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Auto repair shops in Erie County, PA
The auto repair shops in Erie County, PA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 18 out of 100: Low
Ranked #2,293 of 2,378 scored counties
#47 of 64 scored counties in Pennsylvania
- Listings
- 280
- 28 chain locations (10%)
- Official establishments
- 125
- −2.3% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $84.7M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $766 a household
- Spending per listing
- $303K
- 32% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 25.3
- 18% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 265,832
- −1.8% since 2020
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What this means
Erie County scores 18 (low) on the Groundwork market score for auto repair shops, ranking #2,293 of 2,378 scored counties and #47 of 64 scored counties in Pennsylvania. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 280 auto repair shops in Erie County. Chain locations make up 10% of them, against 16% across the U.S. That comes to 25.3 for every 10,000 households, 18% above the U.S. rate of 21.5.
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Erie County comes to about $84.7M a year: $766 per household, 20% below the U.S. average. That works out to $303K per shop, 32% 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 125 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Erie County in 2023, down 2.3% from 2019. That is one for every 885 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 4 SBA-backed loans worth $1.4M have gone to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Erie County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Erie County declined 1.8%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Erie 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 | Erie County | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 25.3 | 23.1 | 21.5 |
| Spending per listing | $303K | $362K | $445K |
| Households per official establishment | 885 | 804 | 955 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −2.3% | −1.1% | +2.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.8% | +0.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $766 | $837 | $958 |
| Median household income | $63,354 | $77,971 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 18 | 14 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 128 → 125−2.3% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 529
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $23.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 199Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 28028 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 191The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 4
- Amount
- $1.4M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Erie 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 Erie County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 265,832−1.8% since 2020
- Households
- 110,587
- Median age
- 41.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 68%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 799 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 337
- Median household income
- $63,354+23.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $85,573
- Median home value
- $177,000
- Jobs located here
- 120,819
- Daytime population
- 270,477Residents 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 Erie 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 |
| 47Erie County, PA | 18 | 280 | 25.3 | $303K | −1.8% | #2,293 of 2,378 |
Other business types in Erie 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 Erie County, PA?
There are 280 auto repair shops on map listings in Erie County as of September 2026. 28 of them (10%) are chain locations. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. Official counts show 125 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in 2023, down 2.3% from 2019. Official counts list 199 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Erie County, PA spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $84.7M a year, or $766 per household. That is 20% below the U.S. average (an index of 80, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 280 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $303K per shop. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 110,587 households in Erie County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Erie County, PA compare with the U.S. for auto repair shops?
Erie County has 25.3 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 18% above the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $303K, 32% below the U.S. figure of $445K. At the national ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, Erie County would have about 191, against 280 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 885 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. The official count fell 2.3% from 2019 to 2023, against +2.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Erie County, PA growing?
Population estimates put Erie County at 265,832 people in 2025, down 1.8% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 110,587 households. The median household income in Erie County is $63,354 a year, 22% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 23.0% 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. Erie County scores 18 for auto repair shops (low), #2,293 of 2,378 scored counties.
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