Numbers: Location, Location, Location

Aug. 18, 2022

A look at the four major geographic locations of shops and how their revenue, ARO, and car counts compare. 

While the money is in the South and West, the largest concentration of shops is in the Midwest and Northeast.

Where Owners Set Up Shop 

Midwest: 30%

Northeast: 28%

South: 19%

West: 23% 

Midwest (IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, MI, MN, MO, ND, NE, OH, SD, WI) 

  • Annual Revenue over $1 million: 47%
  • Average Repair Order Above $400: 69%
  • Car count above 250: 19%

Northeast (CT, DC, DE, MA, MD, ME, NH, NJ, NY, PA, RI, VA, VT, WV) 

  • Annual Revenue over $1 million: 47%
  • Average Repair Order Above $400: 64%
  • Car count above 250: 16%

South (AL, AR, FL, GA, LA, MS, NC, OK, SC, TN, TX) 

  • Annual Revenue over $1 million: 51%
  • Average Repair Order Above $400: 75%
  • Car count above 250: 29%

West (AK, AZ, CA, CO, HI, ID, MT, NV, NM, OR, UT, WA, WY) 

  • Annual Revenue over $1 million: 55%
  • Average Repair Order Above $400: 81%
  • Car count above 250: 27%
About the Author

Chris Jones | Editor

Chris Jones is Group Editorial Director for the Vehicle Repair Group at Endeavor Business Media. He’s a multiple-award-winning editor and journalist and a certified project manager now providing editorial leadership and brand strategy for the auto care industry's most trusted automotive repair publications—Ratchet+Wrench, Modern Tire Dealer, National Oil & Lube News, FenderBender, ABRN, Professional Distributor, PTEN, Motor Age, and Aftermarket Business World.