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Collision repair and body shops in Maricopa County, AZ

How Maricopa County, AZ compares with other counties and the U.S. for collision repair and body shops: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 71 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #196 of 1,327 scored counties
#5 of 11 scored counties in Arizona

Listings
501
73 chain locations (15%)
Official establishments
390
+7.4% since 2019
Household spending a year
$1.8B
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,050 a household
Spending per listing
$3.6M
18% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
2.9
6% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
4,689,558
+5.5% 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 Maricopa County spend about $1.8B a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $1,050 per household, 10% above the U.S. average. That works out to $3.6M per shop, 18% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only collision repair and body shops.

Maricopa County has 501 collision repair and body shops on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 73 are chain locations, or 15%, against 14% across the U.S. That comes to 2.9 for every 10,000 households, 6% below the U.S. rate of 3.1.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in Maricopa County was 390 in 2023, up 7.4% from 2019. That is one for every 4,438 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 28 SBA-backed loans worth $27.4M have gone to businesses classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in Maricopa County.

Population estimates show Maricopa County grew 5.5% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Maricopa County scores 71 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for collision repair and body shops, ranking #196 of 1,327 scored counties and #5 of 11 scored counties in Arizona. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Maricopa County 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 Maricopa County, AZ compared with Arizona and the U.S.
MeasureMaricopa CountyArizonaU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.92.73.1
Spending per listing$3.6M$3.9M$3.1M
Households per official establishment4,4384,9073,689
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+7.4%+4.5%−0.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025+5.5%+6.1%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$1,050$1,037$958
Median household income$89,300$79,964$80,734
Groundwork market score7181

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
363 → 390+7.4% over the period
Employees, 2023
3,534
Annual payroll, 2023
$244.1M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
50173 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
590The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
28
Amount
$27.4M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in Maricopa 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 Maricopa County

Population, 2025 estimate
4,689,558+5.5% since 2020
Households
1,730,696
Median age
39.0
Homes lived in by their owners
65%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
9,202 sq. mi.
People per square mile
496
Median household income
$89,300+38.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$120,023
Median home value
$452,800
Jobs located here
2,317,205
Daytime population
4,768,907Residents 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 counties in Arizona for collision repair and body shops, numbered among those based in Arizona, with Maricopa County marked.

Top counties in Arizona

Counties in Arizona ranked for collision repair and body shops by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Pinal County, AZ94211.3$8.5M+25.4%#1 of 1,327
2Yavapai County, AZ78252.2$4.9M+6.5%#88 of 1,327
3Cochise County, AZ77102.0$5.4M+0.6%#100 of 1,327
4Navajo County, AZ7251.2$7.9M+3.0%#164 of 1,327
5Maricopa County, AZ715012.9$3.6M+5.5%#196 of 1,327
6Mohave County, AZ71323.1$3.3M+6.5%#197 of 1,327
7Pima County, AZ701112.5$3.8M+2.8%#218 of 1,327
8Yuma County, AZ69202.5$3.8M+9.2%#239 of 1,327
9Coconino County, AZ65152.7$3.9M−0.6%#315 of 1,327
10Gila County, AZ5293.8$2.7M+0.9%#625 of 1,327

Other business types in Maricopa County

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

Questions

How many collision repair and body shops are in Maricopa County, AZ?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 501 collision repair and body shops in Maricopa County. 73 of them (15%) are chain locations. The listings count collision repair and auto body shops. Official counts show 390 businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in 2023, up 7.4% from 2019.

How much do households in Maricopa County, AZ spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?

About $1.8B a year, or $1,050 per household. That is 10% above the U.S. average (an index of 110, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 501 collision repair and body shops on map listings, it comes to $3.6M 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 1,730,696 households in Maricopa County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Maricopa County, AZ compare with the U.S. for collision repair and body shops?

Maricopa County has 2.9 collision repair and body shops per 10,000 households, 6% below the U.S. rate of 3.1. Spending per shop is $3.6M, 18% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the U.S. ratio of collision repair and body shops to household spending, Maricopa County would have about 590, against 501 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,438 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S. The official count rose 7.4% from 2019 to 2023, against −0.8% for the U.S.

How fast is Maricopa County, AZ growing?

Population estimates put Maricopa County at 4,689,558 people in 2025, up 5.5% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 1,730,696 households. Median household income in Maricopa County is $89,300, 11% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 38.5%, 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. Maricopa County scores 71 for collision repair and body shops (upper middle), #196 of 1,327 scored counties.

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