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Auto repair shops in Juniata County, PA

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 21 out of 100: Low

Ranked #2,237 of 2,378 scored counties
#42 of 64 scored counties in Pennsylvania

Listings
31
2 chain locations (6%)
Official establishments
16
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$9M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,000 a household
Spending per listing
$291K
35% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
34.3
60% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
23,403
−0.3% 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

For auto repair shops, Juniata County has a Groundwork market score of 21 (low): #2,237 of 2,378 scored counties and #42 of 64 scored counties in Pennsylvania. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Map listings as of September 2026 show 31 auto repair shops in Juniata County. Of those, 2 are chain locations, or 6%, against 16% across the U.S. That comes to 34.3 for every 10,000 households, 60% above the U.S. rate of 21.5.

Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Juniata County comes to about $9M a year: $1,000 per household, 4% above the U.S. average. Spread across 31 auto repair shops, that is $291K per shop, 35% 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 16 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Juniata County in 2023. That is one for every 564 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Juniata County declined 0.3%, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How Juniata 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 Juniata County, PA compared with Pennsylvania and the U.S.
MeasureJuniata CountyPennsylvaniaU.S.
Listings per 10k households34.323.121.5
Spending per listing$291K$362K$445K
Households per official establishment564804955
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−1.1%+2.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025−0.3%+0.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$1,000$837$958
Median household income$66,318$77,971$80,734
Groundwork market score2114

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
13 → 16
Employees, 2023
54
Annual payroll, 2023
$2.7M
One-person businesses, 2023
47Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
312 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
20The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
0
Amount
$0

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

Population, 2025 estimate
23,403−0.3% since 2020
Households
9,025
Median age
43.4
Homes lived in by their owners
74%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
391 sq. mi.
People per square mile
60
Median household income
$66,318+23.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$82,850
Median home value
$217,000
Jobs located here
6,650
Daytime population
19,632Residents 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 Juniata 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
42Juniata County, PA213134.3$291K−0.3%#2,237 of 2,378

Other business types in Juniata County

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

Questions

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

There are 31 auto repair shops on map listings in Juniata County as of September 2026. 2 of them (6%) are chain locations. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. Official counts show 16 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in 2023. Another 47 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

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

About $9M a year, or $1,000 per household. That is 4% above the U.S. average (an index of 104, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 31 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $291K per shop. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 9,025 households in Juniata County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Juniata County has 34.3 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 60% above the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $291K, 35% below the U.S. figure of $445K. At the national ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, Juniata County would have about 20, against 31 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 564 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S.

How fast is Juniata County, PA growing?

Population estimates put Juniata County at 23,403 people in 2025, down 0.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 9,025 households. The median household income in Juniata County is $66,318 a year, 18% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 23.1% 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. Juniata County scores 21 for auto repair shops (low), #2,237 of 2,378 scored counties.

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