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How many general automotive repair shops are in the United States?

84,859 establishments with paid employees in 2023, +2.0% since 2017, employing 403,389 people.

UNITED STATES · 2023

84,859

general automotive repair shops

Employees: 403,389
Average per site: 4.8
Change since 2017: +2.0%
Under 5 employees: 66%

By state

Click a column heading to sort. The last column compares the trade's share of a state's employer businesses with its share nationally: 1.00x is the national average.

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#	State
1	California	9,799	46,943	+2.4%	0.94x
2	Texas	6,340	34,162	+15.5%	0.93x
3	New York	5,298	20,794	−4.5%	0.96x
4	Florida	5,203	21,622	+7.2%	0.79x
5	Pennsylvania	4,533	18,051	−2.2%	1.45x
6	Illinois	3,891	18,358	−1.5%	1.19x
7	Ohio	2,921	16,374	−0.7%	1.13x
8	North Carolina	2,793	12,861	+5.3%	1.07x
9	Michigan	2,549	13,117	−2.1%	1.09x
10	New Jersey	2,502	9,777	−0.4%	1.04x
11	Virginia	2,297	12,273	−3.6%	1.07x
12	Georgia	2,265	11,500	+7.7%	0.85x
13	Indiana	1,887	10,088	+1.6%	1.19x
14	Wisconsin	1,871	8,948	−0.7%	1.27x
15	Massachusetts	1,806	7,771	−9.7%	0.97x
16	Washington	1,734	8,930	+2.1%	0.85x
17	Minnesota	1,730	8,791	+2.5%	1.10x
18	Missouri	1,712	8,842	−5.0%	1.11x
19	Arizona	1,680	9,679	+11.4%	1.02x
20	Maryland	1,631	8,625	−3.7%	1.12x
21	Colorado	1,593	8,698	−0.9%	0.86x
22	Tennessee	1,332	6,427	+9.3%	0.87x
23	Oregon	1,127	5,763	+1.0%	0.91x
24	Iowa	1,085	4,986	−2.8%	1.28x
25	South Carolina	1,070	5,484	+0.8%	0.86x
26	Alabama	941	4,469	+2.6%	0.88x
27	Connecticut	908	4,455	−6.1%	1.00x
28	Kentucky	906	4,048	+3.2%	0.95x
29	Oklahoma	885	4,191	+10.2%	0.90x
30	Utah	866	4,653	+10.5%	0.89x
31	Kansas	823	3,563	−1.7%	1.07x
32	Louisiana	785	3,358	−3.7%	0.71x
33	Nebraska	716	3,368	+0.8%	1.25x
34	Nevada	707	3,761	+15.1%	0.90x
35	New Hampshire	657	2,911	−0.9%	1.65x
36	Maine	614	2,262	−8.5%	1.40x
37	Arkansas	606	2,677	+8.8%	0.85x
38	Idaho	559	2,491	+14.1%	0.95x
39	Mississippi	532	2,288	+4.5%	0.87x
40	Montana	486	1,971	+16.0%	1.12x
41	New Mexico	468	2,187	+2.6%	1.03x
42	West Virginia	459	1,846	+8.5%	1.26x
43	South Dakota	396	1,667	+15.5%	1.34x
44	Vermont	335	1,228	−1.5%	1.58x
45	Rhode Island	330	1,316	−4.9%	1.10x
46	North Dakota	295	1,326	+20.4%	1.14x
47	Delaware	238	1,215	−1.2%	0.79x
48	Wyoming	228	1,003	+1.8%	0.94x
49	Hawaii	227	989	−11.0%	0.68x
50	Alaska	212	1,122	+10.4%	0.94x
51	District of Columbia	31	160	−3.1%	0.13x

Size of the businesses

General auto repair in the U.S. by employees
Employees per site	Sites	Share
Under 5	55,637	65.6%
5 to 9	20,883	24.6%
10 to 19	6,564	7.7%
20 to 49	1,472	1.7%
50 to 99	187	0.2%
100 to 249	43	0.1%
250 to 499	0	0.0%

Questions

How many general automotive repair shops are there in the United States?

84,859 establishments with paid employees in 2023 per the Census Bureau's County Business Patterns, employing 403,389 people.

Which state has the most general automotive repair shops?

California has the most with 9,799, followed by Texas (6,340) and New York (5,298). Large states lead simply because they have more people and businesses; the last column shows the trade's share of a state's businesses against the national share.

Read this before using the number

Establishments with paid employees only. Self-employed people with no staff are not in these counts. The figures describe existing businesses, not demand or earnings. See the disclaimer.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns (2023; change measured against 2017, 2019 and 2022). Establishments with paid employees only; employment and payroll carry Census noise infusion. Retrieved November 2, 2026. Method and sources.