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Auto repair shops in Strafford County, NH
How Strafford County, NH 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 35 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,840 of 2,378 scored counties
#1 of 10 scored counties in New Hampshire
- Listings
- 132
- 23 chain locations (17%)
- Official establishments
- 73
- +14.1% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $48.8M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $938 a household
- Spending per listing
- $370K
- 17% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 25.3
- 18% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 135,043
- +3.0% since 2020
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What this means
Strafford County scores 35 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for auto repair shops, ranking #1,840 of 2,378 scored counties and #1 of 10 scored counties in New Hampshire. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
At $938 per household (2% below the U.S. average), households in Strafford County spend about $48.8M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. Spread across 132 auto repair shops, that is $370K per shop, 17% below the U.S. figure of $445K. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops.
There are 132 auto repair shops on map listings in Strafford County as of September 2026. 23 of them (17%) are chain locations, against 16% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 25.3, 18% above the U.S. rate of 21.5.
Official counts show 73 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Strafford County in 2023, up 14.1% from 2019. That is one for every 713 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 5 SBA-backed loans worth $1M have gone to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Strafford County. Population estimates put the population change in Strafford County from 2020 to 2025 at +3.0%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Strafford County compares
The same measures for New Hampshire 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 | Strafford County | New Hampshire | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 25.3 | 29.7 | 21.5 |
| Spending per listing | $370K | $328K | $445K |
| Households per official establishment | 713 | 601 | 955 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +14.1% | +2.7% | +2.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.0% | +2.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $938 | $974 | $958 |
| Median household income | $88,570 | $99,031 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 35 | 22 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 64 → 73+14.1% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 373
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $20.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 75Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 13223 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 110The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 5
- Amount
- $1M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Strafford 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 Strafford County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 135,043+3.0% since 2020
- Households
- 52,080
- Median age
- 40.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 67%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 368 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 361
- Median household income
- $88,570+21.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $114,189
- Median home value
- $362,800
- Jobs located here
- 49,807
- Daytime population
- 117,713Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every New Hampshire market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in New Hampshire for auto repair shops, numbered among those based in New Hampshire, with Strafford County marked.
Top counties in New Hampshire
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Strafford County, NH | 35 | 132 | 25.3 | $370K | +3.0% | #1,840 of 2,378 |
| 2Hillsborough County, NH | 32 | 447 | 26.5 | $363K | +2.5% | #1,941 of 2,378 |
| 3Rockingham County, NH | 31 | 415 | 32.5 | $322K | +3.0% | #1,994 of 2,378 |
| 4Grafton County, NH | 28 | 108 | 29.1 | $307K | +2.2% | #2,089 of 2,378 |
| 5Carroll County, NH | 28 | 72 | 33.0 | $292K | +5.0% | #2,093 of 2,378 |
| 6Cheshire County, NH | 27 | 86 | 28.1 | $335K | +2.3% | #2,111 of 2,378 |
| 7Merrimack County, NH | 27 | 198 | 32.5 | $308K | +2.6% | #2,120 of 2,378 |
| 8Belknap County, NH | 25 | 81 | 30.8 | $315K | +2.1% | #2,160 of 2,378 |
| 9Sullivan County, NH | 19 | 63 | 37.9 | $245K | +2.1% | #2,276 of 2,378 |
| 10Coos County, NH | 11 | 49 | 35.0 | $229K | +0.4% | #2,362 of 2,378 |
Other business types in Strafford 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 Strafford County, NH?
As of September 2026, map listings count 132 auto repair shops in Strafford County. 23 of them (17%) are chain locations. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. Official counts show 73 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in 2023, up 14.1% from 2019. Another 75 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Strafford County, NH spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $48.8M a year, or $938 per household. That is 2% below the U.S. average (an index of 98, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 132 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $370K 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 52,080 households in Strafford County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Strafford County, NH compare with the U.S. for auto repair shops?
Strafford County has 25.3 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 18% above the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $370K, 17% below the U.S. figure of $445K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, Strafford County would have about 110, against 132 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 713 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. The official count rose 14.1% from 2019 to 2023, against +2.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Strafford County, NH growing?
Population estimates put Strafford County at 135,043 people in 2025, up 3.0% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 52,080 households. Median household income in Strafford County is $88,570, 10% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 21.4%, 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. Strafford County scores 35 for auto repair shops (lower middle), #1,840 of 2,378 scored counties.
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