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Auto repair shops in Hampden County, MA
How Hampden County, MA compares with other counties and the U.S. for auto repair shops: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 30 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #2,016 of 2,378 scored counties
#13 of 14 scored counties in Massachusetts
- Listings
- 388
- 61 chain locations (16%)
- Official establishments
- 199
- −9.5% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $144.7M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $784 a household
- Spending per listing
- $373K
- 16% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 21.0
- 2% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 464,338
- +0.2% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for auto repair shops in Hampden County is 30 (lower middle), #2,016 of 2,378 scored counties and #13 of 14 scored counties in Massachusetts. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
As of September 2026, map listings count 388 auto repair shops in Hampden County. Of those, 61 are chain locations, or 16%, against 16% across the U.S. That is 21.0 per 10,000 households, 2% below the U.S. rate of 21.5.
At $784 per household (18% below the U.S. average), households in Hampden County spend about $144.7M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That works out to $373K per shop, 16% below the U.S. figure of $445K. That spending covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, which auto repair shops share with other businesses in the trade.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Hampden County was 199 in 2023, down 9.5% from 2019. That is one for every 927 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 9 SBA-backed loans worth $4.9M have gone to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Hampden County. Population estimates put the population change in Hampden County from 2020 to 2025 at +0.2%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Hampden 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 | Hampden County | Massachusetts | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 21.0 | 19.5 | 21.5 |
| Spending per listing | $373K | $431K | $445K |
| Households per official establishment | 927 | 887 | 955 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −9.5% | −4.4% | +2.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.2% | +2.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $784 | $841 | $958 |
| Median household income | $71,306 | $103,960 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 30 | 32 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 220 → 199−9.5% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,095
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $57.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 277Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 38861 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 325The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 9
- Amount
- $4.9M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Hampden 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 Hampden County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 464,338+0.2% since 2020
- Households
- 184,471
- Median age
- 40.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 62%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 617 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 750
- Median household income
- $71,306+28.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $94,828
- Median home value
- $298,800
- Jobs located here
- 204,758
- Daytime population
- 449,264Residents 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 Hampden 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 |
| 13Hampden County, MA | 30 | 388 | 21.0 | $373K | +0.2% | #2,016 of 2,378 |
Other business types in Hampden County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
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Groceries and convenience
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Clothing and laundry
Home services
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Funeral services
Questions
How many auto repair shops are in Hampden County, MA?
Hampden County has 388 auto repair shops on map listings as of September 2026. 61 of them (16%) are chain locations. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. Official counts show 199 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in 2023, down 9.5% from 2019. Another 277 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Hampden County, MA spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $144.7M a year, or $784 per household. That is 18% below the U.S. average (an index of 82, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 388 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $373K per shop. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 184,471 households in Hampden County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Hampden County, MA compare with the U.S. for auto repair shops?
Hampden County has 21.0 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 2% below the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $373K, 16% below the U.S. figure of $445K. At the national ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, Hampden County would have about 325, against 388 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 927 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. The official count fell 9.5% from 2019 to 2023, against +2.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Hampden County, MA growing?
Population estimates put Hampden County at 464,338 people in 2025, up 0.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 184,471 households. The median household income in Hampden County is $71,306 a year, 12% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 28.6% from the 2015–2019 survey, 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. Hampden County scores 30 for auto repair shops (lower middle), #2,016 of 2,378 scored counties.
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