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Collision repair and body shops in El Paso County, CO
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for collision repair and body shops in El Paso County, CO, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 53 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #588 of 1,327 scored counties
#12 of 19 scored counties in Colorado
- Listings
- 102
- 26 chain locations (25%)
- Official establishments
- 120
- +7.1% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $326.3M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,125 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.2M
- 4% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.5
- 13% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 757,040
- +3.2% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 102 collision repair and body shops in El Paso County. Chain locations make up 25% of them, against 14% across the U.S. That comes to 3.5 for every 10,000 households, 13% above the U.S. rate of 3.1.
Households in El Paso County spend about $326.3M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $1,125 per household, 17% above the U.S. average. Spread across 102 collision repair and body shops, that is $3.2M per shop, 4% 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.
Official counts show 120 businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in El Paso County in 2023, up 7.1% from 2019. That is one for every 2,418 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 El Paso County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of El Paso County grew 3.2%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for collision repair and body shops in El Paso County is 53 (upper middle), #588 of 1,327 scored counties and #12 of 19 scored counties in Colorado.
How El Paso 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 | El Paso County | Colorado | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.5 | 3.3 | 3.1 |
| Spending per listing | $3.2M | $3.4M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment | 2,418 | 3,064 | 3,689 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +7.1% | +2.2% | −0.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.2% | +3.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,125 | $1,112 | $958 |
| Median household income | $90,363 | $95,470 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 53 | 58 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 112 → 120+7.1% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 789
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $50.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 10226 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 106The 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 El Paso 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 El Paso County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 757,040+3.2% since 2020
- Households
- 290,190
- Median age
- 37.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 66%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 2,126 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 349
- Median household income
- $90,363+31.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $116,684
- Median home value
- $461,000
- Jobs located here
- 284,746
- Daytime population
- 727,616Residents 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 |
| 12El Paso County, CO | 53 | 102 | 3.5 | $3.2M | +3.2% | #588 of 1,327 |
Other business types in El Paso 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 care54
- Auto repair shops51
- Collision repair and body shops53
- Car washes and detailing58
- Tire shops63
- Oil change and quick lube80
- Gas stations75
- Insurance agencies37
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 El Paso County, CO?
There are 102 collision repair and body shops on map listings in El Paso County as of September 2026. 26 of them (25%) are chain locations. The listings count collision repair and auto body shops. Official counts show 120 businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in 2023, up 7.1% from 2019.
How much do households in El Paso County, CO spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $326.3M a year, or $1,125 per household. That is 17% above the U.S. average (an index of 117, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 102 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 290,190 households in El Paso County and national spending patterns by income.
How does El Paso County, CO compare with the U.S. for collision repair and body shops?
El Paso County 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, 4% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the national ratio of collision repair and body shops to household spending, El Paso County would have about 106, against 102 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,418 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S. The official count rose 7.1% from 2019 to 2023, against −0.8% for the U.S.
How fast is El Paso County, CO growing?
Population estimates put El Paso County at 757,040 people in 2025, up 3.2% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 290,190 households. The median household income in El Paso County is $90,363 a year, 12% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 31.4% 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. El Paso County scores 53 for collision repair and body shops (upper middle), #588 of 1,327 scored counties.
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