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Collision repair and body shops in Montrose County, CO
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for collision repair and body shops in Montrose County, CO, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 53 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #603 of 1,327 scored counties
#13 of 19 scored counties in Colorado
- Listings
- 9
- 1 chain location (11%)
- Official establishments
- 5
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $20.7M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,144 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.3M
- 26% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.0
- 61% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 44,591
- +4.1% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 9 collision repair and body shops in Montrose County. One of them (11%) is a chain location, against 14% across the U.S. That comes to 5.0 for every 10,000 households, 61% above the U.S. rate of 3.1.
At $1,144 per household (19% above the U.S. average), households in Montrose County spend about $20.7M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That works out to $2.3M per shop, 26% 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.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in Montrose County was 5 in 2023. That is one for every 3,614 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S.
Population estimates show Montrose County grew 4.1% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Montrose County scores 53 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for collision repair and body shops, ranking #603 of 1,327 scored counties and #13 of 19 scored counties in Colorado.
How Montrose 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 | Montrose County | Colorado | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.0 | 3.3 | 3.1 |
| Spending per listing | $2.3M | $3.4M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment | 3,614 | 3,064 | 3,689 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +2.2% | −0.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.1% | +3.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,144 | $1,112 | $958 |
| Median household income | $72,120 | $95,470 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 53 | 58 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 7 → 5
- Employees, 2023
- 41
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 91 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 7The 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 Montrose 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 Montrose County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 44,591+4.1% since 2020
- Households
- 18,069
- Median age
- 46.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 75%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 2,241 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 20
- Median household income
- $72,120+42.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $89,726
- Median home value
- $388,400
- Jobs located here
- 15,713
- Daytime population
- 41,442Residents 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 |
| 13Montrose County, CO | 53 | 9 | 5.0 | $2.3M | +4.1% | #603 of 1,327 |
Other business types in Montrose 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 care38
- Auto repair shops38
- Collision repair and body shops53
- Car washes and detailing38
- Tire shops64
- Oil change and quick lube
- Gas stations76
- Insurance agencies49
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 Montrose County, CO?
There are 9 collision repair and body shops on map listings in Montrose County as of September 2026. One of them (11%) is a chain location. The listings count collision repair and auto body shops. Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in 2023.
How much do households in Montrose County, CO spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $20.7M a year, or $1,144 per household. That is 19% above the U.S. average (an index of 119, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 9 collision repair and body shops on map listings, it comes to $2.3M 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 18,069 households in Montrose County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Montrose County, CO compare with the U.S. for collision repair and body shops?
Montrose County has 5.0 collision repair and body shops per 10,000 households, 61% above the U.S. rate of 3.1. Spending per shop is $2.3M, 26% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the national ratio of collision repair and body shops to household spending, Montrose County would have about 7, against 9 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,614 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S.
How fast is Montrose County, CO growing?
Population estimates put Montrose County at 44,591 people in 2025, up 4.1% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 18,069 households. The median household income in Montrose County is $72,120 a year, 11% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 42.8% 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. Montrose County scores 53 for collision repair and body shops (upper middle), #603 of 1,327 scored counties.
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