General auto repair in Massachusetts 1,830 establishments · 7,530 employees · 2024
Firms (MA)
1,830
Employment
7,530
Avg Annual Pay
$61,681
State Rank
#13 of 52
How Massachusetts compares to national
Metric
Massachusetts
National
Massachusetts vs. U.S.
Establishments
1,830
86,232
2.1% of U.S. total
Avg annual pay
$61,681
$57,862
+$3,819 (+6.6%)
Location quotient
0.91
1.00
9% less dense than national
Avg firm size (employees)
4.1
4.6
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Year-over-year firm growth
-4.2%
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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 0.91 means general auto repair are 9% under-represented in Massachusetts'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