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Auto repair shops in Lebanon County, PA
The auto repair shops in Lebanon County, PA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 33 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,917 of 2,378 scored counties
#17 of 64 scored counties in Pennsylvania
- Listings
- 141
- 19 chain locations (13%)
- Official establishments
- 75
- +1.4% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $51.5M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $908 a household
- Spending per listing
- $365K
- 18% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 24.9
- 16% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 146,380
- +2.2% since 2020
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What this means
For auto repair shops, Lebanon County has a Groundwork market score of 33 (lower middle): #1,917 of 2,378 scored counties and #17 of 64 scored counties in Pennsylvania. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
At $908 per household (5% below the U.S. average), households in Lebanon County spend about $51.5M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. Spread across 141 auto repair shops, that is $365K per shop, 18% below the U.S. figure of $445K. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops.
There are 141 auto repair shops on map listings in Lebanon County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 13% of them, against 16% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 24.9, 16% above the U.S. rate of 21.5.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Lebanon County was 75 in 2023, up 1.4% from 2019. That is one for every 756 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Population estimates show Lebanon County grew 2.2% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Lebanon 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 | Lebanon County | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 24.9 | 23.1 | 21.5 |
| Spending per listing | $365K | $362K | $445K |
| Households per official establishment | 756 | 804 | 955 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +1.4% | −1.1% | +2.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.2% | +0.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $908 | $837 | $958 |
| Median household income | $78,425 | $77,971 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 33 | 14 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 74 → 75+1.4% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 273
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $13.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 169Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 14119 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 116The 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 Lebanon 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 Lebanon County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 146,380+2.2% since 2020
- Households
- 56,712
- Median age
- 41.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 362 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 398
- Median household income
- $78,425+30.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $99,885
- Median home value
- $242,000
- Jobs located here
- 52,802
- Daytime population
- 128,058Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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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 |
| 17Lebanon County, PA | 33 | 141 | 24.9 | $365K | +2.2% | #1,917 of 2,378 |
Other business types in Lebanon County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
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Clothing and laundry
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Funeral services
Questions
How many auto repair shops are in Lebanon County, PA?
As of September 2026, map listings count 141 auto repair shops in Lebanon County. 19 of them (13%) are chain locations. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. Official counts show 75 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in 2023, up 1.4% from 2019. Official counts list 169 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Lebanon County, PA spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $51.5M a year, or $908 per household. That is 5% below the U.S. average (an index of 95, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 141 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $365K 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 56,712 households in Lebanon County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Lebanon County, PA compare with the U.S. for auto repair shops?
Lebanon County has 24.9 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 16% above the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $365K, 18% below the U.S. figure of $445K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, Lebanon County would have about 116, against 141 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 756 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. The official count rose 1.4% from 2019 to 2023, against +2.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Lebanon County, PA growing?
Population estimates put Lebanon County at 146,380 people in 2025, up 2.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 56,712 households. Median household income in Lebanon County is $78,425, 3% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 30.1%, 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. Lebanon County scores 33 for auto repair shops (lower middle), #1,917 of 2,378 scored counties.
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