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Auto repair shops in Hudson County, NJ
The auto repair shops in Hudson County, NJ, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 53 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #1,057 of 2,378 scored counties
#10 of 21 scored counties in New Jersey
- Listings
- 314
- 31 chain locations (10%)
- Official establishments
- 193
- −6.3% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $148.6M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $496 a household
- Spending per listing
- $473K
- 6% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 10.5
- 51% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 735,033
- +1.8% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 314 auto repair shops in Hudson County. Chain locations make up 10% of them, against 16% across the U.S. That comes to 10.5 for every 10,000 households, 51% below the U.S. rate of 21.5.
At $496 per household (48% below the U.S. average), households in Hudson County spend about $148.6M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That works out to $473K per shop, 6% 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.
Official counts show 193 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Hudson County in 2023, down 6.3% from 2019. That is one for every 1,553 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Official counts list 389 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 6 SBA-backed loans worth $479K have gone to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Hudson County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Hudson County grew 1.8%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Hudson County scores 53 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for auto repair shops, ranking #1,057 of 2,378 scored counties and #10 of 21 scored counties in New Jersey.
How Hudson County compares
The same measures for New Jersey 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 | Hudson County | New Jersey | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 10.5 | 17.9 | 21.5 |
| Spending per listing | $473K | $484K | $445K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,553 | 926 | 955 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −6.3% | −0.8% | +2.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.8% | +3.0% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $496 | $865 | $958 |
| Median household income | $91,795 | $103,556 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 53 | 47 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 206 → 193−6.3% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 806
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $41.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 389Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 31431 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 334The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 6
- Amount
- $479K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Hudson 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 Hudson County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 735,033+1.8% since 2020
- Households
- 299,682
- Median age
- 37.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 31%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.0
- Land area
- 46 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 15,549
- Median household income
- $91,795+29.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $135,835
- Median home value
- $539,700
- Jobs located here
- 293,100
- Daytime population
- 659,569Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every New Jersey market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in New Jersey for auto repair shops, numbered among those based in New Jersey, with Hudson County marked.
Top counties in New Jersey
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Somerset County, NJ | 78 | 163 | 12.5 | $825K | +3.5% | #145 of 2,378 |
| 2Burlington County, NJ | 68 | 296 | 16.7 | $590K | +4.3% | #418 of 2,378 |
| 3Ocean County, NJ | 68 | 385 | 15.8 | $574K | +5.6% | #423 of 2,378 |
| 4Monmouth County, NJ | 63 | 410 | 16.3 | $611K | +1.4% | #597 of 2,378 |
| 5Gloucester County, NJ | 60 | 209 | 18.6 | $539K | +3.3% | #722 of 2,378 |
| 6Sussex County, NJ | 56 | 118 | 20.4 | $526K | +2.9% | #894 of 2,378 |
| 7Mercer County, NJ | 56 | 245 | 17.0 | $500K | +3.3% | #899 of 2,378 |
| 8Morris County, NJ | 55 | 378 | 19.6 | $525K | +3.2% | #941 of 2,378 |
| 9Cape May County, NJ | 54 | 64 | 14.3 | $630K | −1.7% | #988 of 2,378 |
| 10Hudson County, NJ | 53 | 314 | 10.5 | $473K | +1.8% | #1,057 of 2,378 |
Other business types in Hudson 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 Hudson County, NJ?
There are 314 auto repair shops on map listings in Hudson County as of September 2026. 31 of them (10%) are chain locations. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. Official counts show 193 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in 2023, down 6.3% from 2019. Official counts also show 389 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Hudson County, NJ spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $148.6M a year, or $496 per household. That is 48% below the U.S. average (an index of 52, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 314 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $473K per shop. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 299,682 households in Hudson County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Hudson County, NJ compare with the U.S. for auto repair shops?
Hudson County has 10.5 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 51% below the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $473K, 6% above the U.S. figure of $445K. At the national ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, Hudson County would have about 334, against 314 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,553 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. The official count fell 6.3% from 2019 to 2023, against +2.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Hudson County, NJ growing?
Population estimates put Hudson County at 735,033 people in 2025, up 1.8% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 299,682 households. The median household income in Hudson County is $91,795 a year, 14% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 29.0% 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. Hudson County scores 53 for auto repair shops (upper middle), #1,057 of 2,378 scored counties.
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