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Auto repair shops in Ascension Parish, LA
The auto repair shops in Ascension Parish, LA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 55 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #971 of 2,378 scored counties
#10 of 54 scored counties in Louisiana
- Listings
- 110
- 18 chain locations (16%)
- Official establishments
- 50
- +4.2% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $47.2M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $991 a household
- Spending per listing
- $429K
- 3% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 23.1
- 7% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 135,105
- +6.4% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 110 auto repair shops in Ascension Parish. Chain locations make up 16% of them, against 16% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 23.1, 7% above the U.S. rate of 21.5.
Households in Ascension Parish spend about $47.2M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $991 per household, 3% above the U.S. average. Spread across 110 auto repair shops, that is $429K per shop, 3% 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.
Official counts show 50 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Ascension Parish in 2023, up 4.2% from 2019. That is one for every 953 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Official counts also show 126 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $1.7M have gone to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Ascension Parish.
Population estimates put the population change in Ascension Parish from 2020 to 2025 at +6.4%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Ascension Parish scores 55 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for auto repair shops, ranking #971 of 2,378 scored counties and #10 of 54 scored counties in Louisiana.
How Ascension Parish compares
The same measures for Louisiana 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 | Ascension Parish | Louisiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 23.1 | 21.4 | 21.5 |
| Spending per listing | $429K | $374K | $445K |
| Households per official establishment | 953 | 1,164 | 955 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +4.2% | +2.7% | +2.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +6.4% | −0.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $991 | $802 | $958 |
| Median household income | $91,549 | $60,756 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 55 | 29 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 48 → 50+4.2% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 291
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $15.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 126Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 11018 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 106The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 3
- Amount
- $1.7M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Ascension Parish, 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 Ascension Parish
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 135,105+6.4% since 2020
- Households
- 47,656
- Median age
- 37.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 81%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 290 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 449
- Median household income
- $91,549+13.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $113,485
- Median home value
- $279,600
- Jobs located here
- 51,055
- Daytime population
- 119,780Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Louisiana market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Louisiana for auto repair shops, numbered among those based in Louisiana, with Ascension Parish marked.
Top counties in Louisiana
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Livingston Parish, LA | 67 | 96 | 17.9 | $512K | +8.5% | #473 of 2,378 |
| 2East Feliciana Parish, LA | 66 | 7 | 10.9 | $864K | −2.8% | #482 of 2,378 |
| 3Grant Parish, LA | 64 | 12 | 16.1 | $565K | −0.3% | #560 of 2,378 |
| 4Jackson Parish, LA | 61 | 9 | 16.1 | $474K | +5.6% | #696 of 2,378 |
| 5St. Charles Parish, LA | 57 | 30 | 16.1 | $591K | −3.7% | #837 of 2,378 |
| 6Orleans Parish, LA | 55 | 151 | 9.7 | $627K | −5.5% | #932 of 2,378 |
| 7De Soto Parish, LA | 55 | 16 | 15.2 | $563K | +2.0% | #935 of 2,378 |
| 8Evangeline Parish, LA | 55 | 17 | 13.5 | $549K | −1.0% | #937 of 2,378 |
| 9Bossier Parish, LA | 55 | 95 | 18.7 | $460K | +2.5% | #959 of 2,378 |
| 10Ascension Parish, LA | 55 | 110 | 23.1 | $429K | +6.4% | #971 of 2,378 |
Other business types in Ascension Parish
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 Ascension Parish, LA?
Ascension Parish has 110 auto repair shops on map listings as of September 2026. 18 of them (16%) are chain locations. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. Official counts show 50 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in 2023, up 4.2% from 2019. Another 126 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Ascension Parish, LA spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $47.2M a year, or $991 per household. That is 3% above the U.S. average (an index of 103, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 110 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $429K per shop. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 47,656 households in Ascension Parish and national spending patterns by income.
How does Ascension Parish, LA compare with the U.S. for auto repair shops?
Ascension Parish has 23.1 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 7% above the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $429K, 3% below the U.S. figure of $445K. At the national ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, Ascension Parish would have about 106, against 110 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 953 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. The official count rose 4.2% from 2019 to 2023, against +2.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Ascension Parish, LA growing?
Population estimates put Ascension Parish at 135,105 people in 2025, up 6.4% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 47,656 households. The median household income in Ascension Parish is $91,549 a year, 13% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 13.7% 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. Ascension Parish scores 55 for auto repair shops (upper middle), #971 of 2,378 scored counties.
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