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Collision repair and body shops in Luzerne County, PA
How Luzerne County, PA compares with other counties and the U.S. for collision repair and body shops: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 43 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #822 of 1,327 scored counties
#16 of 55 scored counties in Pennsylvania
- Listings
- 42
- 4 chain locations (10%)
- Official establishments
- 30
- 0.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $107.9M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $799 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.6M
- 17% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.1
- In line with the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 332,126
- +2.1% since 2020
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What this means
At $799 per household (17% below the U.S. average), households in Luzerne County spend about $107.9M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That works out to $2.6M per shop, 17% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only collision repair and body shops.
There are 42 collision repair and body shops on map listings in Luzerne County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 10% of them, against 14% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 3.1, in line with the U.S. rate of 3.1.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in Luzerne County was 30 in 2023, unchanged from 2019. That is one for every 4,502 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S.
Population estimates put the population change in Luzerne County from 2020 to 2025 at +2.1%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Luzerne County scores 43 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for collision repair and body shops, ranking #822 of 1,327 scored counties and #16 of 55 scored counties in Pennsylvania.
How Luzerne 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 collision repair and body 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 | Luzerne County | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.1 | 3.4 | 3.1 |
| Spending per listing | $2.6M | $2.5M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment | 4,502 | 3,443 | 3,689 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | 0.0% | −3.0% | −0.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.1% | +0.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $799 | $837 | $958 |
| Median household income | $63,691 | $77,971 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 43 | 17 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 30 → 300.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 146
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $7.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 424 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 35The 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 automotive body, paint and interior repair in Luzerne 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 Luzerne County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 332,126+2.1% since 2020
- Households
- 135,055
- Median age
- 42.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 68%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 890 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 368
- Median household income
- $63,691+19.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $86,455
- Median home value
- $174,100
- Jobs located here
- 146,183
- Daytime population
- 329,640Residents 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 | 79 | 5 | 2.1 | $4.6M | +7.2% | #77 of 1,327 |
| 2Perry County, PA | 67 | 5 | 2.7 | $3.8M | +2.1% | #278 of 1,327 |
| 3Cumberland County, PA | 60 | 30 | 2.8 | $3.3M | +6.5% | #435 of 1,327 |
| 4Armstrong County, PA | 58 | 5 | 1.8 | $5M | −2.7% | #471 of 1,327 |
| 5Berks County, PA | 55 | 42 | 2.6 | $3.6M | +2.7% | #534 of 1,327 |
| 6York County, PA | 55 | 50 | 2.8 | $3.5M | +3.6% | #539 of 1,327 |
| 7Columbia County, PA | 55 | 7 | 2.7 | $3.3M | +2.3% | #543 of 1,327 |
| 8Centre County, PA | 54 | 14 | 2.4 | $3.5M | −0.4% | #564 of 1,327 |
| 9Lebanon County, PA | 54 | 15 | 2.6 | $3.4M | +2.2% | #565 of 1,327 |
| 10Dauphin County, PA | 54 | 37 | 3.0 | $2.8M | +2.3% | #578 of 1,327 |
| 16Luzerne County, PA | 43 | 42 | 3.1 | $2.6M | +2.1% | #822 of 1,327 |
Other business types in Luzerne County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
- Auto repair and car care28
- Auto repair shops26
- Collision repair and body shops43
- Car washes and detailing42
- Tire shops27
- Oil change and quick lube62
- Gas stations48
- Insurance agencies44
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many collision repair and body shops are in Luzerne County, PA?
As of September 2026, map listings count 42 collision repair and body shops in Luzerne County. 4 of them (10%) are chain locations. The listings count collision repair and auto body shops. Official counts show 30 businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in 2023, unchanged from 2019.
How much do households in Luzerne County, PA spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $107.9M a year, or $799 per household. That is 17% below the U.S. average (an index of 83, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 42 collision repair and body shops on map listings, it comes to $2.6M per shop. That spending covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, which collision repair and body shops share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 135,055 households in Luzerne County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Luzerne County, PA compare with the U.S. for collision repair and body shops?
Luzerne County has 3.1 collision repair and body shops per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 3.1. Spending per shop is $2.6M, 17% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the U.S. ratio of collision repair and body shops to household spending, Luzerne County would have about 35, against 42 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,502 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S. The official count held level from 2019 to 2023, against −0.8% for the U.S.
How fast is Luzerne County, PA growing?
Population estimates put Luzerne County at 332,126 people in 2025, up 2.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 135,055 households. Median household income in Luzerne County is $63,691, 21% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 19.1%, 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. Luzerne County scores 43 for collision repair and body shops (lower middle), #822 of 1,327 scored counties.
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