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Collision repair and body shops in the Dothan, AL metro area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for collision repair and body shops in the Dothan, AL metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 29 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #327 of 381 scored metro areas
#11 of 12 scored metro areas based in Alabama
- Listings
- 19
- 5 chain locations (26%)
- Official establishments
- 23
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $53.3M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $874 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.8M
- 9% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.1
- In line with the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 156,266
- +3.4% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for collision repair and body shops in the Dothan metro area is 29 (lower middle), #327 of 381 scored metro areas and #11 of 12 scored metro areas based in Alabama. That puts it in the bottom quarter of metro areas.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 19 collision repair and body shops in the Dothan metro area. Chain locations make up 26% of them, against 14% across the U.S. That comes to 3.1 for every 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 3.1.
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in the Dothan metro area comes to about $53.3M a year: $874 per household, 9% below the U.S. average. Spread across 19 collision repair and body shops, that is $2.8M per shop, 9% below 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.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in the Dothan metro area was 23 in 2023. That is one for every 2,653 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $214K has gone to businesses classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in the Dothan metro area. Population estimates show the Dothan metro area grew 3.4% from 2020 to 2025, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%).
How the Dothan metro area 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 | Dothan metro area | Alabama | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.1 | 2.9 | 3.1 |
| Spending per listing | $2.8M | $3.2M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment | 2,653 | 3,586 | 3,689 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +4.5% | −0.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.4% | +3.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $874 | $929 | $958 |
| Median household income | $57,791 | $63,999 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 29 | 49 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 23
- Employees, 2023
- 116
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $6.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 195 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 17The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $214K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in the Dothan metro area, 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 the Dothan metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 156,266+3.4% since 2020
- Households
- 61,011
- Median age
- 41.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 68%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 1,716 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 89
- Median household income
- $57,791+24.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $79,162
- Median home value
- $170,700
- Jobs located here
- 61,492
- Daytime population
- 152,147Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Alabama market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in Alabama for collision repair and body shops, numbered among those based in Alabama, with the Dothan metro area marked.
Top metro areas in Alabama
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Huntsville, AL | 77 | 45 | 2.2 | $4.5M | +12.5% | #24 of 381 |
| 2Auburn-Opelika, AL | 72 | 16 | 2.1 | $4.5M | +7.1% | #45 of 381 |
| 3Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL | 71 | 17 | 1.7 | $5.6M | +14.8% | #50 of 381 |
| 4Decatur, AL | 63 | 17 | 2.7 | $3.8M | +2.5% | #105 of 381 |
| 5Tuscaloosa, AL | 59 | 27 | 2.6 | $3.5M | +2.9% | #141 of 381 |
| 6Birmingham, AL | 50 | 122 | 2.6 | $3.6M | +1.4% | #200 of 381 |
| 7Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL | 45 | 17 | 2.7 | $3.5M | +3.5% | #230 of 381 |
| 8Gadsden, AL | 38 | 14 | 3.6 | $2.7M | +0.4% | #276 of 381 |
| 9Mobile, AL | 35 | 51 | 3.2 | $2.8M | −0.7% | #294 of 381 |
| 10Montgomery, AL | 33 | 51 | 3.4 | $2.6M | +0.9% | #311 of 381 |
| 11Dothan, AL | 29 | 19 | 3.1 | $2.8M | +3.4% | #327 of 381 |
Other business types in the Dothan metro area
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 care29
- Auto repair shops38
- Collision repair and body shops29
- Car washes and detailing36
- Tire shops21
- Oil change and quick lube
- Gas stations30
- Insurance agencies55
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 the Dothan, AL metro area?
There are 19 collision repair and body shops on map listings in the Dothan metro area as of September 2026. 5 of them (26%) are chain locations. The listings count collision repair and auto body shops. Official counts show 23 businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in 2023.
How much do households in the Dothan, AL metro area spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $53.3M a year, or $874 per household. That is 9% below the U.S. average (an index of 91, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 19 collision repair and body shops on map listings, it comes to $2.8M 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 61,011 households in the Dothan metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Dothan, AL metro area compare with the U.S. for collision repair and body shops?
The Dothan metro area has 3.1 collision repair and body shops per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 3.1. Spending per shop is $2.8M, 9% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the national ratio of collision repair and body shops to household spending, the Dothan metro area would have about 17, against 19 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,653 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S.
How fast is the Dothan, AL metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Dothan metro area at 156,266 people in 2025, up 3.4% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 61,011 households. The median household income in the Dothan metro area is $57,791 a year, 28% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 24.7% 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. The Dothan metro area scores 29 for collision repair and body shops (lower middle), #327 of 381 scored metro areas.
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