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Auto repair and car care businesses in Franklin County, PA
How Franklin 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 40 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,670 of 2,401 scored counties
#14 of 64 scored counties in Pennsylvania
- Listings
- 272
- 41 chain locations (15%)
- Official establishments
- 122
- +4.3% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $63.6M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,002 a household
- Spending per listing
- $234K
- 13% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 42.8
- 20% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 160,652
- +3.0% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 272 auto repair and car care businesses in Franklin County. Of those, 41 are chain locations, or 15%, against 24% across the U.S. That comes to 42.8 for every 10,000 households, 20% above the U.S. rate of 35.7.
At $1,002 per household (5% above the U.S. average), households in Franklin County spend about $63.6M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. Spread across 272 auto repair and car care businesses, that is $234K per business, 13% below the U.S. figure of $269K.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Franklin County was 122 in 2023, up 4.3% from 2019. That is one for every 521 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Another 215 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $809K have gone to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Franklin County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Franklin County grew 3.0%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). For auto repair and car care businesses, Franklin County has a Groundwork market score of 40 (lower middle): #1,670 of 2,401 scored counties and #14 of 64 scored counties in Pennsylvania.
How Franklin 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 | Franklin County | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 42.8 | 36.1 | 35.7 |
| Spending per listing | $234K | $232K | $269K |
| Households per official establishment | 521 | 637 | 681 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +4.3% | +0.9% | +4.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.0% | +0.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,002 | $837 | $958 |
| Median household income | $77,003 | $77,971 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 40 | 20 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 117 → 122+4.3% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 600
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $26.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 215Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 27241 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 237The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 3
- Amount
- $809K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Franklin 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 Franklin County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 160,652+3.0% since 2020
- Households
- 63,510
- Median age
- 42.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 74%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 772 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 204
- Median household income
- $77,003+21.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $97,696
- Median home value
- $249,800
- Jobs located here
- 56,990
- Daytime population
- 143,710Residents 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 Franklin 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 |
| 14Franklin County, PA | 40 | 272 | 42.8 | $234K | +3.0% | #1,670 of 2,401 |
Other business types in Franklin 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 care40
- Auto repair shops35
- Collision repair and body shops46
- Car washes and detailing56
- Tire shops66
- Oil change and quick lube
- Gas stations70
- Insurance agencies63
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 Franklin County, PA?
Franklin County has 272 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 41 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 122 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023, up 4.3% from 2019. Official counts list 215 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Franklin County, PA spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $63.6M a year, or $1,002 per household. That is 5% above the U.S. average (an index of 105, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 272 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $234K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 63,510 households in Franklin County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Franklin County, PA compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?
Franklin County has 42.8 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 20% above the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $234K, 13% below the U.S. figure of $269K. At the national ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, Franklin County would have about 237, against 272 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 521 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. The official count rose 4.3% from 2019 to 2023, against +4.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Franklin County, PA growing?
Population estimates put Franklin County at 160,652 people in 2025, up 3.0% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 63,510 households. Median household income in Franklin County is $77,003, 5% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 21.5%, 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. Franklin County scores 40 for auto repair and car care businesses (lower middle), #1,670 of 2,401 scored counties.
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