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Collision repair and body shops in Russell County, AL
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for collision repair and body shops in Russell County, AL, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 19 out of 100: Low
Ranked #1,264 of 1,327 scored counties
#35 of 37 scored counties in Alabama
- Listings
- 10
- 1 chain location (10%)
- Official establishments
- 9
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $19.5M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $816 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2M
- 37% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.2
- 35% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 58,898
- −0.6% since 2020
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What this means
Russell County scores 19 (low) on the Groundwork market score for collision repair and body shops, ranking #1,264 of 1,327 scored counties and #35 of 37 scored counties in Alabama. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
At $816 per household (15% below the U.S. average), households in Russell County spend about $19.5M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That is about $2M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 37% below 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 10 collision repair and body shops on map listings in Russell County as of September 2026. One of them (10%) is a chain location, against 14% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 4.2, 35% above the U.S. rate of 3.1.
Official counts show 9 businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in Russell County in 2023. That is one for every 2,660 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Russell County from 2020 to 2025 at −0.6%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Russell 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 | Russell County | Alabama | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.2 | 2.9 | 3.1 |
| Spending per listing | $2M | $3.2M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment | 2,660 | 3,586 | 3,689 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +4.5% | −0.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.6% | +3.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $816 | $929 | $958 |
| Median household income | $51,197 | $63,999 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 19 | 49 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 7 → 9
- Employees, 2023
- 62
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 101 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 Russell 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 Russell County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 58,898−0.6% since 2020
- Households
- 23,938
- Median age
- 38.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 61%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 641 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 92
- Median household income
- $51,197+20.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $67,551
- Median home value
- $165,700
- Jobs located here
- 13,941
- Daytime population
- 51,647Residents 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 |
| 35Russell County, AL | 19 | 10 | 4.2 | $2M | −0.6% | #1,264 of 1,327 |
Other business types in Russell 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 care26
- Auto repair shops26
- Collision repair and body shops19
- Car washes and detailing35
- Tire shops15
- Oil change and quick lube
- Gas stations21
- Insurance agencies59
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 Russell County, AL?
As of September 2026, map listings count 10 collision repair and body shops in Russell County. One of them (10%) is a chain location. The listings count collision repair and auto body shops. Official counts show 9 businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in 2023.
How much do households in Russell County, AL spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $19.5M a year, or $816 per household. That is 15% below the U.S. average (an index of 85, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 10 collision repair and body shops on map listings, it comes to $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 23,938 households in Russell County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Russell County, AL compare with the U.S. for collision repair and body shops?
Russell County has 4.2 collision repair and body shops per 10,000 households, 35% above the U.S. rate of 3.1. Spending per shop is $2M, 37% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the U.S. ratio of collision repair and body shops to household spending, Russell County would have about 6, against 10 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,660 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S.
How fast is Russell County, AL growing?
Population estimates put Russell County at 58,898 people in 2025, down 0.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 23,938 households. Median household income in Russell County is $51,197, 37% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 20.6%, 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. Russell County scores 19 for collision repair and body shops (low), #1,264 of 1,327 scored counties.
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