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Auto repair shops in the Erie, PA metro area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for auto repair shops in the Erie, PA metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 12 out of 100: Low
Ranked #382 of 387 scored metro areas
#13 of 16 scored metro areas based 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
For auto repair shops, the Erie metro area has a Groundwork market score of 12 (low): #382 of 387 scored metro areas and #13 of 16 scored metro areas based in Pennsylvania. That puts it in the bottom quarter of metro areas.
As of September 2026, map listings count 280 auto repair shops in the Erie metro area. Of those, 28 are chain locations, or 10%, against 16% across the U.S. That is 25.3 per 10,000 households, 18% above the U.S. rate of 21.5.
Households in the Erie metro area spend about $84.7M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $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.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in the Erie metro area was 125 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 the Erie metro area. Population estimates put the population change in the Erie metro area from 2020 to 2025 at −1.8%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How the Erie metro area 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 metro area | 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 | 12 | 14 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 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 the Erie 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 Erie metro area
- 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 metro areas in Pennsylvania for auto repair shops, numbered among those based in Pennsylvania, with the Erie metro area marked.
Top metro areas in Pennsylvania
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1State College, PA | 53 | 93 | 15.8 | $521K | −0.4% | #173 of 387 |
| 2Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | 46 | 536 | 21.8 | $409K | +4.2% | #239 of 387 |
| 3York-Hanover, PA | 33 | 450 | 24.8 | $390K | +3.6% | #315 of 387 |
| 4Gettysburg, PA | 33 | 116 | 28.4 | $370K | +3.6% | #318 of 387 |
| 5Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | 31 | 4,878 | 19.8 | $416K | +1.4% | #326 of 387 |
| 6Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | 31 | 824 | 24.3 | $376K | +3.0% | #330 of 387 |
| 7Chambersburg, PA | 29 | 176 | 27.7 | $362K | +3.0% | #339 of 387 |
| 8Reading, PA | 26 | 418 | 25.6 | $359K | +2.7% | #348 of 387 |
| 9Lebanon, PA | 25 | 141 | 24.9 | $365K | +2.2% | #352 of 387 |
| 10Lancaster, PA | 22 | 528 | 24.8 | $367K | +1.9% | #363 of 387 |
| 13Erie, PA | 12 | 280 | 25.3 | $303K | −1.8% | #382 of 387 |
Other business types in the Erie metro area
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
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Questions
How many auto repair shops are in the Erie, PA metro area?
The Erie metro area has 280 auto repair shops on map listings 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 also show 199 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Erie, PA metro area 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 the Erie metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Erie, PA metro area compare with the U.S. for auto repair shops?
The Erie metro area 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, the Erie metro area 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 the Erie, PA metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Erie metro area 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 the Erie metro area 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. The Erie metro area scores 12 for auto repair shops (low), #382 of 387 scored metro areas.
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