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Auto repair shops in New Hampshire

Every metro area, small-town market and county in New Hampshire, ranked by the Groundwork market score for auto repair shops, with competitor counts and household spending for each.

Listings
1,651
264 chain locations (16%)
Official establishments
925
+2.7% since 2019
Household spending a year
$541.1M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs
Listings per 10k households
29.7
38% above the U.S.
Spending per listing
$328K
26% below the U.S.
Rank among states
#47 of 51
Market score 22 · Low

A site report maps the auto repair shops on map listings around any address in New Hampshire by name and distance, and the spending within reach.

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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

New Hampshire has 1,651 auto repair shops on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 16% of them, against 16% across the U.S. That comes to 29.7 for every 10,000 households, 38% above the U.S. rate of 21.5.

Households in New Hampshire spend about $541.1M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $974 per household, 2% above the U.S. average. That is about $328K of household spending for each shop on map listings, 26% below the U.S. figure of $445K. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops.

In 2023, official counts showed 925 businesses with payroll in New Hampshire classed as mechanical, body and glass repair, up 2.7% from 2019. That is one for every 601 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Across the U.S., the count rose 2.1% over the same years. Since fiscal 2022, 72 SBA-backed loans worth $16.1M have gone to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in New Hampshire.

Among the 50 states and DC, New Hampshire ranks #47 for auto repair shops, with a Groundwork market score of 22 (low). Of the 2 scored metro areas in or partly in New Hampshire, the Boston-Cambridge-Newton metro area scores highest (35). Of the 4 scored small-town markets in or partly in New Hampshire, the Keene area scores highest (32).

Every market in New Hampshire for auto repair shops

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Numbered by Groundwork market score among the markets based in New Hampshire, highest first; the U.S. rank compares each market with every other of its kind. A metro area that crosses a state line is listed in each state it reaches, and numbered only in the state its page is under. How the score works.

Metro areas

Metro areas reaching New Hampshire, ranked for auto repair shops by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH353,82219.7$427K+2.3%#299 of 387
1Manchester-Nashua, NH2644726.5$363K+2.5%#347 of 387

Small-town markets

Small-town markets reaching New Hampshire, ranked for auto repair shops by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Keene, NH328628.1$335K+2.3%#449 of 538
2Concord, NH3119832.5$308K+2.6%#456 of 538
3Lebanon-Claremont, NH-VT2925527.8$325K+1.5%#467 of 538
4Laconia, NH298130.8$315K+2.1%#468 of 538

Counties

Counties in New Hampshire, ranked for auto repair shops by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Strafford County, NH3513225.3$370K+3.0%#1,840 of 2,378
2Hillsborough County, NH3244726.5$363K+2.5%#1,941 of 2,378
3Rockingham County, NH3141532.5$322K+3.0%#1,994 of 2,378
4Grafton County, NH2810829.1$307K+2.2%#2,089 of 2,378
5Carroll County, NH287233.0$292K+5.0%#2,093 of 2,378
6Cheshire County, NH278628.1$335K+2.3%#2,111 of 2,378
7Merrimack County, NH2719832.5$308K+2.6%#2,120 of 2,378
8Belknap County, NH258130.8$315K+2.1%#2,160 of 2,378
9Sullivan County, NH196337.9$245K+2.1%#2,276 of 2,378
10Coos County, NH114935.0$229K+0.4%#2,362 of 2,378

Questions

How many auto repair shops are in New Hampshire?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 1,651 auto repair shops in New Hampshire. 264 of them (16%) are chain locations. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. Official counts show 925 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in 2023, up 2.7% from 2019. Official counts also show 1,086 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in New Hampshire spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?

About $541.1M a year, or $974 per household. That is 2% above the U.S. average (an index of 102, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1,651 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $328K 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 555,822 households in New Hampshire and national spending patterns by income.

How does New Hampshire compare with the U.S. for auto repair shops?

New Hampshire has 29.7 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 38% above the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $328K, 26% below the U.S. figure of $445K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, New Hampshire would have about 1,217, against 1,651 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 601 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. The official count rose 2.7% from 2019 to 2023, against +2.1% for the U.S.

Which market in New Hampshire has the highest market score for auto repair shops?

Among 2 scored metro areas in or partly in New Hampshire, the Boston-Cambridge-Newton metro area scores highest, at 35 (lower middle). Among 4 scored small-town markets in or partly in New Hampshire, the Keene area scores highest, at 32 (lower middle). Among 10 scored counties in New Hampshire, Strafford County scores highest, at 35 (lower middle). Scores compare each market with others of its kind across the U.S.

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. New Hampshire scores 22 for auto repair shops (low), #47 of the 50 states and DC.

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