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Auto repair shops in Lawrence County, PA

The auto repair shops in Lawrence County, PA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 28 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #2,078 of 2,378 scored counties
#30 of 64 scored counties in Pennsylvania

Listings
84
8 chain locations (10%)
Official establishments
33
−13.2% since 2019
Household spending a year
$29.5M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $816 a household
Spending per listing
$351K
21% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
23.3
8% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
83,911
−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

For auto repair shops, Lawrence County has a Groundwork market score of 28 (lower middle): #2,078 of 2,378 scored counties and #30 of 64 scored counties in Pennsylvania. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Lawrence County comes to about $29.5M a year: $816 per household, 15% below the U.S. average. Spread across 84 auto repair shops, that is $351K per shop, 21% below the U.S. figure of $445K. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops.

Lawrence County has 84 auto repair shops on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 8 are chain locations, or 10%, against 16% across the U.S. That comes to 23.3 for every 10,000 households, 8% above the U.S. rate of 21.5.

Official counts show 33 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Lawrence County in 2023, down 13.2% from 2019. That is one for every 1,095 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $158K have gone to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Lawrence County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Lawrence County declined 2.4%, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How Lawrence 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 Lawrence County, PA compared with Pennsylvania and the U.S.
MeasureLawrence CountyPennsylvaniaU.S.
Listings per 10k households23.323.121.5
Spending per listing$351K$362K$445K
Households per official establishment1,095804955
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−13.2%−1.1%+2.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025−2.4%+0.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$816$837$958
Median household income$61,931$77,971$80,734
Groundwork market score2814

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
38 → 33−13.2% over the period
Employees, 2023
194
Annual payroll, 2023
$8.9M
One-person businesses, 2023
73Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
848 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
66The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
2
Amount
$158K

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

Population, 2025 estimate
83,911−2.4% since 2020
Households
36,121
Median age
45.3
Homes lived in by their owners
76%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
357 sq. mi.
People per square mile
238
Median household income
$61,931+23.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$81,018
Median home value
$147,200
Jobs located here
26,898
Daytime population
74,365Residents 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 Lawrence 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
30Lawrence County, PA288423.3$351K−2.4%#2,078 of 2,378

Other business types in Lawrence County

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

Questions

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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 84 auto repair shops in Lawrence County. 8 of them (10%) are chain locations. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. Official counts show 33 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in 2023, down 13.2% from 2019. Official counts also show 73 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $29.5M a year, or $816 per household. That is 15% below the U.S. average (an index of 85, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 84 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $351K 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 36,121 households in Lawrence County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Lawrence County has 23.3 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 8% above the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $351K, 21% below the U.S. figure of $445K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, Lawrence County would have about 66, against 84 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,095 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. The official count fell 13.2% from 2019 to 2023, against +2.1% for the U.S.

How fast is Lawrence County, PA growing?

Population estimates put Lawrence County at 83,911 people in 2025, down 2.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 36,121 households. Median household income in Lawrence County is $61,931, 23% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 23.4%, 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. Lawrence County scores 28 for auto repair shops (lower middle), #2,078 of 2,378 scored counties.

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