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Collision repair and body shops in Cherokee County, AL

The collision repair and body shops in Cherokee County, AL, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 3.

Listings
3
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$10.1M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $995 a household
Spending per listing
$3.4M
10% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
2.9
6% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
26,413
+5.8% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 3 collision repair and body shops in Cherokee County. That is 2.9 per 10,000 households, 6% below the U.S. rate of 3.1.

At $995 per household (4% above the U.S. average), households in Cherokee County spend about $10.1M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. Spread across 3 collision repair and body shops, that is $3.4M per shop, 10% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. That spending covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, which collision repair and body shops share with other businesses in the trade.

There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in Cherokee County: counts under 3 aren’t published.

Population estimates put the population change in Cherokee County from 2020 to 2025 at +5.8%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 3 collision repair and body shops on map listings, Cherokee County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Cherokee 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 Cherokee County, AL compared with Alabama and the U.S.
MeasureCherokee CountyAlabamaU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.92.93.1
Spending per listing$3.4M$3.2M$3.1M
Households per official establishmentn/a3,5863,689
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+4.5%−0.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025+5.8%+3.2%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$995$929$958
Median household income$53,863$63,999$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored49

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
n/a
Employees, 2023
n/a
Annual payroll, 2023
n/a
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
30 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
3The 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 Cherokee 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 Cherokee County

Population, 2025 estimate
26,413+5.8% since 2020
Households
10,192
Median age
47.0
Homes lived in by their owners
81%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
554 sq. mi.
People per square mile
46
Median household income
$53,863+28.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$76,789
Median home value
$179,700
Jobs located here
5,279
Daytime population
21,170Residents 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 Cherokee 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
Cherokee County, ALNot scored32.9$3.4M+5.8%

Other business types in Cherokee 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 Cherokee County, AL?

There are 3 collision repair and body shops on map listings in Cherokee County as of September 2026. The listings count collision repair and auto body shops. No official count is published for automotive body, paint and interior repair in Cherokee County: counts under 3 are left out.

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

About $10.1M a year, or $995 per household. That is 4% above the U.S. average (an index of 104, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 3 collision repair and body shops on map listings, it comes to $3.4M per shop. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only collision repair and body shops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 10,192 households in Cherokee County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Cherokee County has 2.9 collision repair and body shops per 10,000 households, 6% below the U.S. rate of 3.1. Spending per shop is $3.4M, 10% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of collision repair and body shops to household spending.

How fast is Cherokee County, AL growing?

Population estimates put Cherokee County at 26,413 people in 2025, up 5.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 10,192 households. The median household income in Cherokee County is $53,863 a year, 33% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 28.5% from the 2015–2019 survey, 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. Cherokee County has no market score for collision repair and body shops: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 3.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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How the score works · Top markets for collision repair and body shops · All 56 business types in Cherokee County

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