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Collision repair and body shops in Kit Carson County, CO

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for collision repair and body shops in Kit Carson County, CO, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Listings
3
1 chain location (33%)
Official establishments
3
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$3.5M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,217 a household
Spending per listing
$1.2M
62% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
10.4
3.4 times the U.S.
Population, 2025
7,069
+0.1% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 3 collision repair and body shops in Kit Carson County. Per 10,000 households, that is 10.4, 3.4 times the U.S. rate of 3.1.

Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Kit Carson County comes to about $3.5M a year: $1,217 per household, 27% above the U.S. average. That is about $1.2M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 62% below 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 3 businesses with payroll in Kit Carson County classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair. That is one for every 965 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Kit Carson County grew 0.1%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Counties under 10,000 people aren’t given a market score, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

How Kit Carson 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.

Collision repair and body shops in Kit Carson County, CO compared with Colorado and the U.S.
MeasureKit Carson CountyColoradoU.S.
Listings per 10k households10.43.33.1
Spending per listing$1.2M$3.4M$3.1M
Households per official establishment9653,0643,689
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+2.2%−0.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.1%+3.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$1,217$1,112$958
Median household income$70,259$95,470$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored58

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
3 → 3
Employees, 2023
11
Annual payroll, 2023
$288K
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
31 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
1The 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 Kit Carson 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 Kit Carson County

Population, 2025 estimate
7,069+0.1% since 2020
Households
2,896
Median age
39.7
Homes lived in by their owners
73%
Vehicles per household
2.3
Land area
2,161 sq. mi.
People per square mile
3
Median household income
$70,259
Average household income
$99,976
Median home value
$239,500
Jobs located here
2,756
Daytime population
6,710Residents 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 counties in Colorado for collision repair and body shops, numbered among those based in Colorado, with Kit Carson County marked.

Top counties in Colorado

Counties in Colorado ranked for collision repair and body shops by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Fremont County, CO7752.8$4M+2.4%#106 of 1,327
2Douglas County, CO76352.5$5.1M+10.9%#110 of 1,327
3Weld County, CO70423.4$3.7M+14.2%#220 of 1,327
4Boulder County, CO69261.9$5.7M−0.7%#227 of 1,327
5Mesa County, CO65213.2$3.4M+4.4%#322 of 1,327
6Broomfield County, CO63103.1$3.5M+6.3%#371 of 1,327
7La Plata County, CO6272.9$4.1M+2.2%#381 of 1,327
8Denver County, CO62912.7$3.3M+3.2%#393 of 1,327
9Jefferson County, CO61632.6$4.4M−0.5%#403 of 1,327
10Larimer County, CO59543.5$3.3M+4.8%#455 of 1,327
Kit Carson County, CONot scored310.4$1.2M+0.1%

Other business types in Kit Carson County

None has a Groundwork market score here. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Questions

How many collision repair and body shops are in Kit Carson County, CO?

There are 3 collision repair and body shops on map listings in Kit Carson County as of September 2026. The listings count collision repair and auto body shops. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in 2023.

How much do households in Kit Carson County, CO spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?

About $3.5M a year, or $1,217 per household. That is 27% above the U.S. average (an index of 127, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 3 collision repair and body shops on map listings, it comes to $1.2M 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 2,896 households in Kit Carson County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Kit Carson County, CO compare with the U.S. for collision repair and body shops?

Kit Carson County has 10.4 collision repair and body shops per 10,000 households, 3.4 times the U.S. rate of 3.1. Spending per shop is $1.2M, 62% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the national ratio of collision repair and body shops to household spending, Kit Carson County would have about 1, against 3 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 965 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S.

How fast is Kit Carson County, CO growing?

Population estimates put Kit Carson County at 7,069 people in 2025, up 0.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 2,896 households. The median household income in Kit Carson County is $70,259 a year, 13% below the U.S. median of $80,734.

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 score leaves out counties under 10,000 people, where a handful of businesses would swing it.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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How the score works · Top markets for collision repair and body shops · All 56 business types in Kit Carson County

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