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Auto repair shops in Calcasieu Parish, LA

The auto repair shops in Calcasieu Parish, LA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 33 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,914 of 2,378 scored counties
#39 of 54 scored counties in Louisiana

Listings
174
36 chain locations (21%)
Official establishments
64
−7.2% since 2019
Household spending a year
$66.3M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $850 a household
Spending per listing
$381K
14% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
22.3
4% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
208,466
−3.7% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

Calcasieu Parish scores 33 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for auto repair shops, ranking #1,914 of 2,378 scored counties and #39 of 54 scored counties in Louisiana. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Calcasieu Parish comes to about $66.3M a year: $850 per household, 11% below the U.S. average. That works out to $381K per shop, 14% below the U.S. figure of $445K. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops.

There are 174 auto repair shops on map listings in Calcasieu Parish as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 21% of them, against 16% across the U.S. That comes to 22.3 for every 10,000 households, 4% above the U.S. rate of 21.5.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Calcasieu Parish was 64 in 2023, down 7.2% from 2019. That is one for every 1,218 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $195K have gone to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Calcasieu Parish. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Calcasieu Parish declined 3.7%, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How Calcasieu 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.

Auto repair shops in Calcasieu Parish, LA compared with Louisiana and the U.S.
MeasureCalcasieu ParishLouisianaU.S.
Listings per 10k households22.321.421.5
Spending per listing$381K$374K$445K
Households per official establishment1,2181,164955
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−7.2%+2.7%+2.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025−3.7%−0.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$850$802$958
Median household income$67,564$60,756$80,734
Groundwork market score3329

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
69 → 64−7.2% over the period
Employees, 2023
358
Annual payroll, 2023
$19.5M
One-person businesses, 2023
109Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
17436 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
149The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
2
Amount
$195K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Calcasieu 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 Calcasieu Parish

Population, 2025 estimate
208,466−3.7% since 2020
Households
77,957
Median age
37.6
Homes lived in by their owners
73%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
1,064 sq. mi.
People per square mile
195
Median household income
$67,564+32.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$93,591
Median home value
$217,000
Jobs located here
85,678
Daytime population
213,165Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Auto repair shops across Louisiana

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The highest-scoring counties in Louisiana for auto repair shops, numbered among those based in Louisiana, with Calcasieu Parish marked.

Top counties in Louisiana

Counties in Louisiana ranked for auto repair shops by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Livingston Parish, LA679617.9$512K+8.5%#473 of 2,378
2East Feliciana Parish, LA66710.9$864K−2.8%#482 of 2,378
3Grant Parish, LA641216.1$565K−0.3%#560 of 2,378
4Jackson Parish, LA61916.1$474K+5.6%#696 of 2,378
5St. Charles Parish, LA573016.1$591K−3.7%#837 of 2,378
6Orleans Parish, LA551519.7$627K−5.5%#932 of 2,378
7De Soto Parish, LA551615.2$563K+2.0%#935 of 2,378
8Evangeline Parish, LA551713.5$549K−1.0%#937 of 2,378
9Bossier Parish, LA559518.7$460K+2.5%#959 of 2,378
10Ascension Parish, LA5511023.1$429K+6.4%#971 of 2,378
39Calcasieu Parish, LA3317422.3$381K−3.7%#1,914 of 2,378

Other business types in Calcasieu Parish

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many auto repair shops are in Calcasieu Parish, LA?

As of September 2026, map listings count 174 auto repair shops in Calcasieu Parish. 36 of them (21%) are chain locations. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. Official counts show 64 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in 2023, down 7.2% from 2019. Official counts list 109 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Calcasieu Parish, LA spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?

About $66.3M a year, or $850 per household. That is 11% below the U.S. average (an index of 89, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 174 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $381K per shop. That spending covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, which auto repair shops share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 77,957 households in Calcasieu Parish and national spending patterns by income.

How does Calcasieu Parish, LA compare with the U.S. for auto repair shops?

Calcasieu Parish has 22.3 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 4% above the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $381K, 14% below the U.S. figure of $445K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, Calcasieu Parish would have about 149, against 174 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,218 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. The official count fell 7.2% from 2019 to 2023, against +2.1% for the U.S.

How fast is Calcasieu Parish, LA growing?

Population estimates put Calcasieu Parish at 208,466 people in 2025, down 3.7% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 77,957 households. Median household income in Calcasieu Parish is $67,564, 16% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 32.1%, 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. Calcasieu Parish scores 33 for auto repair shops (lower middle), #1,914 of 2,378 scored counties.

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