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Collision repair and body shops in the Grand Junction, CO metro area
How the Grand Junction, 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 58 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #147 of 381 scored metro areas
#3 of 7 scored metro areas based in Colorado
- Listings
- 21
- 3 chain locations (14%)
- Official establishments
- 18
- −10.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $72.1M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,096 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.4M
- 11% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.2
- 3% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 162,845
- +4.4% since 2020
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What this means
At $1,096 per household (14% above the U.S. average), households in the Grand Junction metro area spend about $72.1M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That works out to $3.4M per shop, 11% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only collision repair and body shops.
The Grand Junction metro area has 21 collision repair and body shops on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 14% of them, against 14% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 3.2, 3% above the U.S. rate of 3.1.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in the Grand Junction metro area was 18 in 2023, down 10.0% from 2019. That is one for every 3,657 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S.
Population estimates put the population change in the Grand Junction metro area from 2020 to 2025 at +4.4%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for collision repair and body shops in the Grand Junction metro area is 58 (upper middle), #147 of 381 scored metro areas and #3 of 7 scored metro areas based in Colorado.
How the Grand Junction 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.
| Measure | Grand Junction metro area | Colorado | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.2 | 3.3 | 3.1 |
| Spending per listing | $3.4M | $3.4M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment | 3,657 | 3,064 | 3,689 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −10.0% | +2.2% | −0.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.4% | +3.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,096 | $1,112 | $958 |
| Median household income | $73,658 | $95,470 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 58 | 58 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 18−10.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 121
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $7.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 213 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 23The 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 Grand Junction 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 Grand Junction metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 162,845+4.4% since 2020
- Households
- 65,830
- Median age
- 41.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 72%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 3,329 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 48
- Median household income
- $73,658+33.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $95,145
- Median home value
- $378,600
- Jobs located here
- 65,394
- Daytime population
- 156,691Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Colorado market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in Colorado for collision repair and body shops, numbered among those based in Colorado, with the Grand Junction metro area marked.
Top metro areas in Colorado
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Boulder, CO | 68 | 26 | 1.9 | $5.7M | −0.7% | #67 of 381 |
| 2Greeley, CO | 64 | 42 | 3.4 | $3.7M | +14.2% | #100 of 381 |
| 3Grand Junction, CO | 58 | 21 | 3.2 | $3.4M | +4.4% | #147 of 381 |
| 4Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | 53 | 403 | 3.3 | $3.3M | +4.1% | #177 of 381 |
| 5Fort Collins-Loveland, CO | 51 | 54 | 3.5 | $3.3M | +4.8% | #193 of 381 |
| 6Colorado Springs, CO | 46 | 105 | 3.5 | $3.2M | +3.1% | #225 of 381 |
| 7Pueblo, CO | 40 | 26 | 3.8 | $2.7M | +0.6% | #265 of 381 |
Other business types in the Grand Junction metro area
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 care45
- Auto repair shops48
- Collision repair and body shops58
- Car washes and detailing35
- Tire shops73
- Oil change and quick lube50
- Gas stations61
- Insurance agencies32
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 the Grand Junction, CO metro area?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 21 collision repair and body shops in the Grand Junction metro area. 3 of them (14%) are chain locations. The listings count collision repair and auto body shops. Official counts show 18 businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in 2023, down 10.0% from 2019.
How much do households in the Grand Junction, CO metro area spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $72.1M a year, or $1,096 per household. That is 14% above the U.S. average (an index of 114, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 21 collision repair and body shops on map listings, it comes to $3.4M 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 65,830 households in the Grand Junction metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Grand Junction, CO metro area compare with the U.S. for collision repair and body shops?
The Grand Junction metro area has 3.2 collision repair and body shops per 10,000 households, 3% above the U.S. rate of 3.1. Spending per shop is $3.4M, 11% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the U.S. ratio of collision repair and body shops to household spending, the Grand Junction metro area would have about 23, against 21 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,657 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S. The official count fell 10.0% from 2019 to 2023, against −0.8% for the U.S.
How fast is the Grand Junction, CO metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Grand Junction metro area at 162,845 people in 2025, up 4.4% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 65,830 households. Median household income in the Grand Junction metro area is $73,658, 9% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 33.0%, 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 Grand Junction metro area scores 58 for collision repair and body shops (upper middle), #147 of 381 scored metro areas.
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