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Collision repair and body shops in Connecticut

Markets across Connecticut ranked by the Groundwork market score for collision repair and body shops, with competitor counts and household spending for each.

Listings
442
30 chain locations (7%)
Official establishments
383
−5.0% since 2019
Household spending a year
$1.3B
On vehicle maintenance and repairs
Listings per 10k households
3.1
In line with the U.S.
Spending per listing
$2.9M
5% below the U.S.
Rank among states
#38 of 51
Market score 40 · Lower middle

A site report maps the collision repair and body shops on map listings around any address in Connecticut by name and distance, and the spending within reach.

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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 442 collision repair and body shops in Connecticut. Of those, 30 are chain locations, or 7%, against 14% across the U.S. That comes to 3.1 for every 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 3.1.

At $902 per household (6% below the U.S. average), households in Connecticut spend about $1.3B a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That works out to $2.9M per shop, 5% 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.

Official counts show 383 businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in Connecticut in 2023, down 5.0% from 2019. That is one for every 3,744 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S. Across the U.S., the count fell 0.8% over the same years. Since fiscal 2022, 18 SBA-backed loans worth $5.7M have gone to businesses classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in Connecticut.

Among the 50 states and DC, Connecticut ranks #38 for collision repair and body shops, with a Groundwork market score of 40 (lower middle). Of the 5 scored metro areas in or partly in Connecticut, the Norwich-New London-Willimantic metro area scores highest (57). Of the 2 scored small-town markets in or partly in Connecticut, the Putnam area scores highest (72).

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Numbered by Groundwork market score among the markets based in Connecticut, highest first; the U.S. rank compares each market with every other of its kind. A metro area that crosses a state line is listed in each state it reaches, and numbered only in the state its page is under. How the score works.

Metro areas

Metro areas reaching Connecticut, ranked for collision repair and body shops by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT57292.5$3.5M+2.0%#152 of 381
2Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT491312.8$3.2M+3.0%#208 of 381
3Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT371223.4$2.8M+3.7%#282 of 381
4Waterbury-Shelton, CT28633.5$2.5M+3.2%#332 of 381
5New Haven, CT26723.1$2.7M+2.5%#337 of 381

Small-town markets

Small-town markets reaching Connecticut, ranked for collision repair and body shops by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Putnam, CT72123.0$3.3M+3.0%#51 of 387
2Torrington, CT65132.7$3.6M+2.2%#87 of 387

Counties

Counties in Connecticut, ranked for collision repair and body shops by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, CT69152.0$4.8M+2.3%#229 of 1,327
2Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region, CT65123.0$3.3M+3.0%#324 of 1,327
3Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, CT62292.5$3.5M+2.0%#388 of 1,327
4Northwest Hills Planning Region, CT57132.7$3.6M+2.2%#503 of 1,327
5Capitol Planning Region, CT541163.0$2.9M+3.1%#574 of 1,327
6Western Connecticut Planning Region, CT51793.4$3M+3.5%#642 of 1,327
7Greater Bridgeport Planning Region, CT41433.6$2.5M+4.1%#879 of 1,327
8Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, CT40633.5$2.5M+3.2%#903 of 1,327
9South Central Connecticut Planning Region, CT39723.1$2.7M+2.5%#918 of 1,327

Questions

How many collision repair and body shops are in Connecticut?

Connecticut has 442 collision repair and body shops on map listings as of September 2026. 30 of them (7%) are chain locations. The listings count collision repair and auto body shops. Official counts show 383 businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in 2023, down 5.0% from 2019.

How much do households in Connecticut spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?

About $1.3B a year, or $902 per household. That is 6% below the U.S. average (an index of 94, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 442 collision repair and body shops on map listings, it comes to $2.9M 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 1,434,007 households in Connecticut and national spending patterns by income.

How does Connecticut compare with the U.S. for collision repair and body shops?

Connecticut has 3.1 collision repair and body shops per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 3.1. Spending per shop is $2.9M, 5% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the national ratio of collision repair and body shops to household spending, Connecticut would have about 420, against 442 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,744 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S. The official count fell 5.0% from 2019 to 2023, against −0.8% for the U.S.

Which market in Connecticut has the highest market score for collision repair and body shops?

Among 5 scored metro areas in or partly in Connecticut, the Norwich-New London-Willimantic metro area scores highest, at 57 (upper middle). Among 2 scored small-town markets in or partly in Connecticut, the Putnam area scores highest, at 72 (upper middle). Among 9 scored counties in Connecticut, the Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region scores highest, at 69 (upper middle). Scores compare each market with others of its kind across the U.S.

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. Connecticut scores 40 for collision repair and body shops (lower middle), #38 of the 50 states and DC.

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