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Auto repair shops in the Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA metro area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for auto repair shops in the Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 54 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #170 of 387 scored metro areas
#1 of 10 scored metro areas based in Louisiana
- Listings
- 223
- 39 chain locations (17%)
- Official establishments
- 103
- +13.2% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $97.5M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $928 a household
- Spending per listing
- $437K
- 2% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 21.2
- In line with the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 279,108
- +5.3% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in the Slidell-Mandeville-Covington metro area comes to about $97.5M a year: $928 per household, 3% below the U.S. average. That works out to $437K per shop, 2% below the U.S. figure of $445K. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops.
There are 223 auto repair shops on map listings in the Slidell-Mandeville-Covington metro area as of September 2026. Of those, 39 are chain locations, or 17%, against 16% across the U.S. That is 21.2 per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 21.5.
Official counts show 103 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in the Slidell-Mandeville-Covington metro area in 2023, up 13.2% from 2019. That is one for every 1,020 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Another 219 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $2M have gone to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in the Slidell-Mandeville-Covington metro area.
Population estimates show the Slidell-Mandeville-Covington metro area grew 5.3% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Slidell-Mandeville-Covington metro area scores 54 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for auto repair shops, ranking #170 of 387 scored metro areas and #1 of 10 scored metro areas based in Louisiana.
How the Slidell-Mandeville-Covington metro area 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 | Slidell-Mandeville-Covington metro area | Louisiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 21.2 | 21.4 | 21.5 |
| Spending per listing | $437K | $374K | $445K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,020 | 1,164 | 955 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +13.2% | +2.7% | +2.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +5.3% | −0.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $928 | $802 | $958 |
| Median household income | $81,202 | $60,756 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 54 | 29 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 103+13.2% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 479
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $30.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 219Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 22339 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 219The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 3
- Amount
- $2M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in the Slidell-Mandeville-Covington metro area, 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 the Slidell-Mandeville-Covington metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 279,108+5.3% since 2020
- Households
- 105,082
- Median age
- 41.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 79%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 845 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 322
- Median household income
- $81,202
- Average household income
- $109,896
- Median home value
- $284,000
- Jobs located here
- 97,233
- Daytime population
- 260,408Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Louisiana market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in Louisiana for auto repair shops, numbered among those based in Louisiana, with the Slidell-Mandeville-Covington metro area marked.
Top metro areas in Louisiana
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA | 54 | 223 | 21.2 | $437K | +5.3% | #170 of 387 |
| 2Hammond, LA | 40 | 129 | 24.8 | $337K | +5.8% | #280 of 387 |
| 3Baton Rouge, LA | 35 | 736 | 22.1 | $380K | +2.1% | #304 of 387 |
| 4Lake Charles, LA | 34 | 202 | 21.9 | $390K | −3.8% | #311 of 387 |
| 5Shreveport-Bossier City, LA | 33 | 329 | 20.9 | $379K | −2.3% | #317 of 387 |
| 6Lafayette, LA | 33 | 395 | 24.0 | $333K | +3.8% | #320 of 387 |
| 7Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA | 31 | 160 | 20.0 | $417K | −3.5% | #325 of 387 |
| 8New Orleans-Metairie, LA | 31 | 764 | 19.2 | $380K | −3.4% | #329 of 387 |
| 9Monroe, LA | 24 | 203 | 23.3 | $338K | −1.9% | #356 of 387 |
| 10Alexandria, LA | 24 | 146 | 25.9 | $309K | −2.5% | #358 of 387 |
Other business types in the Slidell-Mandeville-Covington metro area
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 the Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA metro area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 223 auto repair shops in the Slidell-Mandeville-Covington metro area. 39 of them (17%) are chain locations. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. Official counts show 103 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in 2023, up 13.2% from 2019. Official counts list 219 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA metro area spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $97.5M a year, or $928 per household. That is 3% below the U.S. average (an index of 97, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 223 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $437K 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 105,082 households in the Slidell-Mandeville-Covington metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA metro area compare with the U.S. for auto repair shops?
The Slidell-Mandeville-Covington metro area has 21.2 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $437K, 2% below the U.S. figure of $445K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, the Slidell-Mandeville-Covington metro area would have about 219, against 223 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,020 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. The official count rose 13.2% from 2019 to 2023, against +2.1% for the U.S.
How fast is the Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Slidell-Mandeville-Covington metro area at 279,108 people in 2025, up 5.3% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 105,082 households. Median household income in the Slidell-Mandeville-Covington metro area is $81,202, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734.
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. The Slidell-Mandeville-Covington metro area scores 54 for auto repair shops (upper middle), #170 of 387 scored metro areas.
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