Market rankings · Alaska
Collision repair and body shops in Alaska
Every metro area, small-town market and county in Alaska, ranked by the Groundwork market score for collision repair and body shops, with competitor counts and household spending for each.
- Listings
- 56
- 15 chain locations (27%)
- Official establishments
- 51
- −8.9% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $282.1M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.1
- 32% below the U.S.
- Spending per listing
- $5M
- 63% above the U.S.
- Rank among states
- #5 of 51
- Market score 75 · High
A site report maps the collision repair and body shops on map listings around any address in Alaska by name and distance, and the spending within reach.
Free10 actions over 3 days, no cardSurvey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure
What this means
Alaska has 56 collision repair and body shops on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 15 are chain locations, or 27%, against 14% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 2.1, 32% below the U.S. rate of 3.1.
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Alaska comes to about $282.1M a year: $1,043 per household, 9% above the U.S. average. That is about $5M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 63% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only collision repair and body shops.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in Alaska was 51 in 2023, down 8.9% from 2019. That is one for every 5,305 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S. Across the U.S., the count fell 0.8% over the same years. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $400K has gone to businesses classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in Alaska.
Among the 50 states and DC, Alaska ranks #5 for collision repair and body shops, with a Groundwork market score of 75 (high). Of the 2 scored metro areas in or partly in Alaska, the Anchorage metro area scores highest (78). Among 3 scored counties, Matanuska-Susitna Borough scores highest (92).
Every market in Alaska for collision repair and body shops
Download the ranking (CSV)Numbered by Groundwork market score among the markets based in Alaska, highest first; the U.S. rank compares each market with every other of its kind. A metro area that crosses a state line is listed in each state it reaches, and numbered only in the state its page is under. How the score works.
Metro areas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Anchorage, AK | 78 | 35 | 2.4 | $4.7M | +1.9% | #20 of 381 |
| 2Fairbanks-College, AK | 47 | 11 | 3.0 | $3.6M | −1.4% | #214 of 381 |
Small-town markets
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Juneau, AK | Not scored | 3 | 2.3 | $4.5M | −1.8% | |
| Ketchikan, AK | Not scored | 1 | 1.7 | $5.5M | −2.6% |
Counties
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Matanuska-Susitna Borough, AK | 92 | 8 | 2.0 | $6.2M | +10.4% | #8 of 1,327 |
| 2Anchorage Municipality, AK | 67 | 27 | 2.5 | $4.2M | −1.3% | #273 of 1,327 |
| 3Fairbanks North Star Borough, AK | 55 | 11 | 3.0 | $3.6M | −1.4% | #535 of 1,327 |
| Kenai Peninsula Borough, AK | Not scored | 2 | 0.8 | $14M | +5.1% | |
| Juneau City and Borough, AK | Not scored | 3 | 2.3 | $4.5M | −1.8% | |
| Bethel Census Area, AK | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −1.5% | |
| Ketchikan Gateway Borough, AK | Not scored | 1 | 1.7 | $5.5M | −2.6% | |
| Kodiak Island Borough, AK | Not scored | 1 | 2.2 | $4.5M | −5.0% | |
| North Slope Borough, AK | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −3.8% | |
| Nome Census Area, AK | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −1.9% | |
| Sitka City and Borough, AK | Not scored | 1 | 2.9 | $3.2M | −1.3% | |
| Kusilvak Census Area, AK | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −5.2% | |
| Northwest Arctic Borough, AK | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −9.0% | |
| Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, AK | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +6.5% | |
| Chugach Census Area, AK | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −7.5% | |
| Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, AK | Not scored | 2 | 8.3 | $1.1M | +0.6% | |
| Aleutians West Census Area, AK | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +1.2% | |
| Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, AK | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −5.1% | |
| Dillingham Census Area, AK | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −7.4% | |
| Aleutians East Borough, AK | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +1.6% | |
| Petersburg Borough, AK | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −0.1% | |
| Copper River Census Area, AK | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +1.9% | |
| Hoonah-Angoon Census Area, AK | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −3.8% | |
| Wrangell City and Borough, AK | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −5.6% | |
| Haines Borough, AK | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −1.0% | |
| Denali Borough, AK | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +0.3% | |
| Skagway Municipality, AK | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −10.7% | |
| Lake and Peninsula Borough, AK | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −6.2% | |
| Bristol Bay Borough, AK | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +2.4% | |
| Yakutat City and Borough, AK | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −1.5% |
Markets with fewer than 5 collision repair and body shops on map listings, and counties under 10,000 people, aren’t scored; they’re listed last in each table.
Questions
How many collision repair and body shops are in Alaska?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 56 collision repair and body shops in Alaska. 15 of them (27%) are chain locations. The listings count collision repair and auto body shops. Official counts show 51 businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in 2023, down 8.9% from 2019.
How much do households in Alaska spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $282.1M a year, or $1,043 per household. That is 9% above the U.S. average (an index of 109, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 56 collision repair and body shops on map listings, it comes to $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 270,533 households in Alaska and national spending patterns by income.
How does Alaska compare with the U.S. for collision repair and body shops?
Alaska has 2.1 collision repair and body shops per 10,000 households, 32% below the U.S. rate of 3.1. Spending per shop is $5M, 63% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the U.S. ratio of collision repair and body shops to household spending, Alaska would have about 92, against 56 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 5,305 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S. The official count fell 8.9% from 2019 to 2023, against −0.8% for the U.S.
Which market in Alaska has the highest market score for collision repair and body shops?
Among 2 scored metro areas in or partly in Alaska, the Anchorage metro area scores highest, at 78 (high). Among 3 scored counties in Alaska, Matanuska-Susitna Borough scores highest, at 92 (very high). Scores compare each market with others of its kind across the U.S.
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. Alaska scores 75 for collision repair and body shops (high), #5 of the 50 states and DC.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Alaska. It maps the collision repair and body shops on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.
Collision repair and body shops in other states
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