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Auto repair shops in Orleans Parish, LA

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for auto repair shops in Orleans Parish, LA, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 55 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #932 of 2,378 scored counties
#6 of 54 scored counties in Louisiana

Listings
151
27 chain locations (18%)
Official establishments
63
−3.1% since 2019
Household spending a year
$94.7M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $608 a household
Spending per listing
$627K
41% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
9.7
55% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
362,154
−5.5% 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

At $608 per household (37% below the U.S. average), households in Orleans Parish spend about $94.7M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That is about $627K of household spending for each shop on map listings, 41% above the U.S. figure of $445K. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops.

Orleans Parish has 151 auto repair shops on map listings as of September 2026. 27 of them (18%) are chain locations, against 16% across the U.S. That comes to 9.7 for every 10,000 households, 55% below the U.S. rate of 21.5.

In 2023, official counts showed 63 businesses with payroll in Orleans Parish classed as mechanical, body and glass repair, down 3.1% from 2019. That is one for every 2,473 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Another 191 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $129K has gone to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Orleans Parish.

Population estimates put the population change in Orleans Parish from 2020 to 2025 at −5.5%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Orleans Parish scores 55 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for auto repair shops, ranking #932 of 2,378 scored counties and #6 of 54 scored counties in Louisiana.

How Orleans 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 Orleans Parish, LA compared with Louisiana and the U.S.
MeasureOrleans ParishLouisianaU.S.
Listings per 10k households9.721.421.5
Spending per listing$627K$374K$445K
Households per official establishment2,4731,164955
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−3.1%+2.7%+2.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025−5.5%−0.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$608$802$958
Median household income$56,631$60,756$80,734
Groundwork market score5529

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
65 → 63−3.1% over the period
Employees, 2023
343
Annual payroll, 2023
$14.2M
One-person businesses, 2023
191Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
15127 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
213The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$129K

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

Population, 2025 estimate
362,154−5.5% since 2020
Households
155,821
Median age
39.4
Homes lived in by their owners
51%
Vehicles per household
1.3
Land area
170 sq. mi.
People per square mile
2,193
Median household income
$56,631+36.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$91,726
Median home value
$315,700
Jobs located here
192,799
Daytime population
412,758Residents 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 Orleans 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

Other business types in Orleans Parish

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

Questions

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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 151 auto repair shops in Orleans Parish. 27 of them (18%) are chain locations. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. Official counts show 63 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in 2023, down 3.1% from 2019. Official counts list 191 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $94.7M a year, or $608 per household. That is 37% below the U.S. average (an index of 63, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 151 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $627K 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 155,821 households in Orleans Parish and national spending patterns by income.

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

Orleans Parish has 9.7 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 55% below the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $627K, 41% above the U.S. figure of $445K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, Orleans Parish would have about 213, against 151 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,473 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. The official count fell 3.1% from 2019 to 2023, against +2.1% for the U.S.

How fast is Orleans Parish, LA growing?

Population estimates put Orleans Parish at 362,154 people in 2025, down 5.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 155,821 households. Median household income in Orleans Parish is $56,631, 30% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 36.1%, 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. Orleans Parish scores 55 for auto repair shops (upper middle), #932 of 2,378 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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