Auto · Small-town market · Pennsylvania
Auto repair shops in the Meadville, PA area
The auto repair shops in the Meadville, PA area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other small-town markets.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 11 out of 100: Low
Ranked #535 of 538 scored small-town markets
#20 of 20 scored small-town markets based in Pennsylvania
- Listings
- 101
- 11 chain locations (11%)
- Official establishments
- 50
- +8.7% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $26.9M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $795 a household
- Spending per listing
- $266K
- 40% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 29.8
- 39% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 81,792
- −2.4% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for auto repair shops in the Meadville area is 11 (low), #535 of 538 scored small-town markets and #20 of 20 scored small-town markets based in Pennsylvania. That puts it in the bottom quarter of small-town markets.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 101 auto repair shops in the Meadville area. Of those, 11 are chain locations, or 11%, against 16% across the U.S. That comes to 29.8 for every 10,000 households, 39% above the U.S. rate of 21.5.
At $795 per household (17% below the U.S. average), households in the Meadville area spend about $26.9M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That works out to $266K per shop, 40% 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.
In 2023, official counts showed 50 businesses with payroll in the Meadville area classed as mechanical, body and glass repair, up 8.7% from 2019. That is one for every 677 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $50K has gone to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in the Meadville area. Population estimates put the population change in the Meadville area from 2020 to 2025 at −2.4%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How the Meadville 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 | Meadville area | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 29.8 | 23.1 | 21.5 |
| Spending per listing | $266K | $362K | $445K |
| Households per official establishment | 677 | 804 | 955 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +8.7% | −1.1% | +2.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.4% | +0.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $795 | $837 | $958 |
| Median household income | $60,476 | $77,971 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 11 | 14 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 50+8.7% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 189
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $7.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 95Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 10111 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 61The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $50K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in the Meadville 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 Meadville area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 81,792−2.4% since 2020
- Households
- 33,838
- Median age
- 44.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 75%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 1,012 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 82
- Median household income
- $60,476+20.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $78,870
- Median home value
- $153,200
- Jobs located here
- 28,045
- Daytime population
- 77,378Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Pennsylvania market ranked →The highest-scoring small-town markets in Pennsylvania for auto repair shops, numbered among those based in Pennsylvania, with the Meadville area marked.
Top small-town markets in Pennsylvania
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Hemlock Farms, PA | 69 | 46 | 19.0 | $498K | +7.2% | #80 of 538 |
| 2Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA | 39 | 64 | 24.3 | $365K | +2.3% | #384 of 538 |
| 3Lewisburg, PA | 35 | 34 | 23.4 | $385K | −0.8% | #419 of 538 |
| 4Lewistown, PA | 35 | 42 | 22.7 | $372K | 0.0% | #420 of 538 |
| 5Pottsville, PA | 34 | 145 | 25.0 | $358K | +1.5% | #427 of 538 |
| 6Lock Haven, PA | 34 | 41 | 26.6 | $327K | +1.3% | #433 of 538 |
| 7Warren, PA | 33 | 35 | 21.7 | $387K | −3.8% | #439 of 538 |
| 8Sunbury, PA | 33 | 101 | 22.1 | $380K | −1.7% | #440 of 538 |
| 9Huntingdon, PA | 30 | 49 | 30.0 | $325K | −2.4% | #461 of 538 |
| 10St. Marys, PA | 29 | 30 | 22.5 | $391K | −3.3% | #465 of 538 |
| 20Meadville, PA | 11 | 101 | 29.8 | $266K | −2.4% | #535 of 538 |
Other business types in the Meadville area
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 the Meadville, PA area?
There are 101 auto repair shops on map listings in the Meadville area as of September 2026. 11 of them (11%) are chain locations. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. Official counts show 50 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in 2023, up 8.7% from 2019. Official counts also show 95 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Meadville, PA area spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $26.9M a year, or $795 per household. That is 17% below the U.S. average (an index of 83, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 101 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $266K per shop. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 33,838 households in the Meadville area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Meadville, PA area compare with the U.S. for auto repair shops?
The Meadville area has 29.8 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 39% above the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $266K, 40% below the U.S. figure of $445K. At the national ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, the Meadville area would have about 61, against 101 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 677 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. The official count rose 8.7% from 2019 to 2023, against +2.1% for the U.S.
How fast is the Meadville, PA area growing?
Population estimates put the Meadville area at 81,792 people in 2025, down 2.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 33,838 households. The median household income in the Meadville area is $60,476 a year, 25% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 20.2% 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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 Meadville area scores 11 for auto repair shops (low), #535 of 538 scored small-town markets.
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