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Auto repair shops in New Jersey

Markets across New Jersey ranked by the Groundwork market score for auto repair shops, with competitor counts and household spending for each.

Listings
6,278
929 chain locations (15%)
Official establishments
3,789
−0.8% since 2019
Household spending a year
$3B
On vehicle maintenance and repairs
Listings per 10k households
17.9
17% below the U.S.
Spending per listing
$484K
9% above the U.S.
Rank among states
#31 of 51
Market score 47 · Lower middle

A site report maps the auto repair shops on map listings around any address in New Jersey 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 6,278 auto repair shops in New Jersey. 929 of them (15%) are chain locations, against 16% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 17.9, 17% below the U.S. rate of 21.5.

Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in New Jersey comes to about $3B a year: $865 per household, 10% below the U.S. average. Spread across 6,278 auto repair shops, that is $484K per shop, 9% above 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 New Jersey was 3,789 in 2023, down 0.8% from 2019. That is one for every 926 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, 183 SBA-backed loans worth $81.6M have gone to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in New Jersey.

Among the 50 states and DC, New Jersey ranks #31 for auto repair shops, with a Groundwork market score of 47 (lower middle). Of the 6 scored metro areas in or partly in New Jersey, the Trenton-Princeton metro area scores highest (56). Among 21 scored counties, Somerset County scores highest (78).

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Numbered by Groundwork market score among the markets based in New Jersey, 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 Jersey, ranked for auto repair shops by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Trenton-Princeton, NJ5624517.0$500K+3.3%#146 of 387
2Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ4626317.0$497K+0.8%#235 of 387
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ3411,19715.1$431K+0.6%#307 of 387
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD314,87819.8$416K+1.4%#326 of 387
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ3182424.3$376K+3.0%#330 of 387
3Vineland, NJ2612423.1$379K+2.2%#346 of 387

Counties

Counties in New Jersey, ranked for auto repair shops by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Somerset County, NJ7816312.5$825K+3.5%#145 of 2,378
2Burlington County, NJ6829616.7$590K+4.3%#418 of 2,378
3Ocean County, NJ6838515.8$574K+5.6%#423 of 2,378
4Monmouth County, NJ6341016.3$611K+1.4%#597 of 2,378
5Gloucester County, NJ6020918.6$539K+3.3%#722 of 2,378
6Sussex County, NJ5611820.4$526K+2.9%#894 of 2,378
7Mercer County, NJ5624517.0$500K+3.3%#899 of 2,378
8Morris County, NJ5537819.6$525K+3.2%#941 of 2,378
9Cape May County, NJ546414.3$630K−1.7%#988 of 2,378
10Hudson County, NJ5331410.5$473K+1.8%#1,057 of 2,378
11Hunterdon County, NJ5312424.4$456K+2.3%#1,063 of 2,378
12Middlesex County, NJ5058919.1$478K+2.6%#1,182 of 2,378
13Bergen County, NJ4866918.8$479K+2.4%#1,278 of 2,378
14Camden County, NJ4837218.4$453K+2.4%#1,284 of 2,378
15Atlantic County, NJ4519918.2$455K+1.6%#1,428 of 2,378
16Salem County, NJ434819.3$469K+2.3%#1,511 of 2,378
17Warren County, NJ4311224.7$401K+3.2%#1,527 of 2,378
18Union County, NJ3646522.9$385K+5.0%#1,816 of 2,378
19Essex County, NJ3656417.6$380K+4.2%#1,817 of 2,378
20Cumberland County, NJ3312423.1$379K+2.2%#1,915 of 2,378
21Passaic County, NJ2443024.0$337K+1.6%#2,177 of 2,378

Questions

How many auto repair shops are in New Jersey?

There are 6,278 auto repair shops on map listings in New Jersey as of September 2026. 929 of them (15%) are chain locations. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. Official counts show 3,789 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in 2023, down 0.8% from 2019. Official counts also show 4,997 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $3B a year, or $865 per household. That is 10% below the U.S. average (an index of 90, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 6,278 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $484K per shop. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 3,507,701 households in New Jersey and national spending patterns by income.

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

New Jersey has 17.9 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 17% below the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $484K, 9% above the U.S. figure of $445K. At the national ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, New Jersey would have about 6,827, against 6,278 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 926 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. The official count fell 0.8% from 2019 to 2023, against +2.1% for the U.S.

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

Among 6 scored metro areas in or partly in New Jersey, the Trenton-Princeton metro area scores highest, at 56 (upper middle). Among 21 scored counties in New Jersey, Somerset County scores highest, at 78 (high). 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 Jersey scores 47 for auto repair shops (lower middle), #31 of the 50 states and DC.

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