Take the 2026 State of Mobile Mechanics Survey

Step 1 of 4 · Your operation

Your operation

These answers are what let the report break results down by region, size and tenure instead of publishing one blended number.

Which state do you work in? *

What kind of area do you mostly serve? *

A major metro Suburbs or a small city Rural or a small town

Is mobile work your full-time living? *

Full time Part time or side work

How many technicians turn wrenches, including you? *

Just me Two of us 3 to 5 6 or more

Mobile only, or mobile plus a bay? *

Mobile only Mobile plus a shop or bay

How long have you been in business? *

Under a year 1 to 2 years 3 to 5 years 6 to 10 years More than 10 years

What you charge

This is the section the whole report turns on. Nothing here is ever published next to your name or your business.

How do you bill labor? *

Mostly hourly labor Mostly flat rate or book time An even mix of both I quote each job as a whole

Your standard hourly labor rate

Labor only, per hour, before parts. If your rate varies, give the one you quote most often. Leave blank only if you never bill by the hour.

Diagnostic fee

0 if you do not charge one.

Callout or trip fee

0 if you do not charge one.

How do you handle travel?

Built into the labor rate Charged per mile A flat trip fee I do not charge for travel

How many miles do you cover before travel is charged?

The business

Income and startup cost are the two things nobody starting out can find an honest answer to. Every bracket here is optional, and "prefer not to say" is a real answer.

Annual revenue of the business, last full year

What you personally took home, last full year

Owner pay and profit you actually kept, not what the business grossed.

What it cost you to get started

How long until you were profitable

What work do you take on? Check everything that applies.

Diagnostics Brakes Batteries, starting, charging Engine and driveability Suspension and steering A/C and heating Fluids and scheduled maintenance Tires Pre-purchase inspections Something else

Do you specialize? Check everything that applies.

EV and hybrid Diesel Fleet contracts RV Motorcycle and powersports European or import Heavy duty No specialization

Who is most of your work for?

Mostly individual vehicle owners Mostly fleet or business accounts An even mix

Your three biggest challenges right now.

Parts access and pricing Price pressure from customers Finding enough customers Cash flow Insurance cost Licensing and local rules Warranty and comeback claims Cost of tools and software No bay for big jobs or bad weather Time lost to admin and quoting Health coverage Something else

Pick up to three.

In your own words

Two open questions, then we are done. Quotes from here may be published without your name or business attached unless you tell us otherwise.

What is the single hardest part of running mobile?

What would you tell someone starting this year?

So the response can be verified and de-duplicated

Your name, business and email are never published and never sold. They exist so one person cannot answer twenty times, which is the difference between a citable number and a guess.

I work as a mobile mechanic in the United States, and I agree that my answers may be published as part of an aggregate. I have read the Privacy Policy. * Send me the free Founding Member spot. It is free for life for the first 100 mobile mechanics, and there is no payment step. Email me when the 2026 results publish. Uncheck to skip.

Recorded. Thank you.

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The 2026 State of Mobile Mechanics survey

Your operation

What you charge

The business

In your own words

Recorded. Thank you.