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Collision repair and body shops in the Flagstaff, AZ metro area

How the Flagstaff, AZ metro area compares with other metro areas and the U.S. for collision repair and body shops: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 64 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #98 of 381 scored metro areas
#7 of 7 scored metro areas based in Arizona

Listings
15
3 chain locations (20%)
Official establishments
11
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$58.7M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,066 a household
Spending per listing
$3.9M
27% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
2.7
13% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
144,368
−0.6% 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

At $1,066 per household (11% above the U.S. average), households in the Flagstaff metro area spend about $58.7M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That works out to $3.9M per shop, 27% above 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 15 collision repair and body shops on map listings in the Flagstaff metro area as of September 2026. Of those, 3 are chain locations, or 20%, against 14% across the U.S. That comes to 2.7 for every 10,000 households, 13% below the U.S. rate of 3.1.

Official counts show 11 businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in the Flagstaff metro area in 2023. That is one for every 5,011 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S.

Population estimates put the population change in the Flagstaff metro area from 2020 to 2025 at −0.6%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Flagstaff metro area scores 64 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for collision repair and body shops, ranking #98 of 381 scored metro areas and #7 of 7 scored metro areas based in Arizona.

How the Flagstaff metro area compares

The same measures for Arizona 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 Flagstaff, AZ metro area compared with Arizona and the U.S.
MeasureFlagstaff metro areaArizonaU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.72.73.1
Spending per listing$3.9M$3.9M$3.1M
Households per official establishment5,0114,9073,689
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+4.5%−0.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025−0.6%+6.1%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$1,066$1,037$958
Median household income$72,966$79,964$80,734
Groundwork market score6481

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
11
Employees, 2023
92
Annual payroll, 2023
$6.1M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
153 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
19The 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 Flagstaff metro 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 Flagstaff metro area

Population, 2025 estimate
144,368−0.6% since 2020
Households
55,118
Median age
36.5
Homes lived in by their owners
60%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
18,616 sq. mi.
People per square mile
8
Median household income
$72,966+22.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$101,878
Median home value
$448,000
Jobs located here
59,472
Daytime population
148,186Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Collision repair and body shops across Arizona

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The highest-scoring metro areas in Arizona for collision repair and body shops, numbered among those based in Arizona, with the Flagstaff metro area marked.

Top metro areas in Arizona

Metro areas in Arizona ranked for collision repair and body shops by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ78102.0$5.4M+0.6%#17 of 381
2Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ78252.2$4.9M+6.5%#19 of 381
3Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ745222.8$3.8M+7.3%#39 of 381
4Tucson, AZ681112.5$3.8M+2.8%#71 of 381
5Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ68323.1$3.3M+6.5%#73 of 381
6Yuma, AZ66202.5$3.8M+9.2%#87 of 381
7Flagstaff, AZ64152.7$3.9M−0.6%#98 of 381

Other business types in the Flagstaff metro area

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Questions

How many collision repair and body shops are in the Flagstaff, AZ metro area?

As of September 2026, map listings count 15 collision repair and body shops in the Flagstaff metro area. 3 of them (20%) are chain locations. The listings count collision repair and auto body shops. Official counts show 11 businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in 2023.

How much do households in the Flagstaff, AZ metro area spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?

About $58.7M a year, or $1,066 per household. That is 11% above the U.S. average (an index of 111, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 15 collision repair and body shops on map listings, it comes to $3.9M 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 55,118 households in the Flagstaff metro area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Flagstaff, AZ metro area compare with the U.S. for collision repair and body shops?

The Flagstaff metro area has 2.7 collision repair and body shops per 10,000 households, 13% below the U.S. rate of 3.1. Spending per shop is $3.9M, 27% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the U.S. ratio of collision repair and body shops to household spending, the Flagstaff metro area would have about 19, against 15 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 5,011 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S.

How fast is the Flagstaff, AZ metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Flagstaff metro area at 144,368 people in 2025, down 0.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 55,118 households. Median household income in the Flagstaff metro area is $72,966, 10% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 22.7%, 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. The Flagstaff metro area scores 64 for collision repair and body shops (upper middle), #98 of 381 scored metro areas.

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