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Auto repair shops in the South Central Connecticut Planning Region, CT
How the South Central Connecticut Planning Region, CT compares with other counties and the U.S. for auto repair shops: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 41 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,598 of 2,378 scored counties
#9 of 9 scored counties in Connecticut
- Listings
- 474
- 67 chain locations (14%)
- Official establishments
- 244
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $193M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $837 a household
- Spending per listing
- $407K
- 8% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 20.5
- 5% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 578,741
- +2.5% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 474 auto repair shops in the South Central Connecticut Planning Region. 67 of them (14%) are chain locations, against 16% across the U.S. That is 20.5 per 10,000 households, 5% below the U.S. rate of 21.5.
At $837 per household (13% below the U.S. average), households in the South Central Connecticut Planning Region spend about $193M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That is about $407K of household spending for each shop on map listings, 8% below the U.S. figure of $445K. That spending covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, which auto repair shops share with other businesses in the trade.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in the South Central Connecticut Planning Region was 244 in 2023. That is one for every 945 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Official counts also show 219 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 8 SBA-backed loans worth $2.9M have gone to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in the South Central Connecticut Planning Region.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the South Central Connecticut Planning Region grew 2.5%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for auto repair shops in the South Central Connecticut Planning Region is 41 (lower middle), #1,598 of 2,378 scored counties and #9 of 9 scored counties in Connecticut.
How the South Central Connecticut Planning Region compares
The same measures for Connecticut and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all vehicle maintenance and repairs by the auto repair shops 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 | South Central Connecticut Planning Region | Connecticut | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 20.5 | 18.0 | 21.5 |
| Spending per listing | $407K | $502K | $445K |
| Households per official establishment | 945 | 1,014 | 955 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −5.3% | +2.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.5% | +3.0% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $837 | $902 | $958 |
| Median household income | $88,197 | $95,781 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 41 | 60 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 244
- Employees, 2023
- 1,341
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $70.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 219Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 47467 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 434The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 8
- Amount
- $2.9M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in the South Central Connecticut Planning Region, 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 South Central Connecticut Planning Region
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 578,741+2.5% since 2020
- Households
- 230,673
- Median age
- 41.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 61%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 367 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,554
- Median household income
- $88,197
- Average household income
- $121,518
- Median home value
- $353,100
- Jobs located here
- 298,580
- Daytime population
- 597,614Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Connecticut market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Connecticut for auto repair shops, numbered among those based in Connecticut, with the South Central Connecticut Planning Region marked.
Top counties in Connecticut
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Western Connecticut Planning Region, CT | 67 | 403 | 17.1 | $580K | +3.5% | #460 of 2,378 |
| 2Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, CT | 64 | 120 | 16.2 | $605K | +2.3% | #552 of 2,378 |
| 3Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region, CT | 63 | 70 | 17.8 | $571K | +3.0% | #602 of 2,378 |
| 4Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, CT | 62 | 184 | 15.9 | $559K | +2.0% | #649 of 2,378 |
| 5Northwest Hills Planning Region, CT | 61 | 78 | 16.3 | $592K | +2.2% | #684 of 2,378 |
| 6Greater Bridgeport Planning Region, CT | 56 | 211 | 17.6 | $500K | +4.1% | #898 of 2,378 |
| 7Capitol Planning Region, CT | 56 | 689 | 17.6 | $495K | +3.1% | #900 of 2,378 |
| 8Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, CT | 49 | 351 | 19.5 | $453K | +3.2% | #1,230 of 2,378 |
| 9South Central Connecticut Planning Region, CT | 41 | 474 | 20.5 | $407K | +2.5% | #1,598 of 2,378 |
Other business types in the South Central Connecticut Planning Region
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 shops are in the South Central Connecticut Planning Region, CT?
There are 474 auto repair shops on map listings in the South Central Connecticut Planning Region as of September 2026. 67 of them (14%) are chain locations. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. Official counts show 244 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in 2023. Another 219 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in the South Central Connecticut Planning Region, CT spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $193M a year, or $837 per household. That is 13% below the U.S. average (an index of 87, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 474 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $407K per shop. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 230,673 households in the South Central Connecticut Planning Region and national spending patterns by income.
How does the South Central Connecticut Planning Region, CT compare with the U.S. for auto repair shops?
The South Central Connecticut Planning Region has 20.5 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 5% below the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $407K, 8% below the U.S. figure of $445K. At the national ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, the South Central Connecticut Planning Region would have about 434, against 474 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 945 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S.
How fast is the South Central Connecticut Planning Region, CT growing?
Population estimates put the South Central Connecticut Planning Region at 578,741 people in 2025, up 2.5% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 230,673 households. The median household income in the South Central Connecticut Planning Region is $88,197 a year, 9% above the U.S. median of $80,734.
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. The South Central Connecticut Planning Region scores 41 for auto repair shops (lower middle), #1,598 of 2,378 scored counties.
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