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Auto repair shops in Salem County, NJ
The auto repair shops in Salem County, NJ, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 43 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,511 of 2,378 scored counties
#16 of 21 scored counties in New Jersey
- Listings
- 48
- 1 chain location (2%)
- Official establishments
- 35
- +20.7% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $22.5M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $907 a household
- Spending per listing
- $469K
- 6% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 19.3
- 10% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 66,280
- +2.3% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 48 auto repair shops in Salem County. One of them (2%) is a chain location, against 16% across the U.S. That is 19.3 per 10,000 households, 10% below the U.S. rate of 21.5.
Households in Salem County spend about $22.5M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $907 per household, 5% below the U.S. average. That is about $469K of household spending for each shop on map listings, 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.
In 2023, official counts showed 35 businesses with payroll in Salem County classed as mechanical, body and glass repair, up 20.7% from 2019. That is one for every 710 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Another 41 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $318K has gone to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Salem County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Salem County grew 2.3%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Salem County scores 43 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for auto repair shops, ranking #1,511 of 2,378 scored counties and #16 of 21 scored counties in New Jersey.
How Salem 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 | Salem County | New Jersey | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 19.3 | 17.9 | 21.5 |
| Spending per listing | $469K | $484K | $445K |
| Households per official establishment | 710 | 926 | 955 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +20.7% | −0.8% | +2.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.3% | +3.0% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $907 | $865 | $958 |
| Median household income | $79,960 | $103,556 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 43 | 47 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 29 → 35+20.7% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 138
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $6.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 41Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 481 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 51The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $318K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Salem 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 Salem County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 66,280+2.3% since 2020
- Households
- 24,846
- Median age
- 41.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 332 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 197
- Median household income
- $79,960+19.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $101,600
- Median home value
- $239,500
- Jobs located here
- 21,251
- Daytime population
- 51,699Residents 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 Salem 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 |
| 16Salem County, NJ | 43 | 48 | 19.3 | $469K | +2.3% | #1,511 of 2,378 |
Other business types in Salem 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 Salem County, NJ?
Salem County has 48 auto repair shops on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (2%) is a chain location. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. Official counts show 35 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in 2023, up 20.7% from 2019. Official counts list 41 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Salem County, NJ spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $22.5M a year, or $907 per household. That is 5% below the U.S. average (an index of 95, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 48 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $469K per shop. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 24,846 households in Salem County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Salem County, NJ compare with the U.S. for auto repair shops?
Salem County has 19.3 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 10% below the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $469K, 6% above the U.S. figure of $445K. At the national ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, Salem County would have about 51, against 48 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 710 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. The official count rose 20.7% from 2019 to 2023, against +2.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Salem County, NJ growing?
Population estimates put Salem County at 66,280 people in 2025, up 2.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 24,846 households. The median household income in Salem County is $79,960 a year, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 19.6% 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. Salem County scores 43 for auto repair shops (lower middle), #1,511 of 2,378 scored counties.
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