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Collision repair and body shops in Summit County, CO

The collision repair and body shops in Summit County, CO, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 3.

Listings
3
2 chain locations (67%)
Official establishments
4
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$14.4M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,152 a household
Spending per listing
$4.8M
56% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
2.4
23% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
31,517
+0.9% 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 Summit County. That comes to 2.4 for every 10,000 households, 23% below the U.S. rate of 3.1.

Households in Summit County spend about $14.4M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $1,152 per household, 20% above the U.S. average. That works out to $4.8M per shop, 56% 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 4 businesses with payroll in Summit County classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair. That is one for every 3,136 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $310K have gone to businesses classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in Summit County.

Population estimates put the population change in Summit County from 2020 to 2025 at +0.9%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 3 collision repair and body shops on map listings, Summit County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Summit 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 Summit County, CO compared with Colorado and the U.S.
MeasureSummit CountyColoradoU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.43.33.1
Spending per listing$4.8M$3.4M$3.1M
Households per official establishment3,1363,0643,689
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+2.2%−0.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.9%+3.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$1,152$1,112$958
Median household income$109,773$95,470$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored58

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
4 → 4
Employees, 2023
20
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.5M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
32 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
5The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
2
Amount
$310K

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

Population, 2025 estimate
31,517+0.9% since 2020
Households
12,545
Median age
42.3
Homes lived in by their owners
72%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
608 sq. mi.
People per square mile
51
Median household income
$109,773+38.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$147,734
Median home value
$939,900
Jobs located here
24,362
Daytime population
36,471Residents 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 Summit 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
Summit County, CONot scored32.4$4.8M+0.9%

Other business types in Summit 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 Summit County, CO?

There are 3 collision repair and body shops on map listings in Summit County as of September 2026. The listings count collision repair and auto body shops. Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in 2023.

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

About $14.4M a year, or $1,152 per household. That is 20% above the U.S. average (an index of 120, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 3 collision repair and body shops on map listings, it comes to $4.8M 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 12,545 households in Summit County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Summit County has 2.4 collision repair and body shops per 10,000 households, 23% below the U.S. rate of 3.1. Spending per shop is $4.8M, 56% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the national ratio of collision repair and body shops to household spending, Summit County would have about 5, against 3 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,136 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S.

How fast is Summit County, CO growing?

Population estimates put Summit County at 31,517 people in 2025, up 0.9% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 12,545 households. The median household income in Summit County is $109,773 a year, 36% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 38.5% 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. Summit County has no market score for collision repair and body shops: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 3.

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 Summit County

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