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Auto repair shops in Jefferson Parish, LA
The auto repair shops in Jefferson Parish, LA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 20 out of 100: Low
Ranked #2,255 of 2,378 scored counties
#50 of 54 scored counties in Louisiana
- Listings
- 491
- 66 chain locations (13%)
- Official establishments
- 178
- −5.8% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $136.9M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $773 a household
- Spending per listing
- $279K
- 37% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 27.7
- 29% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 431,398
- −1.9% since 2020
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What this means
For auto repair shops, Jefferson Parish has a Groundwork market score of 20 (low): #2,255 of 2,378 scored counties and #50 of 54 scored counties in Louisiana. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Households in Jefferson Parish spend about $136.9M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $773 per household, 19% below the U.S. average. That is about $279K of household spending for each shop on map listings, 37% below the U.S. figure of $445K. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops.
There are 491 auto repair shops on map listings in Jefferson Parish as of September 2026. Of those, 66 are chain locations, or 13%, against 16% across the U.S. That comes to 27.7 for every 10,000 households, 29% above the U.S. rate of 21.5.
Official counts show 178 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Jefferson Parish in 2023, down 5.8% from 2019. That is one for every 994 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $2.3M have gone to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Jefferson Parish. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Jefferson Parish declined 1.9%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Jefferson 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 | Jefferson Parish | Louisiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 27.7 | 21.4 | 21.5 |
| Spending per listing | $279K | $374K | $445K |
| Households per official establishment | 994 | 1,164 | 955 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −5.8% | +2.7% | +2.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.9% | −0.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $773 | $802 | $958 |
| Median household income | $65,252 | $60,756 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 20 | 29 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 189 → 178−5.8% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,200
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $64.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 424Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 49166 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 308The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $2.3M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Jefferson 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 Jefferson Parish
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 431,398−1.9% since 2020
- Households
- 177,003
- Median age
- 41.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 63%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 301 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,432
- Median household income
- $65,252+20.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $92,680
- Median home value
- $251,400
- Jobs located here
- 200,099
- Daytime population
- 450,992Residents 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 Jefferson 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 |
| 50Jefferson Parish, LA | 20 | 491 | 27.7 | $279K | −1.9% | #2,255 of 2,378 |
Other business types in Jefferson 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 Jefferson Parish, LA?
As of September 2026, map listings count 491 auto repair shops in Jefferson Parish. 66 of them (13%) are chain locations. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. Official counts show 178 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in 2023, down 5.8% from 2019. Official counts list 424 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Jefferson Parish, LA spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $136.9M a year, or $773 per household. That is 19% below the U.S. average (an index of 81, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 491 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $279K 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 177,003 households in Jefferson Parish and national spending patterns by income.
How does Jefferson Parish, LA compare with the U.S. for auto repair shops?
Jefferson Parish has 27.7 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 29% above the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $279K, 37% below the U.S. figure of $445K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, Jefferson Parish would have about 308, against 491 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 994 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. The official count fell 5.8% from 2019 to 2023, against +2.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Jefferson Parish, LA growing?
Population estimates put Jefferson Parish at 431,398 people in 2025, down 1.9% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 177,003 households. Median household income in Jefferson Parish is $65,252, 19% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 20.8%, 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. Jefferson Parish scores 20 for auto repair shops (low), #2,255 of 2,378 scored counties.
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