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Collision repair and body shops in the Ozark, AL area

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for collision repair and body shops in the Ozark, AL area, set against other small-town markets and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 52 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #174 of 387 scored small-town markets
#5 of 8 scored small-town markets based in Alabama

Listings
8
1 chain location (13%)
Official establishments
3
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$17.9M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $910 a household
Spending per listing
$2.2M
27% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
4.1
32% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
49,912
+1.3% 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

Households in the Ozark area spend about $17.9M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $910 per household, 5% below the U.S. average. That works out to $2.2M per shop, 27% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only collision repair and body shops.

The Ozark area has 8 collision repair and body shops on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (13%) is a chain location, against 14% across the U.S. That comes to 4.1 for every 10,000 households, 32% above the U.S. rate of 3.1.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in the Ozark area was 3 in 2023. That is one for every 6,576 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Ozark area grew 1.3%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for collision repair and body shops in the Ozark area is 52 (upper middle), #174 of 387 scored small-town markets and #5 of 8 scored small-town markets based in Alabama.

How the Ozark 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.

Collision repair and body shops in Ozark, AL area compared with Alabama and the U.S.
MeasureOzark areaAlabamaU.S.
Listings per 10k households4.12.93.1
Spending per listing$2.2M$3.2M$3.1M
Households per official establishment6,5763,5863,689
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+4.5%−0.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.3%+3.2%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$910$929$958
Median household income$54,963$63,999$80,734
Groundwork market score5249

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
3
Employees, 2023
38
Annual payroll, 2023
$2.2M
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
6The 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 the Ozark 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 Ozark area

Population, 2025 estimate
49,912+1.3% since 2020
Households
19,727
Median age
40.1
Homes lived in by their owners
62%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
561 sq. mi.
People per square mile
88
Median household income
$54,963+16.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$74,266
Median home value
$143,500
Jobs located here
15,272
Daytime population
47,928Residents 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 small-town markets in Alabama for collision repair and body shops, numbered among those based in Alabama (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Ozark area marked.

Top small-town markets in Alabama

Small-town markets in Alabama ranked for collision repair and body shops by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Talladega-Sylacauga, AL6861.6$5.9M0.0%#64 of 387
2Enterprise, AL6662.9$3.4M+6.3%#78 of 387
3Albertville, AL63123.3$3.1M+6.0%#103 of 387
4Fort Payne, AL52103.8$2.6M+3.4%#173 of 387
5Ozark, AL5284.1$2.2M+1.3%#174 of 387
6Scottsboro, AL5183.7$2.6M+3.3%#179 of 387
7Cullman, AL45174.8$2.2M+6.7%#236 of 387
8Alexander City, AL4163.5$2.6M−0.8%#262 of 387
LaGrange, GA-AL33297.2$1.3M+3.0%#313 of 387

Other business types in the Ozark area

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

Questions

How many collision repair and body shops are in the Ozark, AL area?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 8 collision repair and body shops in the Ozark area. One of them (13%) is a chain location. The listings count collision repair and auto body shops. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in 2023.

How much do households in the Ozark, AL area spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?

About $17.9M a year, or $910 per household. That is 5% below the U.S. average (an index of 95, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 8 collision repair and body shops on map listings, it comes to $2.2M 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 19,727 households in the Ozark area and national spending patterns by income.

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

The Ozark area has 4.1 collision repair and body shops per 10,000 households, 32% above the U.S. rate of 3.1. Spending per shop is $2.2M, 27% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the U.S. ratio of collision repair and body shops to household spending, the Ozark area would have about 6, against 8 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 6,576 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S.

How fast is the Ozark, AL area growing?

Population estimates put the Ozark area at 49,912 people in 2025, up 1.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 19,727 households. Median household income in the Ozark area is $54,963, 32% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 16.4%, 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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 Ozark area scores 52 for collision repair and body shops (upper middle), #174 of 387 scored small-town markets.

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