Auto · Small-town market · Pennsylvania
Auto repair and car care businesses in the Selinsgrove, PA area
How the Selinsgrove, 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 20 out of 100: Low
Ranked #509 of 538 scored small-town markets
#18 of 20 scored small-town markets based in Pennsylvania
- Listings
- 82
- 19 chain locations (23%)
- Official establishments
- 39
- +5.4% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $14.1M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $969 a household
- Spending per listing
- $172K
- 36% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 56.2
- 57% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 39,655
- −0.2% since 2020
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What this means
For auto repair and car care businesses, the Selinsgrove area has a Groundwork market score of 20 (low): #509 of 538 scored small-town markets and #18 of 20 scored small-town markets based in Pennsylvania. That puts it in the bottom quarter of small-town markets.
As of September 2026, map listings count 82 auto repair and car care businesses in the Selinsgrove area. Of those, 19 are chain locations, or 23%, against 24% across the U.S. That is 56.2 per 10,000 households, 57% above the U.S. rate of 35.7.
Households in the Selinsgrove area spend about $14.1M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $969 per household, in line with the U.S. average. Spread across 82 auto repair and car care businesses, that is $172K per business, 36% below the U.S. figure of $269K.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in the Selinsgrove area was 39 in 2023, up 5.4% from 2019. That is one for every 374 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Selinsgrove area declined 0.2%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How the Selinsgrove 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 | Selinsgrove area | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 56.2 | 36.1 | 35.7 |
| Spending per listing | $172K | $232K | $269K |
| Households per official establishment | 374 | 637 | 681 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +5.4% | +0.9% | +4.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.2% | +0.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $969 | $837 | $958 |
| Median household income | $66,876 | $77,971 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 20 | 20 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 39+5.4% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 142
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $6.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 77Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 8219 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 53The 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 the Selinsgrove 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 Selinsgrove area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 39,655−0.2% since 2020
- Households
- 14,600
- Median age
- 42.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 76%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 329 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 121
- Median household income
- $66,876+13.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $85,472
- Median home value
- $215,300
- Jobs located here
- 15,607
- Daytime population
- 38,522Residents 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 Selinsgrove 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 |
| 18Selinsgrove, PA | 20 | 82 | 56.2 | $172K | −0.2% | #509 of 538 |
Other business types in the Selinsgrove 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 care20
- Auto repair shops19
- Collision repair and body shops26
- Car washes and detailing30
- Tire shops40
- Oil change and quick lube
- Gas stations56
- 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 the Selinsgrove, PA area?
The Selinsgrove area has 82 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 19 of them (23%) are chain locations. The listings count repair shops, body shops, tire shops, car washes, oil change and parts stores. Official counts show 39 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023, up 5.4% from 2019. Official counts also show 77 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Selinsgrove, PA area spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $14.1M a year, or $969 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 101, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 82 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $172K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 14,600 households in the Selinsgrove area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Selinsgrove, PA area compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?
The Selinsgrove area has 56.2 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 57% above the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $172K, 36% below the U.S. figure of $269K. At the national ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, the Selinsgrove area would have about 53, against 82 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 374 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. The official count rose 5.4% from 2019 to 2023, against +4.1% for the U.S.
How fast is the Selinsgrove, PA area growing?
Population estimates put the Selinsgrove area at 39,655 people in 2025, down 0.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 14,600 households. Median household income in the Selinsgrove area is $66,876, 17% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 13.4%, 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 Selinsgrove area scores 20 for auto repair and car care businesses (low), #509 of 538 scored small-town markets.
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