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Auto repair shops in the Pottsville, PA area

How the Pottsville, PA area compares with other small-town markets and the U.S. for auto repair shops: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 34 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #427 of 538 scored small-town markets
#5 of 20 scored small-town markets based in Pennsylvania

Listings
145
15 chain locations (10%)
Official establishments
85
+1.2% since 2019
Household spending a year
$51.9M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $895 a household
Spending per listing
$358K
19% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
25.0
16% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
145,085
+1.5% 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

The Groundwork market score for auto repair shops in the Pottsville area is 34 (lower middle), #427 of 538 scored small-town markets and #5 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 145 auto repair shops in the Pottsville area. Of those, 15 are chain locations, or 10%, against 16% across the U.S. That comes to 25.0 for every 10,000 households, 16% above the U.S. rate of 21.5.

At $895 per household (7% below the U.S. average), households in the Pottsville area spend about $51.9M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That works out to $358K per shop, 19% 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.

Official counts show 85 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in the Pottsville area in 2023, up 1.2% from 2019. That is one for every 682 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $165K have gone to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in the Pottsville area. Population estimates show the Pottsville area grew 1.5% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How the Pottsville 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.

Auto repair shops in Pottsville, PA area compared with Pennsylvania and the U.S.
MeasurePottsville areaPennsylvaniaU.S.
Listings per 10k households25.023.121.5
Spending per listing$358K$362K$445K
Households per official establishment682804955
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+1.2%−1.1%+2.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.5%+0.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$895$837$958
Median household income$68,313$77,971$80,734
Groundwork market score3414

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
85+1.2% over the period
Employees, 2023
292
Annual payroll, 2023
$12.9M
One-person businesses, 2023
160Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
14515 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
117The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
3
Amount
$165K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in the Pottsville 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 Pottsville area

Population, 2025 estimate
145,085+1.5% since 2020
Households
57,988
Median age
43.7
Homes lived in by their owners
76%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
779 sq. mi.
People per square mile
184
Median household income
$68,313+30.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$85,756
Median home value
$153,000
Jobs located here
51,690
Daytime population
129,785Residents 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 small-town markets in Pennsylvania for auto repair shops, numbered among those based in Pennsylvania, with the Pottsville area marked.

Top small-town markets in Pennsylvania

Small-town markets in Pennsylvania ranked for auto repair shops by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Hemlock Farms, PA694619.0$498K+7.2%#80 of 538
2Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA396424.3$365K+2.3%#384 of 538
3Lewisburg, PA353423.4$385K−0.8%#419 of 538
4Lewistown, PA354222.7$372K0.0%#420 of 538
5Pottsville, PA3414525.0$358K+1.5%#427 of 538
6Lock Haven, PA344126.6$327K+1.3%#433 of 538
7Warren, PA333521.7$387K−3.8%#439 of 538
8Sunbury, PA3310122.1$380K−1.7%#440 of 538
9Huntingdon, PA304930.0$325K−2.4%#461 of 538
10St. Marys, PA293022.5$391K−3.3%#465 of 538

Other business types in the Pottsville area

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

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Questions

How many auto repair shops are in the Pottsville, PA area?

There are 145 auto repair shops on map listings in the Pottsville area as of September 2026. 15 of them (10%) are chain locations. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. Official counts show 85 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in 2023, up 1.2% from 2019. Official counts also show 160 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in the Pottsville, PA area spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?

About $51.9M a year, or $895 per household. That is 7% below the U.S. average (an index of 93, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 145 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $358K per shop. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 57,988 households in the Pottsville area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Pottsville, PA area compare with the U.S. for auto repair shops?

The Pottsville area has 25.0 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 16% above the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $358K, 19% below the U.S. figure of $445K. At the national ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, the Pottsville area would have about 117, against 145 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 682 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. The official count rose 1.2% from 2019 to 2023, against +2.1% for the U.S.

How fast is the Pottsville, PA area growing?

Population estimates put the Pottsville area at 145,085 people in 2025, up 1.5% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 57,988 households. The median household income in the Pottsville area is $68,313 a year, 15% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 30.7% 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 Pottsville area scores 34 for auto repair shops (lower middle), #427 of 538 scored small-town markets.

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