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Collision repair and body shops in St. Clair County, AL
The collision repair and body shops in St. Clair County, AL, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 82 out of 100: High
Ranked #54 of 1,327 scored counties
#1 of 37 scored counties in Alabama
- Listings
- 8
- 1 chain location (13%)
- Official establishments
- 6
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $36.3M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,035 a household
- Spending per listing
- $4.5M
- 47% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.3
- 26% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 98,206
- +7.1% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for collision repair and body shops in St. Clair County is 82 (high), #54 of 1,327 scored counties and #1 of 37 scored counties in Alabama. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for collision repair and body shops.
At $1,035 per household (8% above the U.S. average), households in St. Clair County spend about $36.3M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. Spread across 8 collision repair and body shops, that is $4.5M per shop, 47% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only collision repair and body shops.
St. Clair County 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 is 2.3 per 10,000 households, 26% below the U.S. rate of 3.1.
In 2023, official counts showed 6 businesses with payroll in St. Clair County classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair. That is one for every 5,851 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in St. Clair County from 2020 to 2025 at +7.1%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How St. Clair 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 | St. Clair County | Alabama | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.3 | 2.9 | 3.1 |
| Spending per listing | $4.5M | $3.2M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment | 5,851 | 3,586 | 3,689 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +4.5% | −0.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +7.1% | +3.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,035 | $929 | $958 |
| Median household income | $77,463 | $63,999 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 82 | 49 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 6 → 6
- Employees, 2023
- 23
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.4M
- 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
- 12The 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 St. Clair 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 St. Clair County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 98,206+7.1% since 2020
- Households
- 35,107
- Median age
- 41.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 83%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 632 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 149
- Median household income
- $77,463+32.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $91,073
- Median home value
- $226,300
- Jobs located here
- 22,156
- Daytime population
- 72,944Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Alabama market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Alabama for collision repair and body shops, numbered among those based in Alabama, with St. Clair County marked.
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 |
Other business types in St. Clair 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 care66
- Auto repair shops68
- Collision repair and body shops82
- Car washes and detailing64
- Tire shops63
- Oil change and quick lube
- Gas stations50
- Insurance agencies91
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 St. Clair County, AL?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 8 collision repair and body shops in St. Clair County. One of them (13%) is a chain location. The listings count collision repair and auto body shops. Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in 2023.
How much do households in St. Clair County, AL spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $36.3M a year, or $1,035 per household. That is 8% above the U.S. average (an index of 108, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 8 collision repair and body shops on map listings, it comes to $4.5M 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 35,107 households in St. Clair County and national spending patterns by income.
How does St. Clair County, AL compare with the U.S. for collision repair and body shops?
St. Clair County has 2.3 collision repair and body shops per 10,000 households, 26% below the U.S. rate of 3.1. Spending per shop is $4.5M, 47% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the U.S. ratio of collision repair and body shops to household spending, St. Clair County would have about 12, against 8 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 5,851 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S.
How fast is St. Clair County, AL growing?
Population estimates put St. Clair County at 98,206 people in 2025, up 7.1% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 35,107 households. Median household income in St. Clair County is $77,463, 4% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 32.9%, 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. St. Clair County scores 82 for collision repair and body shops (high), #54 of 1,327 scored counties.
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