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Auto repair shops in Monmouth County, NJ

The auto repair shops in Monmouth County, NJ, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 63 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #597 of 2,378 scored counties
#4 of 21 scored counties in New Jersey

Listings
410
79 chain locations (19%)
Official establishments
255
+1.6% since 2019
Household spending a year
$250.5M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $995 a household
Spending per listing
$611K
37% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
16.3
24% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
651,035
+1.4% since 2020

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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

Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Monmouth County comes to about $250.5M a year: $995 per household, 4% above the U.S. average. That is about $611K of household spending for each shop on map listings, 37% above the U.S. figure of $445K. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops.

Monmouth County has 410 auto repair shops on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 19% of them, against 16% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 16.3, 24% below the U.S. rate of 21.5.

Official counts show 255 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Monmouth County in 2023, up 1.6% from 2019. That is one for every 987 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Official counts list 228 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 9 SBA-backed loans worth $3.8M have gone to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Monmouth County.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Monmouth County grew 1.4%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for auto repair shops in Monmouth County is 63 (upper middle), #597 of 2,378 scored counties and #4 of 21 scored counties in New Jersey.

How Monmouth 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.

Auto repair shops in Monmouth County, NJ compared with New Jersey and the U.S.
MeasureMonmouth CountyNew JerseyU.S.
Listings per 10k households16.317.921.5
Spending per listing$611K$484K$445K
Households per official establishment987926955
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+1.6%−0.8%+2.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.4%+3.0%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$995$865$958
Median household income$124,845$103,556$80,734
Groundwork market score6347

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
251 → 255+1.6% over the period
Employees, 2023
1,623
Annual payroll, 2023
$89.4M
One-person businesses, 2023
228Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
41079 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
563The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
9
Amount
$3.8M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Monmouth 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 Monmouth County

Population, 2025 estimate
651,035+1.4% since 2020
Households
251,712
Median age
43.9
Homes lived in by their owners
76%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
468 sq. mi.
People per square mile
1,378
Median household income
$124,845+25.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$170,718
Median home value
$606,100
Jobs located here
274,570
Daytime population
600,595Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Auto repair shops across New Jersey

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The highest-scoring counties in New Jersey for auto repair shops, numbered among those based in New Jersey, with Monmouth County marked.

Top counties in New Jersey

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

Other business types in Monmouth County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many auto repair shops are in Monmouth County, NJ?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 410 auto repair shops in Monmouth County. 79 of them (19%) are chain locations. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. Official counts show 255 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in 2023, up 1.6% from 2019. Official counts also show 228 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Monmouth County, NJ spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?

About $250.5M a year, or $995 per household. That is 4% above the U.S. average (an index of 104, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 410 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $611K 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 251,712 households in Monmouth County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Monmouth County, NJ compare with the U.S. for auto repair shops?

Monmouth County has 16.3 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 24% below the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $611K, 37% above the U.S. figure of $445K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, Monmouth County would have about 563, against 410 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 987 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. The official count rose 1.6% from 2019 to 2023, against +2.1% for the U.S.

How fast is Monmouth County, NJ growing?

Population estimates put Monmouth County at 651,035 people in 2025, up 1.4% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 251,712 households. Median household income in Monmouth County is $124,845, 55% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.2%, 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. Monmouth County scores 63 for auto repair shops (upper middle), #597 of 2,378 scored counties.

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