Auto · Small-town market · Pennsylvania
Auto repair and car care businesses in the Meadville, PA area
How the Meadville, PA area compares with other small-town markets 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 16 out of 100: Low
Ranked #521 of 538 scored small-town markets
#20 of 20 scored small-town markets based in Pennsylvania
- Listings
- 161
- 30 chain locations (19%)
- Official establishments
- 57
- +7.6% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $26.9M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $795 a household
- Spending per listing
- $167K
- 38% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 47.6
- 33% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 81,792
- −2.4% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for auto repair and car care businesses in the Meadville area is 16 (low), #521 of 538 scored small-town markets and #20 of 20 scored small-town markets based in Pennsylvania. That puts it in the bottom quarter of small-town markets.
Households in the Meadville area spend about $26.9M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $795 per household, 17% below the U.S. average. Spread across 161 auto repair and car care businesses, that is $167K per business, 38% below the U.S. figure of $269K.
The Meadville area has 161 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 19% of them, against 24% across the U.S. That is 47.6 per 10,000 households, 33% above the U.S. rate of 35.7.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in the Meadville area was 57 in 2023, up 7.6% from 2019. That is one for every 594 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $50K has gone to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in the Meadville area. Population estimates put the population change in the Meadville area from 2020 to 2025 at −2.4%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How the Meadville area 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 | Meadville area | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 47.6 | 36.1 | 35.7 |
| Spending per listing | $167K | $232K | $269K |
| Households per official establishment | 594 | 637 | 681 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +7.6% | +0.9% | +4.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.4% | +0.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $795 | $837 | $958 |
| Median household income | $60,476 | $77,971 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 16 | 20 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 57+7.6% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 225
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 114Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 16130 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 100The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $50K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in the Meadville area, 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 the Meadville area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 81,792−2.4% since 2020
- Households
- 33,838
- Median age
- 44.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 75%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 1,012 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 82
- Median household income
- $60,476+20.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $78,870
- Median home value
- $153,200
- Jobs located here
- 28,045
- Daytime population
- 77,378Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Pennsylvania market ranked →The highest-scoring small-town markets in Pennsylvania for auto repair and car care businesses, numbered among those based in Pennsylvania, with the Meadville area marked.
Top small-town markets in Pennsylvania
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Hemlock Farms, PA | 79 | 64 | 26.4 | $358K | +7.2% | #25 of 538 |
| 2Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA | 45 | 97 | 36.8 | $241K | +2.3% | #320 of 538 |
| 3Lock Haven, PA | 45 | 60 | 38.9 | $223K | +1.3% | #325 of 538 |
| 4Huntingdon, PA | 45 | 72 | 44.1 | $221K | −2.4% | #326 of 538 |
| 5Sunbury, PA | 42 | 161 | 35.2 | $239K | −1.7% | #347 of 538 |
| 6Lewisburg, PA | 40 | 55 | 37.8 | $238K | −0.8% | #373 of 538 |
| 7Lewistown, PA | 39 | 69 | 37.3 | $227K | 0.0% | #386 of 538 |
| 8Pottsville, PA | 38 | 234 | 40.4 | $222K | +1.5% | #396 of 538 |
| 9Somerset, PA | 32 | 121 | 41.2 | $217K | −2.7% | #438 of 538 |
| 10Warren, PA | 31 | 64 | 39.7 | $212K | −3.8% | #446 of 538 |
| 20Meadville, PA | 16 | 161 | 47.6 | $167K | −2.4% | #521 of 538 |
Other business types in the Meadville area
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 care16
- Auto repair shops11
- Collision repair and body shops37
- Car washes and detailing30
- Tire shops42
- Oil change and quick lube
- Gas stations60
- Insurance agencies18
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 the Meadville, PA area?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 161 auto repair and car care businesses in the Meadville area. 30 of them (19%) are chain locations. The listings count repair shops, body shops, tire shops, car washes, oil change and parts stores. Official counts show 57 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023, up 7.6% from 2019. Another 114 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in the Meadville, PA area spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $26.9M a year, or $795 per household. That is 17% below the U.S. average (an index of 83, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 161 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $167K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 33,838 households in the Meadville area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Meadville, PA area compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?
The Meadville area has 47.6 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 33% above the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $167K, 38% below the U.S. figure of $269K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, the Meadville area would have about 100, against 161 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 594 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. The official count rose 7.6% from 2019 to 2023, against +4.1% for the U.S.
How fast is the Meadville, PA area growing?
Population estimates put the Meadville area at 81,792 people in 2025, down 2.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 33,838 households. The median household income in the Meadville area is $60,476 a year, 25% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 20.2% 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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. The Meadville area scores 16 for auto repair and car care businesses (low), #521 of 538 scored small-town markets.
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