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Auto repair and car care businesses in Fulton County, PA

How Fulton 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 43 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,498 of 2,401 scored counties
#13 of 64 scored counties in Pennsylvania

Listings
25
4 chain locations (16%)
Official establishments
11
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$6.7M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,052 a household
Spending per listing
$267K
In line with the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
39.4
10% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
14,483
−0.6% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

Map listings as of September 2026 show 25 auto repair and car care businesses in Fulton County. 4 of them (16%) are chain locations, against 24% across the U.S. That comes to 39.4 for every 10,000 households, 10% above the U.S. rate of 35.7.

At $1,052 per household (10% above the U.S. average), households in Fulton County spend about $6.7M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That is about $267K of household spending for each business on map listings, in line with the U.S. figure of $269K.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Fulton County was 11 in 2023. That is one for every 576 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Another 40 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Fulton County declined 0.6%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Fulton County scores 43 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for auto repair and car care businesses, ranking #1,498 of 2,401 scored counties and #13 of 64 scored counties in Pennsylvania.

How Fulton 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.

Auto repair and car care in Fulton County, PA compared with Pennsylvania and the U.S.
MeasureFulton CountyPennsylvaniaU.S.
Listings per 10k households39.436.135.7
Spending per listing$267K$232K$269K
Households per official establishment576637681
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+0.9%+4.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025−0.6%+0.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$1,052$837$958
Median household income$65,836$77,971$80,734
Groundwork market score4320

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
11 → 11
Employees, 2023
34
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.2M
One-person businesses, 2023
40Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
254 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
25The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
0
Amount
$0

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Fulton 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 Fulton County

Population, 2025 estimate
14,483−0.6% since 2020
Households
6,339
Median age
46.8
Homes lived in by their owners
78%
Vehicles per household
2.2
Land area
438 sq. mi.
People per square mile
33
Median household income
$65,836+23.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$85,807
Median home value
$208,500
Jobs located here
5,230
Daytime population
13,320Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Auto repair and car care across Pennsylvania

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The highest-scoring counties in Pennsylvania for auto repair and car care businesses, numbered among those based in Pennsylvania, with Fulton County marked.

Top counties in Pennsylvania

Counties in Pennsylvania ranked for auto repair and car care businesses by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Pike County, PA726426.4$358K+7.2%#298 of 2,401
2Montour County, PA592228.0$322K−1.4%#778 of 2,401
3Perry County, PA577239.3$261K+2.1%#892 of 2,401
4Carbon County, PA539233.8$269K+1.7%#1,091 of 2,401
5Centre County, PA5216227.5$299K−0.4%#1,124 of 2,401
6Chester County, PA5275737.0$279K+4.2%#1,132 of 2,401
7Northampton County, PA5142734.8$266K+3.7%#1,186 of 2,401
8Cumberland County, PA5039236.8$250K+6.5%#1,246 of 2,401
9Montgomery County, PA481,16534.7$275K+2.4%#1,297 of 2,401
10Dauphin County, PA4841734.4$246K+2.3%#1,308 of 2,401
13Fulton County, PA432539.4$267K−0.6%#1,498 of 2,401

Other business types in Fulton County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many auto repair and car care businesses are in Fulton County, PA?

There are 25 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings in Fulton County as of September 2026. 4 of them (16%) are chain locations. The listings count repair shops, body shops, tire shops, car washes, oil change and parts stores. Official counts show 11 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023. Official counts list 40 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Fulton County, PA spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?

About $6.7M a year, or $1,052 per household. That is 10% above the U.S. average (an index of 110, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 25 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $267K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 6,339 households in Fulton County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Fulton County, PA compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?

Fulton County has 39.4 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 10% above the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $267K, in line with the U.S. figure of $269K. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 576 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S.

How fast is Fulton County, PA growing?

Population estimates put Fulton County at 14,483 people in 2025, down 0.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 6,339 households. Median household income in Fulton County is $65,836, 18% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 23.1%, 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. Fulton County scores 43 for auto repair and car care businesses (lower middle), #1,498 of 2,401 scored counties.

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