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Auto repair shops in Essex County, MA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for auto repair shops in Essex County, MA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 41 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,590 of 2,378 scored counties
#9 of 14 scored counties in Massachusetts
- Listings
- 647
- 77 chain locations (12%)
- Official establishments
- 366
- −2.4% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $274.7M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $877 a household
- Spending per listing
- $425K
- 5% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 20.7
- 4% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 826,653
- +2.3% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Essex County comes to about $274.7M a year: $877 per household, 8% below the U.S. average. Spread across 647 auto repair shops, that is $425K per shop, 5% below the U.S. figure of $445K. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops.
Essex County has 647 auto repair shops on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 77 are chain locations, or 12%, against 16% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 20.7, 4% below the U.S. rate of 21.5.
In 2023, official counts showed 366 businesses with payroll in Essex County classed as mechanical, body and glass repair, down 2.4% from 2019. That is one for every 856 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Another 512 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 30 SBA-backed loans worth $8.3M have gone to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Essex County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Essex County grew 2.3%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for auto repair shops in Essex County is 41 (lower middle), #1,590 of 2,378 scored counties and #9 of 14 scored counties in Massachusetts.
How Essex County compares
The same measures for Massachusetts 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 | Essex County | Massachusetts | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 20.7 | 19.5 | 21.5 |
| Spending per listing | $425K | $431K | $445K |
| Households per official establishment | 856 | 887 | 955 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −2.4% | −4.4% | +2.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.3% | +2.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $877 | $841 | $958 |
| Median household income | $101,883 | $103,960 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 41 | 32 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 375 → 366−2.4% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,578
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $85.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 512Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 64777 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 618The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 30
- Amount
- $8.3M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Essex County, 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 Essex County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 826,653+2.3% since 2020
- Households
- 313,147
- Median age
- 42.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 64%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 493 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,651
- Median household income
- $101,883+28.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $140,108
- Median home value
- $619,100
- Jobs located here
- 329,644
- Daytime population
- 736,954Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Massachusetts market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Massachusetts for auto repair shops, numbered among those based in Massachusetts, with Essex County marked.
Top counties in Massachusetts
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Nantucket County, MA | 66 | 8 | 15.2 | $708K | +3.6% | #486 of 2,378 |
| 2Dukes County, MA | 62 | 10 | 13.2 | $827K | +3.1% | #636 of 2,378 |
| 3Hampshire County, MA | 56 | 116 | 18.7 | $465K | +10.4% | #911 of 2,378 |
| 4Suffolk County, MA | 52 | 339 | 10.4 | $504K | +0.1% | #1,090 of 2,378 |
| 5Barnstable County, MA | 49 | 208 | 19.7 | $477K | +2.4% | #1,223 of 2,378 |
| 6Norfolk County, MA | 46 | 550 | 19.4 | $458K | +2.2% | #1,380 of 2,378 |
| 7Middlesex County, MA | 44 | 1,252 | 19.7 | $438K | +2.8% | #1,471 of 2,378 |
| 8Plymouth County, MA | 44 | 487 | 24.0 | $416K | +3.5% | #1,480 of 2,378 |
| 9Essex County, MA | 41 | 647 | 20.7 | $425K | +2.3% | #1,590 of 2,378 |
| 10Worcester County, MA | 41 | 759 | 22.6 | $402K | +3.7% | #1,599 of 2,378 |
Other business types in Essex County
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 Essex County, MA?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 647 auto repair shops in Essex County. 77 of them (12%) are chain locations. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. Official counts show 366 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in 2023, down 2.4% from 2019. Official counts list 512 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Essex County, MA spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $274.7M a year, or $877 per household. That is 8% below the U.S. average (an index of 92, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 647 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $425K 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 313,147 households in Essex County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Essex County, MA compare with the U.S. for auto repair shops?
Essex County has 20.7 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 4% below the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $425K, 5% below the U.S. figure of $445K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, Essex County would have about 618, against 647 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 856 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. The official count fell 2.4% from 2019 to 2023, against +2.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Essex County, MA growing?
Population estimates put Essex County at 826,653 people in 2025, up 2.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 313,147 households. Median household income in Essex County is $101,883, 26% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 28.5%, 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. Essex County scores 41 for auto repair shops (lower middle), #1,590 of 2,378 scored counties.
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