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Collision repair and body shops in Blount County, AL
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for collision repair and body shops in Blount County, AL, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 68 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #253 of 1,327 scored counties
#8 of 37 scored counties in Alabama
- Listings
- 5
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 6
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $23.5M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,061 a household
- Spending per listing
- $4.7M
- 53% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.3
- 26% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 60,156
- +1.8% since 2020
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What this means
At $1,061 per household (11% above the U.S. average), households in Blount County spend about $23.5M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. Spread across 5 collision repair and body shops, that is $4.7M per shop, 53% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only collision repair and body shops.
There are 5 collision repair and body shops on map listings in Blount County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 14% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 2.3, 26% below the U.S. rate of 3.1.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in Blount County was 6 in 2023. That is one for every 3,697 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S.
Population estimates put the population change in Blount County from 2020 to 2025 at +1.8%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Blount County scores 68 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for collision repair and body shops, ranking #253 of 1,327 scored counties and #8 of 37 scored counties in Alabama. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Blount 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.
| Measure | Blount County | Alabama | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.3 | 2.9 | 3.1 |
| Spending per listing | $4.7M | $3.2M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment | 3,697 | 3,586 | 3,689 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +4.5% | −0.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.8% | +3.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,061 | $929 | $958 |
| Median household income | $64,190 | $63,999 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 68 | 49 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 6 → 6
- Employees, 2023
- 26
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 50 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 8The 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 Blount 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 Blount County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 60,156+1.8% since 2020
- Households
- 22,180
- Median age
- 41.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 81%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 645 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 92
- Median household income
- $64,190+30.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $79,889
- Median home value
- $175,200
- Jobs located here
- 9,571
- Daytime population
- 43,189Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Alabama
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1St. Clair County, AL | 82 | 8 | 2.3 | $4.5M | +7.1% | #54 of 1,327 |
| 2Madison County, AL | 77 | 32 | 1.9 | $4.9M | +11.0% | #102 of 1,327 |
| 3Autauga County, AL | 74 | 5 | 2.2 | $4.5M | +5.1% | #141 of 1,327 |
| 4Baldwin County, AL | 73 | 17 | 1.7 | $5.6M | +14.8% | #150 of 1,327 |
| 5Lee County, AL | 73 | 16 | 2.3 | $4.1M | +8.6% | #158 of 1,327 |
| 6Chilton County, AL | 70 | 5 | 2.8 | $3.6M | +5.9% | #222 of 1,327 |
| 7Limestone County, AL | 70 | 13 | 3.2 | $3.3M | +18.0% | #225 of 1,327 |
| 8Blount County, AL | 68 | 5 | 2.3 | $4.7M | +1.8% | #253 of 1,327 |
| 9Shelby County, AL | 66 | 23 | 2.6 | $4M | +6.5% | #298 of 1,327 |
| 10Tuscaloosa County, AL | 65 | 23 | 2.6 | $3.6M | +3.8% | #321 of 1,327 |
Other business types in Blount County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
- Auto repair and car care64
- Auto repair shops59
- Collision repair and body shops68
- Car washes and detailing55
- Tire shops48
- Oil change and quick lube
- Gas stations59
- Insurance agencies85
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many collision repair and body shops are in Blount County, AL?
As of September 2026, map listings count 5 collision repair and body shops in Blount County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count collision repair and auto body shops. Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in 2023.
How much do households in Blount County, AL spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $23.5M a year, or $1,061 per household. That is 11% above the U.S. average (an index of 111, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 collision repair and body shops on map listings, it comes to $4.7M 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 22,180 households in Blount County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Blount County, AL compare with the U.S. for collision repair and body shops?
Blount County has 2.3 collision repair and body shops per 10,000 households, 26% below the U.S. rate of 3.1. Spending per shop is $4.7M, 53% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the U.S. ratio of collision repair and body shops to household spending, Blount County would have about 8, against 5 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,697 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S.
How fast is Blount County, AL growing?
Population estimates put Blount County at 60,156 people in 2025, up 1.8% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 22,180 households. Median household income in Blount County is $64,190, 20% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 30.1%, 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. Blount County scores 68 for collision repair and body shops (upper middle), #253 of 1,327 scored counties.
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