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Auto repair shops in Plymouth County, MA
How Plymouth 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 44 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,480 of 2,378 scored counties
#8 of 14 scored counties in Massachusetts
- Listings
- 487
- 70 chain locations (14%)
- Official establishments
- 280
- +2.9% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $202.4M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $996 a household
- Spending per listing
- $416K
- 7% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 24.0
- 12% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 546,829
- +3.5% since 2020
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What this means
At $996 per household (4% above the U.S. average), households in Plymouth County spend about $202.4M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That is about $416K of household spending for each shop on map listings, 7% below the U.S. figure of $445K. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops.
Plymouth County has 487 auto repair shops on map listings as of September 2026. 70 of them (14%) are chain locations, against 16% across the U.S. That is 24.0 per 10,000 households, 12% above the U.S. rate of 21.5.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Plymouth County was 280 in 2023, up 2.9% from 2019. That is one for every 726 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Another 310 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 18 SBA-backed loans worth $4.5M have gone to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Plymouth County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Plymouth County grew 3.5%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). Plymouth County scores 44 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for auto repair shops, ranking #1,480 of 2,378 scored counties and #8 of 14 scored counties in Massachusetts.
How Plymouth 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 | Plymouth County | Massachusetts | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 24.0 | 19.5 | 21.5 |
| Spending per listing | $416K | $431K | $445K |
| Households per official establishment | 726 | 887 | 955 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +2.9% | −4.4% | +2.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.5% | +2.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $996 | $841 | $958 |
| Median household income | $114,201 | $103,960 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 44 | 32 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 272 → 280+2.9% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,452
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $80.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 310Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 48770 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 455The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 18
- Amount
- $4.5M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Plymouth 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 Plymouth County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 546,829+3.5% since 2020
- Households
- 203,141
- Median age
- 43.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 78%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 659 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 813
- Median household income
- $114,201+27.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $151,137
- Median home value
- $556,000
- Jobs located here
- 195,609
- Daytime population
- 454,742Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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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 Plymouth 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 Plymouth County, MA?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 487 auto repair shops in Plymouth County. 70 of them (14%) are chain locations. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. Official counts show 280 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in 2023, up 2.9% from 2019. Official counts list 310 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Plymouth County, MA spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $202.4M a year, or $996 per household. That is 4% above the U.S. average (an index of 104, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 487 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $416K 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 203,141 households in Plymouth County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Plymouth County, MA compare with the U.S. for auto repair shops?
Plymouth County has 24.0 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 12% above the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $416K, 7% below the U.S. figure of $445K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, Plymouth County would have about 455, against 487 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 726 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. The official count rose 2.9% from 2019 to 2023, against +2.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Plymouth County, MA growing?
Population estimates put Plymouth County at 546,829 people in 2025, up 3.5% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 203,141 households. Median household income in Plymouth County is $114,201, 41% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 27.6%, 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. Plymouth County scores 44 for auto repair shops (lower middle), #1,480 of 2,378 scored counties.
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