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Auto repair shops in East Baton Rouge Parish, LA

How East Baton Rouge Parish, LA 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 25 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #2,161 of 2,378 scored counties
#47 of 54 scored counties in Louisiana

Listings
443
88 chain locations (20%)
Official establishments
184
+3.4% since 2019
Household spending a year
$139M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $784 a household
Spending per listing
$314K
29% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
25.0
16% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
456,180
+0.1% 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

The Groundwork market score for auto repair shops in East Baton Rouge Parish is 25 (lower middle), #2,161 of 2,378 scored counties and #47 of 54 scored counties in Louisiana. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Households in East Baton Rouge Parish spend about $139M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $784 per household, 18% below the U.S. average. That works out to $314K per shop, 29% below the U.S. figure of $445K. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops.

There are 443 auto repair shops on map listings in East Baton Rouge Parish as of September 2026. 88 of them (20%) are chain locations, against 16% across the U.S. That comes to 25.0 for every 10,000 households, 16% above the U.S. rate of 21.5.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in East Baton Rouge Parish was 184 in 2023, up 3.4% from 2019. That is one for every 964 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $150K has gone to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in East Baton Rouge Parish. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of East Baton Rouge Parish grew 0.1%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How East Baton Rouge 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 East Baton Rouge Parish, LA compared with Louisiana and the U.S.
MeasureEast Baton Rouge ParishLouisianaU.S.
Listings per 10k households25.021.421.5
Spending per listing$314K$374K$445K
Households per official establishment9641,164955
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+3.4%+2.7%+2.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.1%−0.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$784$802$958
Median household income$63,071$60,756$80,734
Groundwork market score2529

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
178 → 184+3.4% over the period
Employees, 2023
996
Annual payroll, 2023
$57.2M
One-person businesses, 2023
399Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
44388 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
313The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$150K

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

Population, 2025 estimate
456,180+0.1% since 2020
Households
177,295
Median age
36.2
Homes lived in by their owners
59%
Vehicles per household
1.6
Land area
456 sq. mi.
People per square mile
994
Median household income
$63,071+14.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$95,663
Median home value
$248,800
Jobs located here
276,235
Daytime population
543,191Residents 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 East Baton Rouge 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
47East Baton Rouge Parish, LA2544325.0$314K+0.1%#2,161 of 2,378

Other business types in East Baton Rouge Parish

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

Questions

How many auto repair shops are in East Baton Rouge Parish, LA?

As of September 2026, map listings count 443 auto repair shops in East Baton Rouge Parish. 88 of them (20%) are chain locations. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. Official counts show 184 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in 2023, up 3.4% from 2019. Official counts also show 399 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in East Baton Rouge Parish, LA spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?

About $139M a year, or $784 per household. That is 18% below the U.S. average (an index of 82, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 443 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $314K 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 177,295 households in East Baton Rouge Parish and national spending patterns by income.

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

East Baton Rouge Parish has 25.0 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 16% above the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $314K, 29% below the U.S. figure of $445K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, East Baton Rouge Parish would have about 313, against 443 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 964 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. The official count rose 3.4% from 2019 to 2023, against +2.1% for the U.S.

How fast is East Baton Rouge Parish, LA growing?

Population estimates put East Baton Rouge Parish at 456,180 people in 2025, up 0.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 177,295 households. Median household income in East Baton Rouge Parish is $63,071, 22% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 14.8%, 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. East Baton Rouge Parish scores 25 for auto repair shops (lower middle), #2,161 of 2,378 scored counties.

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