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Auto repair and car care businesses in Orange County, VT
The auto repair and car care businesses in Orange County, VT, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 49 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,269 of 2,401 scored counties
#1 of 12 scored counties in Vermont
- Listings
- 46
- 14 chain locations (30%)
- Official establishments
- 18
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $11.9M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $934 a household
- Spending per listing
- $259K
- 4% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 36.1
- In line with the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 30,002
- +2.4% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Orange County spend about $11.9M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $934 per household, 2% below the U.S. average. That works out to $259K per business, 4% below the U.S. figure of $269K.
There are 46 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings in Orange County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 30% of them, against 24% across the U.S. That comes to 36.1 for every 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 35.7.
Official counts show 18 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Orange County in 2023. That is one for every 708 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Official counts also show 62 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $147K have gone to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Orange County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Orange County grew 2.4%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for auto repair and car care businesses in Orange County is 49 (lower middle), #1,269 of 2,401 scored counties and #1 of 12 scored counties in Vermont.
How Orange County compares
The same measures for Vermont 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 | Orange County | Vermont | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 36.1 | 41.2 | 35.7 |
| Spending per listing | $259K | $210K | $269K |
| Households per official establishment | 708 | 519 | 681 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −2.8% | +4.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.4% | +0.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $934 | $866 | $958 |
| Median household income | $82,232 | $81,203 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 49 | 10 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 16 → 18
- Employees, 2023
- 34
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 62Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 4614 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 44The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $147K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Orange 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 Orange County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 30,002+2.4% since 2020
- Households
- 12,742
- Median age
- 46.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 83%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 687 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 43
- Median household income
- $82,232+35.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $102,249
- Median home value
- $271,300
- Jobs located here
- 7,731
- Daytime population
- 24,637Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Vermont
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Orange County, VT | 49 | 46 | 36.1 | $259K | +2.4% | #1,269 of 2,401 |
| 2Addison County, VT | 35 | 59 | 39.4 | $243K | +1.8% | #1,834 of 2,401 |
| 3Lamoille County, VT | 31 | 47 | 39.4 | $225K | +1.4% | #1,990 of 2,401 |
| 4Chittenden County, VT | 30 | 255 | 35.7 | $238K | +0.4% | #2,023 of 2,401 |
| 5Windsor County, VT | 28 | 99 | 39.1 | $227K | −0.7% | #2,079 of 2,401 |
| 6Caledonia County, VT | 28 | 53 | 40.5 | $208K | +0.8% | #2,085 of 2,401 |
| 7Windham County, VT | 22 | 82 | 41.4 | $204K | −1.4% | #2,239 of 2,401 |
| 8Franklin County, VT | 21 | 113 | 56.6 | $159K | +2.3% | #2,266 of 2,401 |
| 9Washington County, VT | 17 | 110 | 42.5 | $199K | −0.2% | #2,317 of 2,401 |
| 10Orleans County, VT | 15 | 59 | 48.9 | $174K | +0.7% | #2,348 of 2,401 |
Other business types in Orange County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
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 Orange County, VT?
As of September 2026, map listings count 46 auto repair and car care businesses in Orange County. 14 of them (30%) are chain locations. The listings count repair shops, body shops, tire shops, car washes, oil change and parts stores. Official counts show 18 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023. Another 62 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Orange County, VT spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $11.9M a year, or $934 per household. That is 2% below the U.S. average (an index of 98, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 46 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $259K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 12,742 households in Orange County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Orange County, VT compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?
Orange County has 36.1 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $259K, 4% below the U.S. figure of $269K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, Orange County would have about 44, against 46 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 708 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S.
How fast is Orange County, VT growing?
Population estimates put Orange County at 30,002 people in 2025, up 2.4% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 12,742 households. The median household income in Orange County is $82,232 a year, 2% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 35.0% 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. 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. Orange County scores 49 for auto repair and car care businesses (lower middle), #1,269 of 2,401 scored counties.
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