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Auto repair and car care businesses in Northumberland County, PA
The auto repair and car care businesses in Northumberland County, PA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 31 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,989 of 2,401 scored counties
#34 of 64 scored counties in Pennsylvania
- Listings
- 139
- 25 chain locations (18%)
- Official establishments
- 52
- 0.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $31.3M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $827 a household
- Spending per listing
- $225K
- 16% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 36.7
- 3% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 89,920
- −1.8% since 2020
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What this means
For auto repair and car care businesses, Northumberland County has a Groundwork market score of 31 (lower middle): #1,989 of 2,401 scored counties and #34 of 64 scored counties in Pennsylvania. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 139 auto repair and car care businesses in Northumberland County. Chain locations make up 18% of them, against 24% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 36.7, 3% above the U.S. rate of 35.7.
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Northumberland County comes to about $31.3M a year: $827 per household, 14% below the U.S. average. That works out to $225K per business, 16% below the U.S. figure of $269K.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Northumberland County was 52 in 2023, unchanged from 2019. That is one for every 729 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $10K has gone to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Northumberland County. Population estimates show Northumberland County declined 1.8% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Northumberland 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 | Northumberland County | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 36.7 | 36.1 | 35.7 |
| Spending per listing | $225K | $232K | $269K |
| Households per official establishment | 729 | 637 | 681 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | 0.0% | +0.9% | +4.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.8% | +0.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $827 | $837 | $958 |
| Median household income | $60,583 | $77,971 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 31 | 20 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 52 → 520.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 197
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $8.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 116Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 13925 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 117The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $10K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Northumberland 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 Northumberland County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 89,920−1.8% since 2020
- Households
- 37,886
- Median age
- 44.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 75%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 458 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 198
- Median household income
- $60,583+24.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $78,529
- Median home value
- $162,400
- Jobs located here
- 27,386
- Daytime population
- 78,297Residents 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 Northumberland 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 |
| 34Northumberland County, PA | 31 | 139 | 36.7 | $225K | −1.8% | #1,989 of 2,401 |
Other business types in Northumberland 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 shops24
- Collision repair and body shops50
- Car washes and detailing17
- Tire shops50
- Oil change and quick lube
- Gas stations47
- Insurance agencies47
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 Northumberland County, PA?
There are 139 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings in Northumberland County as of September 2026. 25 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 52 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023, unchanged from 2019. Official counts list 116 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Northumberland County, PA spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $31.3M a year, or $827 per household. That is 14% below the U.S. average (an index of 86, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 139 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $225K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 37,886 households in Northumberland County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Northumberland County, PA compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?
Northumberland County has 36.7 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 3% above the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $225K, 16% below the U.S. figure of $269K. At the national ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, Northumberland County would have about 117, against 139 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 729 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. The official count held level from 2019 to 2023, against +4.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Northumberland County, PA growing?
Population estimates put Northumberland County at 89,920 people in 2025, down 1.8% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 37,886 households. Median household income in Northumberland County is $60,583, 25% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 24.5%, 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. Northumberland County scores 31 for auto repair and car care businesses (lower middle), #1,989 of 2,401 scored counties.
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