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Collision repair and body shops in Jackson County, AL

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 42 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #851 of 1,327 scored counties
#23 of 37 scored counties in Alabama

Listings
8
1 chain location (13%)
Official establishments
8
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$21M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $965 a household
Spending per listing
$2.6M
15% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
3.7
19% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
54,281
+3.3% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 8 collision repair and body shops in Jackson County. One of them (13%) is a chain location, against 14% across the U.S. That comes to 3.7 for every 10,000 households, 19% above the U.S. rate of 3.1.

Households in Jackson County spend about $21M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $965 per household, in line with the U.S. average. Spread across 8 collision repair and body shops, that is $2.6M per shop, 15% 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.

In 2023, official counts showed 8 businesses with payroll in Jackson County classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair. That is one for every 2,724 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Jackson County grew 3.3%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for collision repair and body shops in Jackson County is 42 (lower middle), #851 of 1,327 scored counties and #23 of 37 scored counties in Alabama.

How Jackson 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 Jackson County, AL compared with Alabama and the U.S.
MeasureJackson CountyAlabamaU.S.
Listings per 10k households3.72.93.1
Spending per listing$2.6M$3.2M$3.1M
Households per official establishment2,7243,5863,689
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+4.5%−0.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025+3.3%+3.2%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$965$929$958
Median household income$51,908$63,999$80,734
Groundwork market score4249

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
7 → 8
Employees, 2023
38
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.6M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
81 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
7The 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 Jackson 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 Jackson County

Population, 2025 estimate
54,281+3.3% since 2020
Households
21,795
Median age
43.5
Homes lived in by their owners
75%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
1,078 sq. mi.
People per square mile
49
Median household income
$51,908+24.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$70,531
Median home value
$159,500
Jobs located here
15,481
Daytime population
47,263Residents 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 Jackson 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
23Jackson County, AL4283.7$2.6M+3.3%#851 of 1,327

Other business types in Jackson 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 Jackson County, AL?

Jackson County has 8 collision repair and body shops on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (13%) is a chain location. The listings count collision repair and auto body shops. Official counts show 8 businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in 2023.

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

About $21M a year, or $965 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 8 collision repair and body shops on map listings, it comes to $2.6M 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 21,795 households in Jackson County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Jackson County has 3.7 collision repair and body shops per 10,000 households, 19% above the U.S. rate of 3.1. Spending per shop is $2.6M, 15% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the national ratio of collision repair and body shops to household spending, Jackson County would have about 7, against 8 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,724 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S.

How fast is Jackson County, AL growing?

Population estimates put Jackson County at 54,281 people in 2025, up 3.3% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 21,795 households. The median household income in Jackson County is $51,908 a year, 36% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 24.3% 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. Jackson County scores 42 for collision repair and body shops (lower middle), #851 of 1,327 scored counties.

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