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Auto repair shops in the Vineland, NJ metro area

The auto repair shops in the Vineland, NJ metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 26 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #346 of 387 scored metro areas
#3 of 3 scored metro areas based in New Jersey

Listings
124
16 chain locations (13%)
Official establishments
70
+11.1% since 2019
Household spending a year
$47M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $873 a household
Spending per listing
$379K
15% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
23.1
7% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
157,148
+2.2% 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

The Vineland metro area scores 26 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for auto repair shops, ranking #346 of 387 scored metro areas and #3 of 3 scored metro areas based in New Jersey. That puts it in the bottom quarter of metro areas.

At $873 per household (9% below the U.S. average), households in the Vineland metro area spend about $47M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That is about $379K of household spending for each shop on map listings, 15% below the U.S. figure of $445K. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops.

The Vineland metro area has 124 auto repair shops on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 16 are chain locations, or 13%, against 16% across the U.S. That comes to 23.1 for every 10,000 households, 7% above the U.S. rate of 21.5.

Official counts show 70 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in the Vineland metro area in 2023, up 11.1% from 2019. That is one for every 768 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $855K have gone to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in the Vineland metro area. Population estimates show the Vineland metro area grew 2.2% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How the Vineland metro area 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 Vineland, NJ metro area compared with New Jersey and the U.S.
MeasureVineland metro areaNew JerseyU.S.
Listings per 10k households23.117.921.5
Spending per listing$379K$484K$445K
Households per official establishment768926955
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+11.1%−0.8%+2.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.2%+3.0%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$873$865$958
Median household income$67,436$103,556$80,734
Groundwork market score2647

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
70+11.1% over the period
Employees, 2023
239
Annual payroll, 2023
$12.1M
One-person businesses, 2023
85Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
12416 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
106The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
2
Amount
$855K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in the Vineland metro area, 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 the Vineland metro area

Population, 2025 estimate
157,148+2.2% since 2020
Households
53,781
Median age
38.0
Homes lived in by their owners
67%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
483 sq. mi.
People per square mile
317
Median household income
$67,436+24.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$92,848
Median home value
$221,400
Jobs located here
60,097
Daytime population
148,514Residents 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 metro areas in New Jersey for auto repair shops, numbered among those based in New Jersey (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Vineland metro area marked.

Top metro areas in New Jersey

Metro areas in 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

Other business types in the Vineland metro area

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

Questions

How many auto repair shops are in the Vineland, NJ metro area?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 124 auto repair shops in the Vineland metro area. 16 of them (13%) are chain locations. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. Official counts show 70 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in 2023, up 11.1% from 2019. Official counts also show 85 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in the Vineland, NJ metro area spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?

About $47M a year, or $873 per household. That is 9% below the U.S. average (an index of 91, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 124 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $379K 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 53,781 households in the Vineland metro area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Vineland, NJ metro area compare with the U.S. for auto repair shops?

The Vineland metro area has 23.1 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 7% above the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $379K, 15% below the U.S. figure of $445K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, the Vineland metro area would have about 106, against 124 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 768 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. The official count rose 11.1% from 2019 to 2023, against +2.1% for the U.S.

How fast is the Vineland, NJ metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Vineland metro area at 157,148 people in 2025, up 2.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 53,781 households. Median household income in the Vineland metro area is $67,436, 16% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 24.5%, 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. The Vineland metro area scores 26 for auto repair shops (lower middle), #346 of 387 scored metro areas.

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