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Auto repair shops in St. Martin Parish, LA

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 50 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #1,178 of 2,378 scored counties
#17 of 54 scored counties in Louisiana

Listings
34
2 chain locations (6%)
Official establishments
15
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$16.7M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $853 a household
Spending per listing
$491K
10% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
17.4
19% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
51,106
−1.0% 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

Households in St. Martin Parish spend about $16.7M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $853 per household, 11% below the U.S. average. That works out to $491K per shop, 10% above the U.S. figure of $445K. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops.

There are 34 auto repair shops on map listings in St. Martin Parish as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 6% of them, against 16% across the U.S. That is 17.4 per 10,000 households, 19% below the U.S. rate of 21.5.

In 2023, official counts showed 15 businesses with payroll in St. Martin Parish classed as mechanical, body and glass repair. That is one for every 1,305 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Official counts list 63 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates show St. Martin Parish declined 1.0% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. For auto repair shops, St. Martin Parish has a Groundwork market score of 50 (upper middle): #1,178 of 2,378 scored counties and #17 of 54 scored counties in Louisiana.

How St. Martin 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 St. Martin Parish, LA compared with Louisiana and the U.S.
MeasureSt. Martin ParishLouisianaU.S.
Listings per 10k households17.421.421.5
Spending per listing$491K$374K$445K
Households per official establishment1,3051,164955
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+2.7%+2.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.0%−0.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$853$802$958
Median household income$55,960$60,756$80,734
Groundwork market score5029

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
16 → 15
Employees, 2023
44
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.9M
One-person businesses, 2023
63Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
342 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
38The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
0
Amount
$0

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

Population, 2025 estimate
51,106−1.0% since 2020
Households
19,579
Median age
40.0
Homes lived in by their owners
78%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
738 sq. mi.
People per square mile
70
Median household income
$55,960+15.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$77,449
Median home value
$164,200
Jobs located here
13,916
Daytime population
42,150Residents 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 St. Martin 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
17St. Martin Parish, LA503417.4$491K−1.0%#1,178 of 2,378

Other business types in St. Martin Parish

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

Questions

How many auto repair shops are in St. Martin Parish, LA?

As of September 2026, map listings count 34 auto repair shops in St. Martin Parish. 2 of them (6%) are chain locations. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. Official counts show 15 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in 2023. Official counts also show 63 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in St. Martin Parish, LA spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?

About $16.7M a year, or $853 per household. That is 11% below the U.S. average (an index of 89, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 34 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $491K 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 19,579 households in St. Martin Parish and national spending patterns by income.

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

St. Martin Parish has 17.4 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 19% below the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $491K, 10% above the U.S. figure of $445K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, St. Martin Parish would have about 38, against 34 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,305 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S.

How fast is St. Martin Parish, LA growing?

Population estimates put St. Martin Parish at 51,106 people in 2025, down 1.0% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 19,579 households. Median household income in St. Martin Parish is $55,960, 31% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 15.0%, 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. St. Martin Parish scores 50 for auto repair shops (upper middle), #1,178 of 2,378 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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How the score works · Top markets for auto repair shops · All 56 business types in St. Martin Parish

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