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Collision repair and body shops in Delaware

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

Listings
88
18 chain locations (20%)
Official establishments
74
−9.8% since 2019
Household spending a year
$362.5M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs
Listings per 10k households
2.2
29% below the U.S.
Spending per listing
$4.1M
34% above the U.S.
Rank among states
#4 of 51
Market score 79 · High

A site report maps the collision repair and body shops on map listings around any address in Delaware 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 88 collision repair and body shops in Delaware. Of those, 18 are chain locations, or 20%, against 14% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 2.2, 29% below the U.S. rate of 3.1.

Households in Delaware spend about $362.5M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $902 per household, 6% below the U.S. average. Spread across 88 collision repair and body shops, that is $4.1M per shop, 34% 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.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in Delaware was 74 in 2023, down 9.8% from 2019. That is one for every 5,433 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, 5 SBA-backed loans worth $1.9M have gone to businesses classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in Delaware.

Among the 50 states and DC, Delaware ranks #4 for collision repair and body shops, with a Groundwork market score of 79 (high). Of the 2 scored metro areas in or partly in Delaware, the Dover metro area scores highest (70). The one scored small-town market in or partly in Delaware, the Seaford area, scores 88.

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Numbered by Groundwork market score among the markets based in Delaware, 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 Delaware, ranked for collision repair and body shops by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Dover, DE70162.2$4.1M+6.8%#59 of 381
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD277463.0$2.7M+1.4%#334 of 381

Small-town markets

Small-town markets reaching Delaware, ranked for collision repair and body shops by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Seaford, DE88151.4$6.8M+16.1%#4 of 387

Counties

Counties in Delaware, ranked for collision repair and body shops by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Sussex County, DE86151.4$6.8M+16.1%#27 of 1,327
2Kent County, DE70162.2$4.1M+6.8%#214 of 1,327
3New Castle County, DE60572.5$3.4M+3.0%#432 of 1,327

Questions

How many collision repair and body shops are in Delaware?

There are 88 collision repair and body shops on map listings in Delaware as of September 2026. 18 of them (20%) are chain locations. The listings count collision repair and auto body shops. Official counts show 74 businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in 2023, down 9.8% from 2019.

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

About $362.5M 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 88 collision repair and body shops on map listings, it comes to $4.1M 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 402,038 households in Delaware and national spending patterns by income.

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

Delaware has 2.2 collision repair and body shops per 10,000 households, 29% below the U.S. rate of 3.1. Spending per shop is $4.1M, 34% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the national ratio of collision repair and body shops to household spending, Delaware would have about 118, against 88 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 5,433 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S. The official count fell 9.8% from 2019 to 2023, against −0.8% for the U.S.

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

Among 2 scored metro areas in or partly in Delaware, the Dover metro area scores highest, at 70 (upper middle). The one scored small-town market in or partly in Delaware is the Seaford area, at 88 (high). Among 3 scored counties in Delaware, Sussex County scores highest, at 86 (high). 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. Delaware scores 79 for collision repair and body shops (high), #4 of the 50 states and DC.

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