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Collision repair and body shops in Larimer County, CO

How Larimer County, CO compares with other counties and the U.S. for collision repair and body shops: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 59 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #455 of 1,327 scored counties
#10 of 19 scored counties in Colorado

Listings
54
11 chain locations (20%)
Official establishments
59
+5.4% since 2019
Household spending a year
$176.4M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,143 a household
Spending per listing
$3.3M
6% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
3.5
13% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
377,292
+4.8% 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 54 collision repair and body shops in Larimer County. Chain locations make up 20% of them, against 14% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 3.5, 13% above the U.S. rate of 3.1.

Households in Larimer County spend about $176.4M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $1,143 per household, 19% above the U.S. average. That works out to $3.3M per shop, 6% 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 59 businesses with payroll in Larimer County classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair, up 5.4% from 2019. That is one for every 2,614 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $706K have gone to businesses classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in Larimer County.

Population estimates put the population change in Larimer County from 2020 to 2025 at +4.8%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Larimer County scores 59 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for collision repair and body shops, ranking #455 of 1,327 scored counties and #10 of 19 scored counties in Colorado.

How Larimer 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 Larimer County, CO compared with Colorado and the U.S.
MeasureLarimer CountyColoradoU.S.
Listings per 10k households3.53.33.1
Spending per listing$3.3M$3.4M$3.1M
Households per official establishment2,6143,0643,689
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+5.4%+2.2%−0.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025+4.8%+3.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$1,143$1,112$958
Median household income$93,765$95,470$80,734
Groundwork market score5958

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
56 → 59+5.4% over the period
Employees, 2023
348
Annual payroll, 2023
$22.8M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
5411 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
57The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
2
Amount
$706K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in Larimer 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 Larimer County

Population, 2025 estimate
377,292+4.8% since 2020
Households
154,232
Median age
39.5
Homes lived in by their owners
64%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
2,596 sq. mi.
People per square mile
142
Median household income
$93,765+30.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$122,442
Median home value
$569,100
Jobs located here
161,552
Daytime population
361,475Residents 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 Larimer 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

Other business types in Larimer County

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

Questions

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

Larimer County has 54 collision repair and body shops on map listings as of September 2026. 11 of them (20%) are chain locations. The listings count collision repair and auto body shops. Official counts show 59 businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in 2023, up 5.4% from 2019.

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

About $176.4M a year, or $1,143 per household. That is 19% above the U.S. average (an index of 119, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 54 collision repair and body shops on map listings, it comes to $3.3M 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 154,232 households in Larimer County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Larimer 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 $3.3M, 6% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the national ratio of collision repair and body shops to household spending, Larimer County would have about 57, against 54 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,614 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S. The official count rose 5.4% from 2019 to 2023, against −0.8% for the U.S.

How fast is Larimer County, CO growing?

Population estimates put Larimer County at 377,292 people in 2025, up 4.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 154,232 households. The median household income in Larimer County is $93,765 a year, 16% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 30.4% 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. Larimer County scores 59 for collision repair and body shops (upper middle), #455 of 1,327 scored counties.

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