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Collision repair and body shops in Baldwin County, AL

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for collision repair and body shops in Baldwin County, AL, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 73 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #150 of 1,327 scored counties
#4 of 37 scored counties in Alabama

Listings
17
5 chain locations (29%)
Official establishments
29
+16.0% since 2019
Household spending a year
$95.4M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $968 a household
Spending per listing
$5.6M
82% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
1.7
45% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
267,761
+14.8% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Baldwin County comes to about $95.4M a year: $968 per household, in line with the U.S. average. Spread across 17 collision repair and body shops, that is $5.6M per shop, 82% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only collision repair and body shops.

Baldwin County has 17 collision repair and body shops on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 5 are chain locations, or 29%, against 14% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 1.7, 45% below the U.S. rate of 3.1.

In 2023, official counts showed 29 businesses with payroll in Baldwin County classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair, up 16.0% from 2019. That is one for every 3,399 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S.

Population estimates show Baldwin County grew 14.8% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Baldwin County scores 73 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for collision repair and body shops, ranking #150 of 1,327 scored counties and #4 of 37 scored counties in Alabama. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Baldwin County compares

The same measures for Alabama and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all vehicle maintenance and repairs by the collision repair and body shops counted, so it measures the demand for each competitor, not any business’s revenue. Households per establishment does the same with the official count.

Collision repair and body shops in Baldwin County, AL compared with Alabama and the U.S.
MeasureBaldwin CountyAlabamaU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.72.93.1
Spending per listing$5.6M$3.2M$3.1M
Households per official establishment3,3993,5863,689
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+16.0%+4.5%−0.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025+14.8%+3.2%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$968$929$958
Median household income$78,775$63,999$80,734
Groundwork market score7349

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
25 → 29+16.0% over the period
Employees, 2023
184
Annual payroll, 2023
$11.2M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
175 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
31The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
0
Amount
$0

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in Baldwin County, through June 2026, placed by the borrower’s ZIP code. Official establishments are businesses with payroll; the official counts leave out places with fewer than 3.

Population and households in Baldwin County

Population, 2025 estimate
267,761+14.8% since 2020
Households
98,574
Median age
44.1
Homes lived in by their owners
78%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
1,590 sq. mi.
People per square mile
155
Median household income
$78,775+35.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$103,378
Median home value
$316,900
Jobs located here
84,738
Daytime population
233,442Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Collision repair and body shops across Alabama

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The highest-scoring counties in Alabama for collision repair and body shops, numbered among those based in Alabama, with Baldwin County marked.

Top counties in Alabama

Counties in Alabama ranked for collision repair and body shops by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1St. Clair County, AL8282.3$4.5M+7.1%#54 of 1,327
2Madison County, AL77321.9$4.9M+11.0%#102 of 1,327
3Autauga County, AL7452.2$4.5M+5.1%#141 of 1,327
4Baldwin County, AL73171.7$5.6M+14.8%#150 of 1,327
5Lee County, AL73162.3$4.1M+8.6%#158 of 1,327
6Chilton County, AL7052.8$3.6M+5.9%#222 of 1,327
7Limestone County, AL70133.2$3.3M+18.0%#225 of 1,327
8Blount County, AL6852.3$4.7M+1.8%#253 of 1,327
9Shelby County, AL66232.6$4M+6.5%#298 of 1,327
10Tuscaloosa County, AL65232.6$3.6M+3.8%#321 of 1,327

Other business types in Baldwin County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many collision repair and body shops are in Baldwin County, AL?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 17 collision repair and body shops in Baldwin County. 5 of them (29%) are chain locations. The listings count collision repair and auto body shops. Official counts show 29 businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in 2023, up 16.0% from 2019.

How much do households in Baldwin County, AL spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?

About $95.4M a year, or $968 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 101, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 17 collision repair and body shops on map listings, it comes to $5.6M 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 98,574 households in Baldwin County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Baldwin County, AL compare with the U.S. for collision repair and body shops?

Baldwin County has 1.7 collision repair and body shops per 10,000 households, 45% below the U.S. rate of 3.1. Spending per shop is $5.6M, 82% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the U.S. ratio of collision repair and body shops to household spending, Baldwin County would have about 31, against 17 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,399 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S. The official count rose 16.0% from 2019 to 2023, against −0.8% for the U.S.

How fast is Baldwin County, AL growing?

Population estimates put Baldwin County at 267,761 people in 2025, up 14.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 98,574 households. Median household income in Baldwin County is $78,775, 2% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 35.1%, before inflation.

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. Baldwin County scores 73 for collision repair and body shops (upper middle), #150 of 1,327 scored counties.

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