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Collision repair and body shops in the Colorado Springs, CO metro area

How the Colorado Springs, CO 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 46 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #225 of 381 scored metro areas
#6 of 7 scored metro areas based in Colorado

Listings
105
26 chain locations (25%)
Official establishments
125
+6.8% since 2019
Household spending a year
$341M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,129 a household
Spending per listing
$3.2M
5% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
3.5
13% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
781,796
+3.1% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 105 collision repair and body shops in the Colorado Springs metro area. Of those, 26 are chain locations, or 25%, against 14% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 3.5, 13% above the U.S. rate of 3.1.

At $1,129 per household (18% above the U.S. average), households in the Colorado Springs metro area spend about $341M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That works out to $3.2M per shop, 5% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. That spending covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, which collision repair and body shops share with other businesses in the trade.

In 2023, official counts showed 125 businesses with payroll in the Colorado Springs metro area classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair, up 6.8% from 2019. That is one for every 2,416 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 10 SBA-backed loans worth $4.9M have gone to businesses classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in the Colorado Springs metro area.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Colorado Springs metro area grew 3.1%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for collision repair and body shops in the Colorado Springs metro area is 46 (lower middle), #225 of 381 scored metro areas and #6 of 7 scored metro areas based in Colorado.

How the Colorado Springs metro area 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.

Collision repair and body shops in Colorado Springs, CO metro area compared with Colorado and the U.S.
MeasureColorado Springs metro areaColoradoU.S.
Listings per 10k households3.53.33.1
Spending per listing$3.2M$3.4M$3.1M
Households per official establishment2,4163,0643,689
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+6.8%+2.2%−0.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025+3.1%+3.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$1,129$1,112$958
Median household income$90,144$95,470$80,734
Groundwork market score4658

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
125+6.8% over the period
Employees, 2023
802
Annual payroll, 2023
$51.3M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
10526 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
111The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
10
Amount
$4.9M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in the Colorado Springs 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 Colorado Springs metro area

Population, 2025 estimate
781,796+3.1% since 2020
Households
302,050
Median age
37.5
Homes lived in by their owners
67%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
2,684 sq. mi.
People per square mile
286
Median household income
$90,144+31.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$116,390
Median home value
$461,800
Jobs located here
292,224
Daytime population
748,721Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Collision repair and body shops across Colorado

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

Top metro areas in Colorado

Metro areas in Colorado ranked for collision repair and body shops by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Boulder, CO68261.9$5.7M−0.7%#67 of 381
2Greeley, CO64423.4$3.7M+14.2%#100 of 381
3Grand Junction, CO58213.2$3.4M+4.4%#147 of 381
4Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO534033.3$3.3M+4.1%#177 of 381
5Fort Collins-Loveland, CO51543.5$3.3M+4.8%#193 of 381
6Colorado Springs, CO461053.5$3.2M+3.1%#225 of 381
7Pueblo, CO40263.8$2.7M+0.6%#265 of 381

Other business types in the Colorado Springs metro area

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

Questions

How many collision repair and body shops are in the Colorado Springs, CO metro area?

The Colorado Springs metro area has 105 collision repair and body shops on map listings as of September 2026. 26 of them (25%) are chain locations. The listings count collision repair and auto body shops. Official counts show 125 businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in 2023, up 6.8% from 2019.

How much do households in the Colorado Springs, CO metro area spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?

About $341M a year, or $1,129 per household. That is 18% above the U.S. average (an index of 118, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 105 collision repair and body shops on map listings, it comes to $3.2M per shop. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only collision repair and body shops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 302,050 households in the Colorado Springs metro area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Colorado Springs, CO metro area compare with the U.S. for collision repair and body shops?

The Colorado Springs metro area has 3.5 collision repair and body shops per 10,000 households, 13% above the U.S. rate of 3.1. Spending per shop is $3.2M, 5% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the national ratio of collision repair and body shops to household spending, the Colorado Springs metro area would have about 111, against 105 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,416 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S. The official count rose 6.8% from 2019 to 2023, against −0.8% for the U.S.

How fast is the Colorado Springs, CO metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Colorado Springs metro area at 781,796 people in 2025, up 3.1% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 302,050 households. The median household income in the Colorado Springs metro area is $90,144 a year, 12% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 31.2% from the 2015–2019 survey, 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 Colorado Springs metro area scores 46 for collision repair and body shops (lower middle), #225 of 381 scored metro areas.

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