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Auto repair shops in Montour County, PA

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 47 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,329 of 2,378 scored counties
#4 of 64 scored counties in Pennsylvania

Listings
16
3 chain locations (19%)
Official establishments
6
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$7.1M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $902 a household
Spending per listing
$443K
In line with the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
20.4
5% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
17,868
−1.4% 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

Households in Montour County spend about $7.1M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $902 per household, 6% below the U.S. average. Spread across 16 auto repair shops, that is $443K per shop, in line with the U.S. figure of $445K. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops.

There are 16 auto repair shops on map listings in Montour County as of September 2026. 3 of them (19%) are chain locations, against 16% across the U.S. That is 20.4 per 10,000 households, 5% below the U.S. rate of 21.5.

Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Montour County in 2023. That is one for every 1,310 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Another 7 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Montour County declined 1.4%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for auto repair shops in Montour County is 47 (lower middle), #1,329 of 2,378 scored counties and #4 of 64 scored counties in Pennsylvania.

How Montour 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 Montour County, PA compared with Pennsylvania and the U.S.
MeasureMontour CountyPennsylvaniaU.S.
Listings per 10k households20.423.121.5
Spending per listing$443K$362K$445K
Households per official establishment1,310804955
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−1.1%+2.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.4%+0.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$902$837$958
Median household income$76,976$77,971$80,734
Groundwork market score4714

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
5 → 6
Employees, 2023
42
Annual payroll, 2023
$2.3M
One-person businesses, 2023
7Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
163 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
16The 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 Montour 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 Montour County

Population, 2025 estimate
17,868−1.4% since 2020
Households
7,862
Median age
42.8
Homes lived in by their owners
68%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
130 sq. mi.
People per square mile
139
Median household income
$76,976+32.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$109,365
Median home value
$248,100
Jobs located here
17,785
Daytime population
27,804Residents 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 Montour 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

Other business types in Montour County

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

Questions

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

As of September 2026, map listings count 16 auto repair shops in Montour County. 3 of them (19%) are chain locations. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in 2023. Official counts list 7 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $7.1M a year, or $902 per household. That is 6% below the U.S. average (an index of 94, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 16 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $443K 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 7,862 households in Montour County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Montour County has 20.4 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 5% below the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $443K, in line with the U.S. figure of $445K. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of auto repair shops to household spending. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,310 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S.

How fast is Montour County, PA growing?

Population estimates put Montour County at 17,868 people in 2025, down 1.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 7,862 households. Median household income in Montour County is $76,976, 5% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 32.0%, 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. Montour County scores 47 for auto repair shops (lower middle), #1,329 of 2,378 scored counties.

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