General auto repair in Pennsylvania 4,406 establishments · 18,545 employees · 2024
Firms (PA)
4,406
Employment
18,545
Avg Annual Pay
$53,323
State Rank
#5 of 52
How Pennsylvania compares to national
Metric
Pennsylvania
National
Pennsylvania vs. U.S.
Establishments
4,406
86,232
5.1% of U.S. total
Avg annual pay
$53,323
$57,862
-$4,539 (-7.8%)
Location quotient
1.59
1.00
59% denser than national
Avg firm size (employees)
4.2
4.6
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Year-over-year firm growth
+0.3%
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An establishment is a single physical location where business is conducted. A firm with multiple locations counts as multiple establishments. "Avg pay" is wages and salaries per employee, including bonuses and tips — for proprietorships, the owner's take is largely outside this number. The location quotient (LQ) of 1.59 means general auto repair are 59% over-represented in Pennsylvania's business mix relative to the U.S. average.
Source. BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages — 2024 annual averages, private-ownership only, NAICS 811111. Establishment counts include any firm with at least one paid employee covered by state unemployment insurance.
SMB Density · firm counts, employment, and wages by industry × state · data from BLS QCEW 2024 annual (private ownership, state-level; mostly 6-digit NAICS, 3 specialty-trade industries at 5-digit aggregation) · data.json