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Collision repair and body shops in Mesa County, CO

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 65 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #322 of 1,327 scored counties
#5 of 19 scored counties 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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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Mesa County comes to about $72.1M a year: $1,096 per household, 14% above the U.S. average. Spread across 21 collision repair and body shops, that is $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.

There are 21 collision repair and body shops on map listings in Mesa County 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 Mesa County 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 show Mesa County grew 4.4% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Mesa County scores 65 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for collision repair and body shops, ranking #322 of 1,327 scored counties and #5 of 19 scored counties in Colorado. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Mesa 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 Mesa County, CO compared with Colorado and the U.S.
MeasureMesa CountyColoradoU.S.
Listings per 10k households3.23.33.1
Spending per listing$3.4M$3.4M$3.1M
Households per official establishment3,6573,0643,689
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 score6558

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
20 → 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 Mesa 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 Mesa County

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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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 Mesa 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 Mesa 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 Mesa County, CO?

As of September 2026, map listings count 21 collision repair and body shops in Mesa County. 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 Mesa County, CO 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 Mesa County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Mesa County 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, Mesa County 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 Mesa County, CO growing?

Population estimates put Mesa County 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 Mesa County 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. Mesa County scores 65 for collision repair and body shops (upper middle), #322 of 1,327 scored counties.

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