.7 |
| Spending per listing | $183K | $232K | $269K |
| Households per official establishment | 600 | 637 | 681 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +12.2% | +0.9% | +4.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −4.3% | +0.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $839 | $837 | $958 |
| Median household income | $58,236 | $77,971 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 15 | 20 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 82 → 92+12.2% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 347
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $13.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 193Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 25339 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 172The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $4.8M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Fayette 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 Fayette County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 123,021−4.3% since 2020
- Households
- 55,182
- Median age
- 45.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 72%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 791 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 159
- Median household income
- $58,236+23.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $74,754
- Median home value
- $143,200
- Jobs located here
- 37,583
- Daytime population
- 110,057Residents 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 Fayette 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 |
| 59Fayette County, PA | 15 | 253 | 45.8 | $183K | −4.3% | #2,346 of 2,401 |
Other business types in Fayette 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 care15
- Auto repair shops14
- Collision repair and body shops24
- Car washes and detailing32
- Tire shops34
- Oil change and quick lube
- Gas stations29
- Insurance agencies45
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 Fayette County, PA?
Fayette County has 253 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 39 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 92 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023, up 12.2% from 2019. Another 193 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Fayette County, PA spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $46.3M a year, or $839 per household. That is 12% below the U.S. average (an index of 88, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 253 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $183K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 55,182 households in Fayette County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Fayette County, PA compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?
Fayette County has 45.8 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 28% above the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $183K, 32% below the U.S. figure of $269K. At the national ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, Fayette County would have about 172, against 253 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 600 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. The official count rose 12.2% from 2019 to 2023, against +4.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Fayette County, PA growing?
Population estimates put Fayette County at 123,021 people in 2025, down 4.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 55,182 households. Median household income in Fayette County is $58,236, 28% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 23.0%, 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. Fayette County scores 15 for auto repair and car care businesses (low), #2,346 of 2,401 scored counties.
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