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Auto repair and car care businesses in Lancaster County, PA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for auto repair and car care businesses in Lancaster County, PA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 31 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,984 of 2,401 scored counties
#32 of 64 scored counties in Pennsylvania
- Listings
- 832
- 147 chain locations (18%)
- Official establishments
- 469
- +3.1% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $193.7M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $910 a household
- Spending per listing
- $233K
- 13% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 39.1
- 10% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 563,159
- +1.9% since 2020
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What this means
For auto repair and car care businesses, Lancaster County has a Groundwork market score of 31 (lower middle): #1,984 of 2,401 scored counties and #32 of 64 scored counties in Pennsylvania. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 832 auto repair and car care businesses in Lancaster County. Of those, 147 are chain locations, or 18%, against 24% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 39.1, 10% above the U.S. rate of 35.7.
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Lancaster County comes to about $193.7M a year: $910 per household, 5% below the U.S. average. Spread across 832 auto repair and car care businesses, that is $233K 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 Lancaster County was 469 in 2023, up 3.1% from 2019. That is one for every 454 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 12 SBA-backed loans worth $9.2M have gone to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Lancaster County. Population estimates put the population change in Lancaster County from 2020 to 2025 at +1.9%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Lancaster 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 | Lancaster County | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 39.1 | 36.1 | 35.7 |
| Spending per listing | $233K | $232K | $269K |
| Households per official establishment | 454 | 637 | 681 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +3.1% | +0.9% | +4.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.9% | +0.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $910 | $837 | $958 |
| Median household income | $86,959 | $77,971 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 31 | 20 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 455 → 469+3.1% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 2,694
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $131.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 614Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 832147 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 721The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 12
- Amount
- $9.2M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Lancaster 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 Lancaster County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 563,159+1.9% since 2020
- Households
- 212,748
- Median age
- 40.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 70%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 944 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 591
- Median household income
- $86,959+31.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $112,346
- Median home value
- $301,100
- Jobs located here
- 258,003
- Daytime population
- 553,680Residents 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 Lancaster 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 |
| 32Lancaster County, PA | 31 | 832 | 39.1 | $233K | +1.9% | #1,984 of 2,401 |
Other business types in Lancaster 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 care31
- Auto repair shops28
- Collision repair and body shops30
- Car washes and detailing29
- Tire shops61
- Oil change and quick lube70
- Gas stations68
- Insurance agencies49
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 Lancaster County, PA?
There are 832 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings in Lancaster County as of September 2026. 147 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 469 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023, up 3.1% from 2019. Another 614 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Lancaster County, PA spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $193.7M a year, or $910 per household. That is 5% below the U.S. average (an index of 95, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 832 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $233K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 212,748 households in Lancaster County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Lancaster County, PA compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?
Lancaster County has 39.1 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 10% above the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $233K, 13% below the U.S. figure of $269K. At the national ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, Lancaster County would have about 721, against 832 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 454 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. The official count rose 3.1% from 2019 to 2023, against +4.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Lancaster County, PA growing?
Population estimates put Lancaster County at 563,159 people in 2025, up 1.9% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 212,748 households. Median household income in Lancaster County is $86,959, 8% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 31.6%, 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. Lancaster County scores 31 for auto repair and car care businesses (lower middle), #1,984 of 2,401 scored counties.
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