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Collision repair and body shops in Chaffee County, CO
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for collision repair and body shops in Chaffee County, CO, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 43 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #836 of 1,327 scored counties
#18 of 19 scored counties in Colorado
- Listings
- 6
- 2 chain locations (33%)
- Official establishments
- 7
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $12.1M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,222 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2M
- 35% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 6.1
- 97% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 20,831
- +6.9% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Chaffee County spend about $12.1M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $1,222 per household, 28% above the U.S. average. That is about $2M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 35% 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 6 collision repair and body shops on map listings in Chaffee County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 33% of them, against 14% across the U.S. That comes to 6.1 for every 10,000 households, 97% above the U.S. rate of 3.1.
In 2023, official counts showed 7 businesses with payroll in Chaffee County classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair. That is one for every 1,409 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S.
Population estimates put the population change in Chaffee County from 2020 to 2025 at +6.9%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For collision repair and body shops, Chaffee County has a Groundwork market score of 43 (lower middle): #836 of 1,327 scored counties and #18 of 19 scored counties in Colorado.
How Chaffee County compares
The same measures for Colorado 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 | Chaffee County | Colorado | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 6.1 | 3.3 | 3.1 |
| Spending per listing | $2M | $3.4M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,409 | 3,064 | 3,689 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +2.2% | −0.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +6.9% | +3.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,222 | $1,112 | $958 |
| Median household income | $84,132 | $95,470 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 43 | 58 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 3 → 7
- Employees, 2023
- 40
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 62 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 4The 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 Chaffee 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 Chaffee County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 20,831+6.9% since 2020
- Households
- 9,863
- Median age
- 48.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 74%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 1,013 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 20
- Median household income
- $84,132+50.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $105,166
- Median home value
- $665,700
- Jobs located here
- 8,710
- Daytime population
- 19,418Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Colorado
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Fremont County, CO | 77 | 5 | 2.8 | $4M | +2.4% | #106 of 1,327 |
| 2Douglas County, CO | 76 | 35 | 2.5 | $5.1M | +10.9% | #110 of 1,327 |
| 3Weld County, CO | 70 | 42 | 3.4 | $3.7M | +14.2% | #220 of 1,327 |
| 4Boulder County, CO | 69 | 26 | 1.9 | $5.7M | −0.7% | #227 of 1,327 |
| 5Mesa County, CO | 65 | 21 | 3.2 | $3.4M | +4.4% | #322 of 1,327 |
| 6Broomfield County, CO | 63 | 10 | 3.1 | $3.5M | +6.3% | #371 of 1,327 |
| 7La Plata County, CO | 62 | 7 | 2.9 | $4.1M | +2.2% | #381 of 1,327 |
| 8Denver County, CO | 62 | 91 | 2.7 | $3.3M | +3.2% | #393 of 1,327 |
| 9Jefferson County, CO | 61 | 63 | 2.6 | $4.4M | −0.5% | #403 of 1,327 |
| 10Larimer County, CO | 59 | 54 | 3.5 | $3.3M | +4.8% | #455 of 1,327 |
| 18Chaffee County, CO | 43 | 6 | 6.1 | $2M | +6.9% | #836 of 1,327 |
Other business types in Chaffee 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 care51
- Auto repair shops50
- Collision repair and body shops43
- Car washes and detailing
- Tire shops52
- Oil change and quick lube
- Gas stations51
- Insurance agencies36
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 Chaffee County, CO?
As of September 2026, map listings count 6 collision repair and body shops in Chaffee County. 2 of them (33%) are chain locations. The listings count collision repair and auto body shops. Official counts show 7 businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in 2023.
How much do households in Chaffee County, CO spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $12.1M a year, or $1,222 per household. That is 28% above the U.S. average (an index of 128, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 6 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 9,863 households in Chaffee County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Chaffee County, CO compare with the U.S. for collision repair and body shops?
Chaffee County has 6.1 collision repair and body shops per 10,000 households, 97% above the U.S. rate of 3.1. Spending per shop is $2M, 35% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the U.S. ratio of collision repair and body shops to household spending, Chaffee County would have about 4, against 6 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,409 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S.
How fast is Chaffee County, CO growing?
Population estimates put Chaffee County at 20,831 people in 2025, up 6.9% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 9,863 households. Median household income in Chaffee County is $84,132, 4% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 50.8%, 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. Chaffee County scores 43 for collision repair and body shops (lower middle), #836 of 1,327 scored counties.
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