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Auto repair shops in Lehigh County, PA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for auto repair shops in Lehigh County, PA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 30 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #2,026 of 2,378 scored counties
#24 of 64 scored counties in Pennsylvania
- Listings
- 380
- 65 chain locations (17%)
- Official establishments
- 181
- +2.8% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $126.5M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $876 a household
- Spending per listing
- $333K
- 25% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 26.3
- 22% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 384,383
- +2.7% since 2020
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What this means
For auto repair shops, Lehigh County has a Groundwork market score of 30 (lower middle): #2,026 of 2,378 scored counties and #24 of 64 scored counties in Pennsylvania. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Lehigh County comes to about $126.5M a year: $876 per household, 9% below the U.S. average. That works out to $333K per shop, 25% below the U.S. figure of $445K. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops.
Lehigh County has 380 auto repair shops on map listings as of September 2026. 65 of them (17%) are chain locations, against 16% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 26.3, 22% above the U.S. rate of 21.5.
Official counts show 181 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Lehigh County in 2023, up 2.8% from 2019. That is one for every 798 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 4 SBA-backed loans worth $563K have gone to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Lehigh County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Lehigh County grew 2.7%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Lehigh 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 | Lehigh County | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 26.3 | 23.1 | 21.5 |
| Spending per listing | $333K | $362K | $445K |
| Households per official establishment | 798 | 804 | 955 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +2.8% | −1.1% | +2.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.7% | +0.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $876 | $837 | $958 |
| Median household income | $80,079 | $77,971 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 30 | 14 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 176 → 181+2.8% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 841
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $48M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 300Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 38065 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 285The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 4
- Amount
- $563K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Lehigh 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 Lehigh County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 384,383+2.7% since 2020
- Households
- 144,386
- Median age
- 40.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 66%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 345 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,097
- Median household income
- $80,079+25.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $110,753
- Median home value
- $300,400
- Jobs located here
- 215,511
- Daytime population
- 411,839Residents 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 Lehigh 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 |
| 24Lehigh County, PA | 30 | 380 | 26.3 | $333K | +2.7% | #2,026 of 2,378 |
Other business types in Lehigh 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 Lehigh County, PA?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 380 auto repair shops in Lehigh County. 65 of them (17%) are chain locations. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. Official counts show 181 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in 2023, up 2.8% from 2019. Official counts also show 300 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Lehigh County, PA spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $126.5M a year, or $876 per household. That is 9% below the U.S. average (an index of 91, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 380 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $333K 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 144,386 households in Lehigh County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Lehigh County, PA compare with the U.S. for auto repair shops?
Lehigh County has 26.3 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 22% above the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $333K, 25% below the U.S. figure of $445K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, Lehigh County would have about 285, against 380 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 798 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. The official count rose 2.8% from 2019 to 2023, against +2.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Lehigh County, PA growing?
Population estimates put Lehigh County at 384,383 people in 2025, up 2.7% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 144,386 households. Median household income in Lehigh County is $80,079, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.3%, 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. Lehigh County scores 30 for auto repair shops (lower middle), #2,026 of 2,378 scored counties.
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