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Auto repair shops in Crawford County, PA

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for auto repair shops in Crawford County, PA, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 10 out of 100: Low

Ranked #2,368 of 2,378 scored counties
#63 of 64 scored counties in Pennsylvania

Listings
101
11 chain locations (11%)
Official establishments
50
+8.7% since 2019
Household spending a year
$26.9M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $795 a household
Spending per listing
$266K
40% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
29.8
39% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
81,792
−2.4% 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

The Groundwork market score for auto repair shops in Crawford County is 10 (low), #2,368 of 2,378 scored counties and #63 of 64 scored counties in Pennsylvania. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

At $795 per household (17% below the U.S. average), households in Crawford County spend about $26.9M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That is about $266K of household spending for each shop on map listings, 40% below the U.S. figure of $445K. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops.

There are 101 auto repair shops on map listings in Crawford County as of September 2026. 11 of them (11%) are chain locations, against 16% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 29.8, 39% above the U.S. rate of 21.5.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Crawford County was 50 in 2023, up 8.7% from 2019. That is one for every 677 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $50K has gone to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Crawford County. Population estimates put the population change in Crawford County from 2020 to 2025 at −2.4%, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How Crawford 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.

Auto repair shops in Crawford County, PA compared with Pennsylvania and the U.S.
MeasureCrawford CountyPennsylvaniaU.S.
Listings per 10k households29.823.121.5
Spending per listing$266K$362K$445K
Households per official establishment677804955
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+8.7%−1.1%+2.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025−2.4%+0.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$795$837$958
Median household income$60,476$77,971$80,734
Groundwork market score1014

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
46 → 50+8.7% over the period
Employees, 2023
189
Annual payroll, 2023
$7.6M
One-person businesses, 2023
95Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
10111 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
61The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$50K

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

Population, 2025 estimate
81,792−2.4% since 2020
Households
33,838
Median age
44.4
Homes lived in by their owners
75%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
1,012 sq. mi.
People per square mile
82
Median household income
$60,476+20.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$78,870
Median home value
$153,200
Jobs located here
28,045
Daytime population
77,378Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Auto repair shops across Pennsylvania

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The highest-scoring counties in Pennsylvania for auto repair shops, numbered among those based in Pennsylvania, with Crawford County marked.

Top counties in Pennsylvania

Counties in Pennsylvania ranked for auto repair shops by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Pike County, PA624619.0$498K+7.2%#664 of 2,378
2Centre County, PA519315.8$521K−0.4%#1,133 of 2,378
3Cumberland County, PA5123321.9$420K+6.5%#1,155 of 2,378
4Montour County, PA471620.4$443K−1.4%#1,329 of 2,378
5Chester County, PA4748623.7$434K+4.2%#1,333 of 2,378
6Northampton County, PA4527222.2$418K+3.7%#1,440 of 2,378
7Dauphin County, PA4525320.8$406K+2.3%#1,441 of 2,378
8Montgomery County, PA4472221.5$443K+2.4%#1,469 of 2,378
9Perry County, PA425027.3$376K+2.1%#1,560 of 2,378
10Carbon County, PA406022.0$413K+1.7%#1,655 of 2,378
63Crawford County, PA1010129.8$266K−2.4%#2,368 of 2,378

Other business types in Crawford County

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

Questions

How many auto repair shops are in Crawford County, PA?

As of September 2026, map listings count 101 auto repair shops in Crawford County. 11 of them (11%) are chain locations. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. Official counts show 50 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in 2023, up 8.7% from 2019. Official counts list 95 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Crawford County, PA spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?

About $26.9M a year, or $795 per household. That is 17% below the U.S. average (an index of 83, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 101 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $266K 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 33,838 households in Crawford County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Crawford County, PA compare with the U.S. for auto repair shops?

Crawford County has 29.8 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 39% above the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $266K, 40% below the U.S. figure of $445K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, Crawford County would have about 61, against 101 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 677 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. The official count rose 8.7% from 2019 to 2023, against +2.1% for the U.S.

How fast is Crawford County, PA growing?

Population estimates put Crawford County at 81,792 people in 2025, down 2.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 33,838 households. Median household income in Crawford County is $60,476, 25% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 20.2%, 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. Crawford County scores 10 for auto repair shops (low), #2,368 of 2,378 scored counties.

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