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Auto repair shops in Chester County, PA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for auto repair shops in Chester County, PA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 47 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,333 of 2,378 scored counties
#5 of 64 scored counties in Pennsylvania
- Listings
- 486
- 85 chain locations (17%)
- Official establishments
- 306
- +1.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $211M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,031 a household
- Spending per listing
- $434K
- 2% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 23.7
- 10% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 557,116
- +4.2% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 486 auto repair shops in Chester County. Of those, 85 are chain locations, or 17%, against 16% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 23.7, 10% above the U.S. rate of 21.5.
Households in Chester County spend about $211M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $1,031 per household, 8% above the U.S. average. Spread across 486 auto repair shops, that is $434K per shop, 2% below 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 306 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Chester County in 2023, up 1.0% from 2019. That is one for every 669 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Another 260 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 18 SBA-backed loans worth $11.8M have gone to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Chester County.
Population estimates show Chester County grew 4.2% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for auto repair shops in Chester County is 47 (lower middle), #1,333 of 2,378 scored counties and #5 of 64 scored counties in Pennsylvania.
How Chester County compares
The same measures for Pennsylvania 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 | Chester County | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 23.7 | 23.1 | 21.5 |
| Spending per listing | $434K | $362K | $445K |
| Households per official establishment | 669 | 804 | 955 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +1.0% | −1.1% | +2.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.2% | +0.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,031 | $837 | $958 |
| Median household income | $127,208 | $77,971 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 47 | 14 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 303 → 306+1.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,537
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $93.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 260Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 48685 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 475The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 18
- Amount
- $11.8M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Chester 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 Chester County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 557,116+4.2% since 2020
- Households
- 204,774
- Median age
- 41.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 75%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 751 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 730
- Median household income
- $127,208+26.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $168,836
- Median home value
- $485,600
- Jobs located here
- 267,811
- Daytime population
- 548,659Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Pennsylvania market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Pennsylvania for auto repair shops, numbered among those based in Pennsylvania, with Chester County marked.
Top counties in Pennsylvania
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Pike County, PA | 62 | 46 | 19.0 | $498K | +7.2% | #664 of 2,378 |
| 2Centre County, PA | 51 | 93 | 15.8 | $521K | −0.4% | #1,133 of 2,378 |
| 3Cumberland County, PA | 51 | 233 | 21.9 | $420K | +6.5% | #1,155 of 2,378 |
| 4Montour County, PA | 47 | 16 | 20.4 | $443K | −1.4% | #1,329 of 2,378 |
| 5Chester County, PA | 47 | 486 | 23.7 | $434K | +4.2% | #1,333 of 2,378 |
| 6Northampton County, PA | 45 | 272 | 22.2 | $418K | +3.7% | #1,440 of 2,378 |
| 7Dauphin County, PA | 45 | 253 | 20.8 | $406K | +2.3% | #1,441 of 2,378 |
| 8Montgomery County, PA | 44 | 722 | 21.5 | $443K | +2.4% | #1,469 of 2,378 |
| 9Perry County, PA | 42 | 50 | 27.3 | $376K | +2.1% | #1,560 of 2,378 |
| 10Carbon County, PA | 40 | 60 | 22.0 | $413K | +1.7% | #1,655 of 2,378 |
Other business types in Chester 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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Clothing and laundry
Home services
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Funeral services
Questions
How many auto repair shops are in Chester County, PA?
Chester County has 486 auto repair shops on map listings as of September 2026. 85 of them (17%) are chain locations. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. Official counts show 306 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in 2023, up 1.0% from 2019. Official counts list 260 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Chester County, PA spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $211M a year, or $1,031 per household. That is 8% above the U.S. average (an index of 108, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 486 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $434K per shop. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 204,774 households in Chester County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Chester County, PA compare with the U.S. for auto repair shops?
Chester County has 23.7 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 10% above the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $434K, 2% below the U.S. figure of $445K. At the national ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, Chester County would have about 475, against 486 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 669 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. The official count rose 1.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +2.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Chester County, PA growing?
Population estimates put Chester County at 557,116 people in 2025, up 4.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 204,774 households. The median household income in Chester County is $127,208 a year, 58% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 26.9% 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. Chester County scores 47 for auto repair shops (lower middle), #1,333 of 2,378 scored counties.
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