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Collision repair and body shops in the Pueblo, CO metro area

The collision repair and body shops in the Pueblo, CO metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 40 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #265 of 381 scored metro areas
#7 of 7 scored metro areas based in Colorado

Listings
26
4 chain locations (15%)
Official establishments
17
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$70.4M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,027 a household
Spending per listing
$2.7M
12% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
3.8
23% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
169,277
+0.6% 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

At $1,027 per household (7% above the U.S. average), households in the Pueblo metro area spend about $70.4M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That is about $2.7M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 12% below 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 26 collision repair and body shops on map listings in the Pueblo metro area as of September 2026. 4 of them (15%) are chain locations, against 14% across the U.S. That is 3.8 per 10,000 households, 23% 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 Pueblo metro area was 17 in 2023. That is one for every 4,031 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $142K has gone to businesses classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in the Pueblo metro area.

Population estimates show the Pueblo metro area grew 0.6% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Pueblo metro area scores 40 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for collision repair and body shops, ranking #265 of 381 scored metro areas and #7 of 7 scored metro areas based in Colorado.

How the Pueblo 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.

Collision repair and body shops in Pueblo, CO metro area compared with Colorado and the U.S.
MeasurePueblo metro areaColoradoU.S.
Listings per 10k households3.83.33.1
Spending per listing$2.7M$3.4M$3.1M
Households per official establishment4,0313,0643,689
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+2.2%−0.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.6%+3.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$1,027$1,112$958
Median household income$64,010$95,470$80,734
Groundwork market score4058

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
17
Employees, 2023
130
Annual payroll, 2023
$7.4M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
264 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
1
Amount
$142K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in the Pueblo 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 Pueblo metro area

Population, 2025 estimate
169,277+0.6% since 2020
Households
68,523
Median age
41.0
Homes lived in by their owners
69%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
2,387 sq. mi.
People per square mile
71
Median household income
$64,010+36.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$84,458
Median home value
$291,300
Jobs located here
56,090
Daytime population
161,514Residents 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 metro areas in Colorado for collision repair and body shops, numbered among those based in Colorado, with the Pueblo metro area marked.

Top metro areas in Colorado

Metro areas in Colorado ranked for collision repair and body shops by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Boulder, CO68261.9$5.7M−0.7%#67 of 381
2Greeley, CO64423.4$3.7M+14.2%#100 of 381
3Grand Junction, CO58213.2$3.4M+4.4%#147 of 381
4Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO534033.3$3.3M+4.1%#177 of 381
5Fort Collins-Loveland, CO51543.5$3.3M+4.8%#193 of 381
6Colorado Springs, CO461053.5$3.2M+3.1%#225 of 381
7Pueblo, CO40263.8$2.7M+0.6%#265 of 381

Other business types in the Pueblo metro area

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

Questions

How many collision repair and body shops are in the Pueblo, CO metro area?

As of September 2026, map listings count 26 collision repair and body shops in the Pueblo metro area. 4 of them (15%) are chain locations. The listings count collision repair and auto body shops. Official counts show 17 businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in 2023.

How much do households in the Pueblo, CO metro area spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?

About $70.4M a year, or $1,027 per household. That is 7% above the U.S. average (an index of 107, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 26 collision repair and body shops on map listings, it comes to $2.7M 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 68,523 households in the Pueblo metro area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Pueblo, CO metro area compare with the U.S. for collision repair and body shops?

The Pueblo metro area has 3.8 collision repair and body shops per 10,000 households, 23% above the U.S. rate of 3.1. Spending per shop is $2.7M, 12% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the U.S. ratio of collision repair and body shops to household spending, the Pueblo metro area would have about 23, against 26 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,031 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S.

How fast is the Pueblo, CO metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Pueblo metro area at 169,277 people in 2025, up 0.6% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 68,523 households. Median household income in the Pueblo metro area is $64,010, 21% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 36.8%, 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 Pueblo metro area scores 40 for collision repair and body shops (lower middle), #265 of 381 scored metro areas.

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