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Auto repair and car care businesses in Huntingdon County, PA

The auto repair and car care businesses in Huntingdon County, PA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 39 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,716 of 2,401 scored counties
#17 of 64 scored counties in Pennsylvania

Listings
72
16 chain locations (22%)
Official establishments
20
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$15.9M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $975 a household
Spending per listing
$221K
18% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
44.1
24% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
43,001
−2.4% 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

At $975 per household (2% above the U.S. average), households in Huntingdon County spend about $15.9M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. Spread across 72 auto repair and car care businesses, that is $221K per business, 18% below the U.S. figure of $269K.

There are 72 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings in Huntingdon County as of September 2026. Of those, 16 are chain locations, or 22%, against 24% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 44.1, 24% above the U.S. rate of 35.7.

In 2023, official counts showed 20 businesses with payroll in Huntingdon County classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers. That is one for every 817 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Official counts also show 81 one-person businesses without payroll.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Huntingdon County declined 2.4%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for auto repair and car care businesses in Huntingdon County is 39 (lower middle), #1,716 of 2,401 scored counties and #17 of 64 scored counties in Pennsylvania.

How Huntingdon 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 Huntingdon County, PA compared with Pennsylvania and the U.S.
MeasureHuntingdon CountyPennsylvaniaU.S.
Listings per 10k households44.136.135.7
Spending per listing$221K$232K$269K
Households per official establishment817637681
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+0.9%+4.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025−2.4%+0.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$975$837$958
Median household income$65,557$77,971$80,734
Groundwork market score3920

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
18 → 20
Employees, 2023
53
Annual payroll, 2023
$2M
One-person businesses, 2023
81Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
7216 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
59The 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 Huntingdon 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 Huntingdon County

Population, 2025 estimate
43,001−2.4% since 2020
Households
16,341
Median age
44.6
Homes lived in by their owners
79%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
875 sq. mi.
People per square mile
50
Median household income
$65,557+26.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$82,223
Median home value
$183,200
Jobs located here
12,439
Daytime population
39,299Residents 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 Huntingdon 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
17Huntingdon County, PA397244.1$221K−2.4%#1,716 of 2,401

Other business types in Huntingdon 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 Huntingdon County, PA?

As of September 2026, map listings count 72 auto repair and car care businesses in Huntingdon County. 16 of them (22%) are chain locations. The listings count repair shops, body shops, tire shops, car washes, oil change and parts stores. Official counts show 20 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023. Another 81 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

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

About $15.9M a year, or $975 per household. That is 2% above the U.S. average (an index of 102, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 72 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $221K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 16,341 households in Huntingdon County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Huntingdon County has 44.1 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 24% above the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $221K, 18% below the U.S. figure of $269K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, Huntingdon County would have about 59, against 72 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 817 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S.

How fast is Huntingdon County, PA growing?

Population estimates put Huntingdon County at 43,001 people in 2025, down 2.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 16,341 households. The median household income in Huntingdon County is $65,557 a year, 19% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 26.9% 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. Huntingdon County scores 39 for auto repair and car care businesses (lower middle), #1,716 of 2,401 scored counties.

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