Auto · Small-town market · Pennsylvania
Auto repair and car care businesses in the Somerset, PA area
How the Somerset, 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 32 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #438 of 538 scored small-town markets
#9 of 20 scored small-town markets based in Pennsylvania
- Listings
- 121
- 26 chain locations (21%)
- Official establishments
- 46
- −9.8% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $26.2M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $894 a household
- Spending per listing
- $217K
- 19% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 41.2
- 15% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 72,004
- −2.7% since 2020
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What this means
For auto repair and car care businesses, the Somerset area has a Groundwork market score of 32 (lower middle): #438 of 538 scored small-town markets and #9 of 20 scored small-town markets based in Pennsylvania. That puts it in the bottom quarter of small-town markets.
Households in the Somerset area spend about $26.2M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $894 per household, 7% below the U.S. average. That works out to $217K per business, 19% below the U.S. figure of $269K.
The Somerset area has 121 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 26 are chain locations, or 21%, against 24% across the U.S. That is 41.2 per 10,000 households, 15% above the U.S. rate of 35.7.
Official counts show 46 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in the Somerset area in 2023, down 9.8% from 2019. That is one for every 638 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Somerset area declined 2.7%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How the Somerset 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 | Somerset area | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 41.2 | 36.1 | 35.7 |
| Spending per listing | $217K | $232K | $269K |
| Households per official establishment | 638 | 637 | 681 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −9.8% | +0.9% | +4.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.7% | +0.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $894 | $837 | $958 |
| Median household income | $61,446 | $77,971 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 32 | 20 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 46−9.8% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 205
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $8.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 145Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 12126 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 98The 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 Somerset 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 Somerset area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 72,004−2.7% since 2020
- Households
- 29,344
- Median age
- 46.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 80%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 1,075 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 68
- Median household income
- $61,446+25.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $78,574
- Median home value
- $150,600
- Jobs located here
- 23,480
- Daytime population
- 64,960Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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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 |
Other business types in the Somerset 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 care32
- Auto repair shops21
- Collision repair and body shops39
- Car washes and detailing55
- Tire shops35
- Oil change and quick lube
- Gas stations46
- Insurance agencies45
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 Somerset, PA area?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 121 auto repair and car care businesses in the Somerset area. 26 of them (21%) are chain locations. The listings count repair shops, body shops, tire shops, car washes, oil change and parts stores. Official counts show 46 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023, down 9.8% from 2019. Another 145 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in the Somerset, PA area spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $26.2M a year, or $894 per household. That is 7% below the U.S. average (an index of 93, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 121 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $217K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 29,344 households in the Somerset area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Somerset, PA area compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?
The Somerset area has 41.2 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 15% above the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $217K, 19% below the U.S. figure of $269K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, the Somerset area would have about 98, against 121 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 638 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. The official count fell 9.8% from 2019 to 2023, against +4.1% for the U.S.
How fast is the Somerset, PA area growing?
Population estimates put the Somerset area at 72,004 people in 2025, down 2.7% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 29,344 households. The median household income in the Somerset area is $61,446 a year, 24% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 25.2% 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 Somerset area scores 32 for auto repair and car care businesses (lower middle), #438 of 538 scored small-town markets.
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