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Top markets for collision repair and body shops
Every U.S. metro area, small-town market and county, ranked by the Groundwork market score for collision repair and body shops. The score weighs household spending per shop, households per business, population growth and spending power.
- Listings in the U.S.
- 40,150
- 5,760 chain locations (14%)
- Official establishments
- 35,029
- −0.8% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $123.8B
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.1
- Spending per listing: $3.1M
A site report maps the collision repair and body shops on map listings around the address by name and distance, and the spending within reach.
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What this means
There are 40,150 collision repair and body shops on map listings in the U.S. as of September 2026. Of those, 5,760 are chain locations, or 14%. That is 3.1 per 10,000 households.
At $958 per household, households in the U.S. spend about $123.8B a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That works out to $3.1M per shop. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only collision repair and body shops.
In 2023, official counts showed 35,029 businesses with payroll in the U.S. classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair, down 0.8% from 2019. They employ 246,720 people, with $15B in annual payroll.
The Merced, CA metro area has the highest market score for collision repair and body shops among 381 scored metro areas, at 87. In the 10 highest-scoring metro areas, the median spending per shop is 75% above the U.S. figure, and the median rate of listings per household is 35% below the U.S. rate.
Top markets
These tables (CSV)Ranked by the Groundwork market score, which weighs household spending per competitor, households per business with payroll, population growth and spending power against every other market of the same kind. How the score works.
Top metro areas of 1 million people or more
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21Columbus, OH | 78 | 224 | 2.6 | $4.1M | +4.7% |
| 26Salt Lake City-Murray, UT | 76 | 121 | 2.7 | $4.3M | +3.8% |
| 31Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | 74 | 350 | 2.2 | $4.9M | +3.3% |
| 34Richmond, VA | 74 | 121 | 2.3 | $4.3M | +5.5% |
| 35Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN | 74 | 213 | 2.5 | $4.2M | +5.4% |
| 39Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | 74 | 522 | 2.8 | $3.8M | +7.3% |
| 47Raleigh-Cary, NC | 72 | 136 | 2.4 | $4.1M | +12.6% |
| 49Nashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro–Franklin, TN | 72 | 208 | 2.5 | $3.9M | +8.7% |
| 57Kansas City, MO-KS | 70 | 224 | 2.5 | $4.4M | +3.4% |
| 71Tucson, AZ | 68 | 111 | 2.5 | $3.8M | +2.8% |
| 79Jacksonville, FL | 67 | 144 | 2.2 | $4M | +10.7% |
| 83Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | 66 | 378 | 2.6 | $4.3M | +2.6% |
| 85Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | 66 | 232 | 2.6 | $4.1M | +2.7% |
| 90Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV | 66 | 233 | 2.7 | $3.6M | +5.8% |
| 95Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | 64 | 224 | 2.2 | $4.7M | +1.0% |
Top 50 metro areas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Merced, CA | 87 | 21 | 2.4 | $4.5M | +5.1% |
| 2Boise City, ID | 86 | 71 | 2.3 | $5.1M | +12.2% |
| 3Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC | 83 | 5 | 1.1 | $8.5M | +10.3% |
| 4Corvallis, OR | 83 | 5 | 1.3 | $8.1M | +4.4% |
| 5Bellingham, WA | 83 | 18 | 1.9 | $5.8M | +3.9% |
| 6Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA | 83 | 24 | 2.2 | $5.4M | +2.7% |
| 7Cheyenne, WY | 82 | 9 | 2.1 | $5.4M | +2.2% |
| 8Knoxville, TN | 82 | 76 | 2.0 | $4.8M | +6.9% |
| 9Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA | 81 | 23 | 1.9 | $5.8M | +2.8% |
| 10Charlottesville, VA | 80 | 18 | 2.0 | $4.9M | +3.1% |
| 11Cleveland, TN | 80 | 12 | 2.4 | $4.2M | +6.1% |
| 12Madison, WI | 79 | 65 | 2.2 | $4.7M | +4.1% |
| 13Visalia, CA | 79 | 36 | 2.5 | $4.6M | +2.4% |
| 14Chattanooga, TN-GA | 79 | 49 | 2.1 | $4.5M | +5.3% |
| 15Lawrence, KS | 78 | 8 | 1.6 | $6.5M | +1.8% |
| 16Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA | 78 | 45 | 1.9 | $5.7M | +3.5% |
| 17Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ | 78 | 10 | 2.0 | $5.4M | +0.6% |
| 18Monroe, MI | 78 | 14 | 2.2 | $5.1M | +0.7% |
| 19Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ | 78 | 25 | 2.2 | $4.9M | +6.5% |
| 20Anchorage, AK | 78 | 35 | 2.4 | $4.7M | +1.9% |
| 21Columbus, OH | 78 | 224 | 2.6 | $4.1M | +4.7% |
| 22Lexington Park, MD | 77 | 17 | 2.2 | $5.2M | +2.1% |
| 23Rocky Mount, NC | 77 | 11 | 1.9 | $5M | +2.8% |
| 24Huntsville, AL | 77 | 45 | 2.2 | $4.5M | +12.5% |
| 25Albany, OR | 76 | 12 | 2.4 | $4.8M | +3.0% |
| 26Salt Lake City-Murray, UT | 76 | 121 | 2.7 | $4.3M | +3.8% |
| 27Topeka, KS | 75 | 23 | 2.4 | $4.6M | +0.1% |
| 28Durham-Chapel Hill, NC | 75 | 54 | 2.2 | $4.1M | +7.5% |
| 29Ann Arbor, MI | 74 | 24 | 1.6 | $6.4M | −0.4% |
| 30Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA | 74 | 11 | 2.3 | $5.1M | +5.0% |
| 31Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | 74 | 350 | 2.2 | $4.9M | +3.3% |
| 32Homosassa Springs, FL | 74 | 12 | 1.7 | $4.8M | +11.1% |
| 33Ogden, UT | 74 | 61 | 2.9 | $4.5M | +5.3% |
| 34Richmond, VA | 74 | 121 | 2.3 | $4.3M | +5.5% |
| 35Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN | 74 | 213 | 2.5 | $4.2M | +5.4% |
| 36Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT | 74 | 66 | 3.2 | $4.1M | +14.5% |
| 37Winston-Salem, NC | 74 | 67 | 2.4 | $4M | +5.3% |
| 38St. George, UT | 74 | 21 | 3.0 | $3.9M | +17.4% |
| 39Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | 74 | 522 | 2.8 | $3.8M | +7.3% |
| 40Springfield, OH | 73 | 12 | 2.1 | $4.8M | −0.4% |
| 41Burlington, NC | 73 | 15 | 2.1 | $4.4M | +8.5% |
| 42Jacksonville, NC | 73 | 16 | 2.1 | $4.3M | +6.0% |
| 43Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA | 72 | 9 | 1.7 | $5.6M | +3.2% |
| 44Farmington, NM | 72 | 9 | 2.2 | $4.9M | −0.9% |
| 45Auburn-Opelika, AL | 72 | 16 | 2.1 | $4.5M | +7.1% |
| 46Columbia, MO | 72 | 21 | 2.4 | $4.4M | +3.9% |
| 47Raleigh-Cary, NC | 72 | 136 | 2.4 | $4.1M | +12.6% |
| 48Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | 72 | 83 | 2.8 | $4M | +6.7% |
| 49Nashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro–Franklin, TN | 72 | 208 | 2.5 | $3.9M | +8.7% |
| 50Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL | 71 | 17 | 1.7 | $5.6M | +14.8% |
Top 25 small-town markets
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Heber, UT | 96 | 7 | 2.4 | $5.6M | +5.3% |
| 2Centralia, WA | 95 | 7 | 2.1 | $5.7M | +6.7% |
| 3Moses Lake, WA | 91 | 6 | 1.7 | $7.1M | +6.3% |
| 4Seaford, DE | 88 | 15 | 1.4 | $6.8M | +16.1% |
| 5Whitewater-Elkhorn, WI | 87 | 9 | 2.1 | $5.7M | +0.8% |
| 6Hilo-Kailua, HI | 87 | 20 | 2.7 | $4.2M | +4.6% |
| 7Athens, TN | 86 | 5 | 1.9 | $5.5M | +8.2% |
| 8Mount Vernon, OH | 86 | 5 | 2.1 | $5.4M | +1.9% |
| 9Bedford, IN | 83 | 6 | 3.1 | $3.8M | +1.2% |
| 10Hemlock Farms, PA | 82 | 5 | 2.1 | $4.6M | +7.2% |
| 11Sidney, OH | 82 | 5 | 2.6 | $4.6M | −0.2% |
| 12Cañon City, CO | 82 | 5 | 2.8 | $4M | +2.4% |
| 13Murrells Inlet, SC | 81 | 5 | 1.8 | $5M | +3.8% |
| 14Gardnerville Ranchos, NV-CA | 81 | 6 | 2.8 | $4.6M | +0.9% |
| 15Jefferson, GA | 81 | 9 | 3.2 | $3.6M | +29.3% |
| 16Warrensburg, MO | 81 | 8 | 3.8 | $3M | +4.9% |
| 17Lake City, FL | 80 | 5 | 1.8 | $5M | +6.2% |
| 18Calhoun, GA | 80 | 5 | 2.3 | $4.1M | +6.9% |
| 19Cedar City, UT | 80 | 7 | 3.5 | $3.5M | +16.4% |
| 20Kapaa, HI | 79 | 6 | 2.5 | $5.1M | +0.3% |
| 21Anderson Creek, NC | 79 | 12 | 2.4 | $4.2M | +12.3% |
| 22Aberdeen, WA | 79 | 9 | 2.9 | $3.7M | +3.0% |
| 23Brigham City, UT-ID | 79 | 9 | 4.2 | $3.3M | +12.6% |
| 24Oak Harbor, WA | 78 | 5 | 1.4 | $8.4M | −1.5% |
| 25Cookeville, TN | 78 | 11 | 1.9 | $5.1M | +7.6% |
Top 25 counties
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Pinal County, AZ | 94 | 21 | 1.3 | $8.5M | +25.4% |
| 2Delaware County, OH | 94 | 20 | 2.4 | $5.2M | +12.5% |
| 3Lincoln County, MO | 94 | 6 | 2.6 | $4.8M | +11.4% |
| 4Hamilton County, IN | 93 | 22 | 1.6 | $7.7M | +10.9% |
| 5Tooele County, UT | 93 | 6 | 2.5 | $5.8M | +19.2% |
| 6Lyon County, NV | 93 | 6 | 2.5 | $4.9M | +9.5% |
| 7Warren County, OH | 92 | 11 | 1.2 | $10.7M | +5.7% |
| 8Matanuska-Susitna Borough, AK | 92 | 8 | 2.0 | $6.2M | +10.4% |
| 9Dallas County, IA | 92 | 11 | 2.6 | $4.6M | +17.8% |
| 10Lewis County, WA | 91 | 7 | 2.1 | $5.7M | +6.7% |
| 11Oldham County, KY | 91 | 5 | 2.2 | $5.5M | +4.9% |
| 12Fort Bend County, TX | 90 | 54 | 1.8 | $5.8M | +17.4% |
| 13Chatham County, NC | 89 | 6 | 1.8 | $5.9M | +11.0% |
| 14Johnson County, IN | 89 | 13 | 2.1 | $5.7M | +7.4% |
| 15Ada County, ID | 89 | 45 | 2.2 | $5.1M | +9.6% |
| 16Sandoval County, NM | 88 | 8 | 1.4 | $8.3M | +6.9% |
| 17Johnson County, KS | 88 | 45 | 1.8 | $6.5M | +4.2% |
| 18Pickaway County, OH | 88 | 6 | 2.7 | $4.3M | +7.4% |
| 19St. Johns County, FL | 87 | 11 | 0.9 | $10.3M | +25.0% |
| 20Grant County, WA | 87 | 6 | 1.7 | $7.1M | +6.3% |
| 21Washington County, MN | 87 | 20 | 1.9 | $6.4M | +6.9% |
| 22Brunswick County, NC | 87 | 11 | 1.6 | $6M | +26.5% |
| 23Newton County, GA | 87 | 7 | 1.7 | $5.9M | +11.2% |
| 24Fairfield County, OH | 87 | 13 | 2.2 | $5.6M | +6.5% |
| 25Benton County, WA | 87 | 16 | 2.1 | $5.6M | +6.9% |
Scored: 381 metro areas, 387 small-town markets and 1,327 counties, each with at least 5 collision repair and body shops on map listings (counties: 10,000 people or more). Spending per listing is all household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs over the listings: demand for each competitor, not revenue. Each market has its own page, reached from its state below.
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Collision repair and body shops by state
Every market in each state ranked, with the state’s highest-scoring metro area.
- AlabamaTop metro area: Huntsville metro area · 77
- AlaskaTop metro area: Anchorage metro area · 78
- ArizonaTop metro area: Sierra Vista-Douglas metro area · 78
- ArkansasTop metro area: Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers metro area · 61
- CaliforniaTop metro area: Merced metro area · 87
- ColoradoTop metro area: Boulder metro area · 68
- ConnecticutTop metro area: Norwich-New London-Willimantic metro area · 57
- DelawareTop metro area: Dover metro area · 70
- District of ColumbiaTop metro area: Washington-Arlington-Alexandria metro area · 63
- FloridaTop metro area: Homosassa Springs metro area · 74
- GeorgiaTop metro area: Hinesville metro area · 71
- HawaiiTop metro area: Urban Honolulu metro area · 59
- IdahoTop metro area: Boise City metro area · 86
- IllinoisTop metro area: Bloomington metro area · 62
- IndianaTop metro area: Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood metro area · 74
- IowaTop metro area: Des Moines-West Des Moines metro area · 72
- KansasTop metro area: Lawrence metro area · 78
- KentuckyTop metro area: Owensboro metro area · 62
- LouisianaTop metro area: Hammond metro area · 50
- MaineTop metro area: Portland-South Portland metro area · 66
- MarylandTop metro area: Lexington Park metro area · 77
- MassachusettsTop metro area: Amherst Town-Northampton metro area · 45
- MichiganTop metro area: Monroe metro area · 78
- MinnesotaTop metro area: Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington metro area · 66
- MississippiTop metro area: Hattiesburg metro area · 60
- MissouriTop metro area: Columbia metro area · 72
- MontanaTop metro area: Helena metro area · 62
- NebraskaTop metro area: Grand Island metro area · 59
- NevadaTop metro area: Reno metro area · 69
- New HampshireTop metro area: Manchester-Nashua metro area · 34
- New JerseyTop metro area: Atlantic City-Hammonton metro area · 63
- New MexicoTop metro area: Farmington metro area · 72
- New YorkTop metro area: Albany-Schenectady-Troy metro area · 49
- North CarolinaTop metro area: Pinehurst-Southern Pines metro area · 83
- North DakotaTop metro area: Fargo metro area · 57
- OhioTop metro area: Columbus metro area · 78
- OklahomaTop metro area: Tulsa metro area · 37
- OregonTop metro area: Corvallis metro area · 83
- PennsylvaniaTop metro area: Harrisburg-Carlisle metro area · 55
- Rhode IslandTop metro area: Providence-Warwick metro area · 16
- South CarolinaTop metro area: Charleston-North Charleston metro area · 66
- South DakotaTop metro area: Sioux Falls metro area · 53
- TennesseeTop metro area: Knoxville metro area · 82
- TexasTop metro area: McAllen-Edinburg-Mission metro area · 61
- UtahTop metro area: Salt Lake City-Murray metro area · 76
- VermontTop metro area: Burlington-South Burlington metro area · 28
- VirginiaTop metro area: Charlottesville metro area · 80
- WashingtonTop metro area: Bellingham metro area · 83
- West VirginiaTop metro area: Weirton-Steubenville metro area · 60
- WisconsinTop metro area: Madison metro area · 79
- WyomingTop metro area: Cheyenne metro area · 82
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- Oil change and quick lube9,009 listings
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- Insurance agencies201,378 listings
Questions
Which metro areas have the highest market score for collision repair and body shops?
The top 5 are Merced, CA (87); Boise City, ID (86); Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC (83); Corvallis, OR (83); and Bellingham, WA (83). The score compares each of 381 scored metro areas with the others for collision repair and body shops.
How many collision repair and body shops are in the U.S.?
As of September 2026, map listings count 40,150 collision repair and body shops in the U.S. 5,760 of them (14%) are chain locations. The listings count collision repair and auto body shops. Official counts show 35,029 businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in 2023, down 0.8% from 2019.
How much do U.S. households spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $123.8B a year, or $958 per household. Spread across the 40,150 collision repair and body shops on map listings, it comes to $3.1M per shop. That spending covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, which collision repair and body shops share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 129,209,336 households in the U.S. and national spending patterns by income.
What is the Groundwork market score?
The Groundwork market score runs from 0 to 100 and compares a market with others of its kind for one business type: states with states, metro areas with metro areas, small-town markets and counties with their own. It weighs household spending per competitor (35%), households per business with payroll (25%), population growth (20%) and spending power (20%), each ranked against those peers. A higher score means that, taken together, the market has more household spending and more households for each business already there, faster population growth and more spending per household than similar markets. It describes a market, not any one site or deal. Markets with fewer than 5 map listings of the type, and counties under 10,000 people, aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
Run a Groundwork site report on an address anywhere in the U.S. It maps the collision repair and body shops on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.
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