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Auto repair shops in Middlesex County, NJ
How Middlesex County, NJ 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 50 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #1,182 of 2,378 scored counties
#12 of 21 scored counties in New Jersey
- Listings
- 589
- 91 chain locations (15%)
- Official establishments
- 344
- −0.3% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $281.5M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $915 a household
- Spending per listing
- $478K
- 7% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 19.1
- 11% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 883,335
- +2.6% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Middlesex County comes to about $281.5M a year: $915 per household, 5% below the U.S. average. That works out to $478K per shop, 7% above the U.S. figure of $445K. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops.
There are 589 auto repair shops on map listings in Middlesex County as of September 2026. Of those, 91 are chain locations, or 15%, against 16% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 19.1, 11% below the U.S. rate of 21.5.
Official counts show 344 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Middlesex County in 2023, down 0.3% from 2019. That is one for every 895 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Official counts also show 506 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 15 SBA-backed loans worth $8.1M have gone to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Middlesex County.
Population estimates show Middlesex County grew 2.6% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for auto repair shops in Middlesex County is 50 (upper middle), #1,182 of 2,378 scored counties and #12 of 21 scored counties in New Jersey.
How Middlesex 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 | Middlesex County | New Jersey | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 19.1 | 17.9 | 21.5 |
| Spending per listing | $478K | $484K | $445K |
| Households per official establishment | 895 | 926 | 955 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −0.3% | −0.8% | +2.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.6% | +3.0% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $915 | $865 | $958 |
| Median household income | $111,549 | $103,556 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 50 | 47 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 345 → 344−0.3% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,709
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $96.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 506Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 58991 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 633The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 15
- Amount
- $8.1M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Middlesex 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 Middlesex County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 883,335+2.6% since 2020
- Households
- 307,782
- Median age
- 40.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 64%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 309 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 2,817
- Median household income
- $111,549+24.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $142,057
- Median home value
- $462,900
- Jobs located here
- 459,830
- Daytime population
- 901,798Residents 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 Middlesex 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 |
| 12Middlesex County, NJ | 50 | 589 | 19.1 | $478K | +2.6% | #1,182 of 2,378 |
Other business types in Middlesex County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
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Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many auto repair shops are in Middlesex County, NJ?
As of September 2026, map listings count 589 auto repair shops in Middlesex County. 91 of them (15%) are chain locations. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. Official counts show 344 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in 2023, down 0.3% from 2019. Another 506 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Middlesex County, NJ spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $281.5M a year, or $915 per household. That is 5% below the U.S. average (an index of 95, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 589 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $478K 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 307,782 households in Middlesex County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Middlesex County, NJ compare with the U.S. for auto repair shops?
Middlesex County has 19.1 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 11% below the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $478K, 7% above the U.S. figure of $445K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, Middlesex County would have about 633, against 589 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 895 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. The official count fell 0.3% from 2019 to 2023, against +2.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Middlesex County, NJ growing?
Population estimates put Middlesex County at 883,335 people in 2025, up 2.6% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 307,782 households. Median household income in Middlesex County is $111,549, 38% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 24.6%, 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. Middlesex County scores 50 for auto repair shops (upper middle), #1,182 of 2,378 scored counties.
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