Groundwork

Market rankings · Georgia

Collision repair and body shops in Georgia

Every metro area, small-town market and county in Georgia, ranked by the Groundwork market score for collision repair and body shops, with competitor counts and household spending for each.

Listings
1,280
210 chain locations (16%)
Official establishments
1,040
+4.0% since 2019
Household spending a year
$3.8B
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
#26 of 51
Market score 50 · Upper middle

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

Free10 actions over 3 days, no card

Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

There are 1,280 collision repair and body shops on map listings in Georgia as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 16% of them, 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 $923 per household (4% below the U.S. average), households in Georgia spend about $3.8B a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That is about $2.9M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 5% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only collision repair and body shops.

Official counts show 1,040 businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in Georgia in 2023, up 4.0% from 2019. That is one for every 3,918 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, 42 SBA-backed loans worth $29.5M have gone to businesses classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in Georgia.

Among the 50 states and DC, Georgia ranks #26 for collision repair and body shops, with a Groundwork market score of 50 (upper middle). Of the 15 scored metro areas in or partly in Georgia, the Chattanooga metro area scores highest (79). Of the 18 scored small-town markets in or partly in Georgia, the Jefferson area scores highest (81).

Every market in Georgia for collision repair and body shops

Download the ranking (CSV)

Numbered by Groundwork market score among the markets based in Georgia, 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 Georgia, ranked for collision repair and body shops by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
Chattanooga, TN-GA79492.1$4.5M+5.3%#14 of 381
1Hinesville, GA7172.3$3.8M+12.6%#54 of 381
2Warner Robins, GA68233.1$3.2M+8.2%#75 of 381
3Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC61612.6$3.5M+4.7%#123 of 381
4Athens-Clarke County, GA60232.7$3.6M+3.9%#130 of 381
5Brunswick-St. Simons, GA54122.5$3.5M+4.4%#169 of 381
6Gainesville, GA53243.3$3.2M+11.4%#179 of 381
7Rome, GA5182.2$4.1M+2.8%#189 of 381
8Dalton, GA51193.6$2.7M+3.5%#197 of 381
9Savannah, GA50462.9$3.1M+8.1%#202 of 381
10Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA507093.1$3.1M+5.9%#203 of 381
11Macon-Bibb County, GA34283.2$2.8M+2.1%#303 of 381
12Albany, GA31172.9$2.8M−1.8%#317 of 381
13Valdosta, GA30183.2$2.7M+3.3%#322 of 381
14Columbus, GA-AL19524.1$2M−1.3%#364 of 381

Small-town markets

Small-town markets reaching Georgia, ranked for collision repair and body shops by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Jefferson, GA8193.2$3.6M+29.3%#15 of 387
2Calhoun, GA8052.3$4.1M+6.9%#18 of 387
3Kingsland, GA6873.2$2.8M+9.5%#67 of 387
4Dublin, GA6673.2$2.8M+2.8%#83 of 387
5Douglas, GA6352.7$3.2M+2.9%#101 of 387
6Cedartown, GA5674.4$2.2M+6.0%#146 of 387
7Thomasville, GA5293.1$2.8M+1.3%#169 of 387
8Cornelia, GA5263.6$2.8M+9.3%#170 of 387
9Statesboro, GA50133.7$2.4M+8.0%#193 of 387
10Tifton, GA4084.2$1.9M+1.7%#271 of 387
11Waycross, GA3873.4$2.3M+3.0%#284 of 387
12LaGrange, GA-AL33297.2$1.3M+3.0%#313 of 387
13Jesup, GA3187.2$1.3M+7.8%#323 of 387
14Milledgeville, GA2974.2$1.9M+0.6%#333 of 387
15Summerville, GA2655.5$1.6M+1.5%#347 of 387
16Vidalia, GA2575.2$1.7M+1.5%#353 of 387
17Bainbridge, GA2354.7$1.8M0.0%#361 of 387
18Americus, GA775.5$1.4M−1.9%#386 of 387
Moultrie, GANot scored31.8$4.8M+3.3%
Thomaston, GANot scored43.8$2.3M+2.7%
Toccoa, GANot scored21.9$5.1M+3.8%
Eufaula, AL-GANot scored32.9$2.8M−1.2%
Cordele, GANot scored33.8$2M−4.1%
Fitzgerald, GANot scored45.6$1.3M−0.4%

Counties

Counties in Georgia, ranked for collision repair and body shops by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Newton County, GA8771.7$5.9M+11.2%#23 of 1,327
2Effingham County, GA8552.1$5.2M+14.1%#31 of 1,327
3Paulding County, GA80122.0$5.5M+12.7%#68 of 1,327
4Henry County, GA78212.4$4.2M+9.5%#94 of 1,327
5Gordon County, GA7652.3$4.1M+6.9%#123 of 1,327
6Jackson County, GA7693.2$3.6M+29.3%#126 of 1,327
7Houston County, GA76182.8$3.5M+8.5%#127 of 1,327
8Forsyth County, GA73222.5$4.5M+11.8%#154 of 1,327
9Oconee County, GA7353.3$3.9M+6.9%#159 of 1,327
10Liberty County, GA6862.5$3.5M+7.6%#262 of 1,327
11Fulton County, GA67821.8$4.4M+2.7%#271 of 1,327
12Cherokee County, GA67292.9$3.7M+11.6%#279 of 1,327
13Columbia County, GA65152.7$3.8M+7.9%#317 of 1,327
14Camden County, GA6273.2$2.8M+9.5%#397 of 1,327
15Murray County, GA6263.9$2.7M+4.0%#399 of 1,327
16Hall County, GA61243.3$3.2M+11.4%#419 of 1,327
17Coweta County, GA61203.6$2.9M+9.2%#422 of 1,327
18Walker County, GA6193.4$2.7M+3.7%#425 of 1,327
19Cobb County, GA60913.1$3.1M+3.5%#440 of 1,327
20Bulloch County, GA6092.9$3.1M+8.8%#441 of 1,327
21Barrow County, GA58113.6$3M+18.7%#492 of 1,327
22Floyd County, GA5782.2$4.1M+2.8%#498 of 1,327
23Clarke County, GA55132.4$3.5M+1.0%#536 of 1,327
24Whitfield County, GA55133.5$2.6M+3.3%#555 of 1,327
25Glynn County, GA5392.5$3.4M+3.7%#585 of 1,327
Show all 159 counties
Counties in Georgia, ranked for collision repair and body shops by Groundwork market score, continued
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
26Fayette County, GA53153.4$3.2M+4.7%#587 of 1,327
27Polk County, GA5374.4$2.2M+6.0%#604 of 1,327
28Walton County, GA51143.9$2.8M+16.0%#644 of 1,327
29Carroll County, GA51214.8$2.1M+9.8%#647 of 1,327
30Spalding County, GA51114.2$2.1M+4.9%#648 of 1,327
31DeKalb County, GA50742.6$3.2M+1.3%#654 of 1,327
32Bartow County, GA49174.2$2.5M+10.5%#684 of 1,327
33Douglas County, GA48193.6$2.7M+6.6%#706 of 1,327
34Chatham County, GA47373.1$2.6M+5.7%#727 of 1,327
35Pickens County, GA4764.5$2.4M+11.4%#734 of 1,327
36Habersham County, GA4663.6$2.8M+9.3%#757 of 1,327
37Gwinnett County, GA461233.8$2.6M+6.2%#764 of 1,327
38Richmond County, GA43192.5$3.1M0.0%#806 of 1,327
39Catoosa County, GA4393.4$2.9M+2.3%#809 of 1,327
40Haralson County, GA4376.0$1.8M+10.0%#837 of 1,327
41Lowndes County, GA41163.5$2.5M+3.7%#877 of 1,327
42Laurens County, GA3873.8$2.4M+3.0%#945 of 1,327
43White County, GA3565.6$1.8M+6.0%#1,005 of 1,327
44Peach County, GA3454.7$2M+6.5%#1,024 of 1,327
45Tift County, GA3274.5$1.8M+2.1%#1,072 of 1,327
46Grady County, GA3154.9$1.8M+1.4%#1,089 of 1,327
47Rockdale County, GA31247.0$1.4M+5.2%#1,094 of 1,327
48Bibb County, GA30223.7$2.1M+0.3%#1,105 of 1,327
49Troup County, GA30207.4$1.2M+5.0%#1,116 of 1,327
50Dougherty County, GA28113.2$2.3M−3.0%#1,132 of 1,327
51Wayne County, GA2887.2$1.3M+7.8%#1,148 of 1,327
52Baldwin County, GA2574.2$1.9M+0.6%#1,186 of 1,327
53Clayton County, GA24676.3$1.3M−0.6%#1,208 of 1,327
54Chattooga County, GA2255.5$1.6M+1.5%#1,228 of 1,327
55Muscogee County, GA21404.9$1.6M−2.3%#1,244 of 1,327
56Decatur County, GA1954.7$1.8M0.0%#1,267 of 1,327
57Toombs County, GA1965.8$1.5M+1.7%#1,271 of 1,327
58Ware County, GA1864.6$1.5M+1.9%#1,279 of 1,327
59Sumter County, GA465.5$1.4M−2.4%#1,325 of 1,327
Bryan County, GANot scored42.4$4.6M+15.6%
Colquitt County, GANot scored31.8$4.8M+3.3%
Thomas County, GANot scored42.1$4M+1.3%
Coffee County, GANot scored42.6$3.3M+3.2%
Harris County, GANot scored10.8$15.2M+6.8%
Lumpkin County, GANot scored00.0n/a+7.5%
Lee County, GANot scored32.4$4.3M+2.9%
Gilmer County, GANot scored21.5$6.6M+7.9%
Madison County, GANot scored21.8$5.6M+8.8%
Dawson County, GANot scored32.6$4.3M+30.7%
Monroe County, GANot scored32.8$4.1M+14.1%
Jones County, GANot scored32.8$4M+2.8%
Upson County, GANot scored43.8$2.3M+2.7%
Stephens County, GANot scored21.9$5.1M+3.8%
Hart County, GANot scored32.7$3.6M+10.7%
Butts County, GANot scored33.4$3M+6.5%
Union County, GANot scored43.5$2.8M+12.3%
Fannin County, GANot scored43.4$2.7M+2.6%
Burke County, GANot scored33.3$2.8M−0.9%
Franklin County, GANot scored44.4$2.2M+10.5%
Tattnall County, GANot scored22.6$3.1M+0.2%
Emanuel County, GANot scored33.6$2.4M+1.2%
Putnam County, GANot scored21.9$5M+7.0%
McDuffie County, GANot scored22.5$4.2M+0.1%
Morgan County, GANot scored33.7$2.9M+9.4%
Mitchell County, GANot scored22.6$3.3M−5.6%
Meriwether County, GANot scored44.8$2M+4.4%
Worth County, GANot scored33.9$2.4M−3.2%
Pierce County, GANot scored11.3$7.2M+5.1%
Greene County, GANot scored33.7$2.9M+12.3%
Pike County, GANot scored11.5$8.3M+10.5%
Elbert County, GANot scored22.4$3.9M+2.1%
Washington County, GANot scored34.1$2.1M−2.5%
Dodge County, GANot scored22.9$3.3M−1.4%
Crisp County, GANot scored33.8$2M−4.1%
Lamar County, GANot scored22.8$3.7M+12.9%
Banks County, GANot scored11.5$7.6M+17.3%
Appling County, GANot scored34.2$2M+3.9%
Long County, GANot scored11.6$5.8M+32.6%
Berrien County, GANot scored34.3$2.1M+4.4%
Brantley County, GANot scored34.5$2M+4.9%
Cook County, GANot scored34.8$2.1M+5.8%
Rabun County, GANot scored00.0n/a+5.0%
Ben Hill County, GANot scored45.6$1.3M−0.4%
Brooks County, GANot scored00.0n/a−1.0%
Dade County, GANot scored11.6$6.2M−0.5%
Jasper County, GANot scored00.0n/a+20.2%
Oglethorpe County, GANot scored35.5$1.9M+10.4%
Jefferson County, GANot scored11.7$5.1M−4.2%
Jeff Davis County, GANot scored23.6$2.3M+2.8%
Screven County, GANot scored48.1$1.2M+2.4%
Towns County, GANot scored00.0n/a+5.8%
Charlton County, GANot scored24.7$1.9M+4.7%
Bleckley County, GANot scored24.5$2.2M+2.8%
Crawford County, GANot scored00.0n/a+0.9%
Macon County, GANot scored00.0n/a−2.2%
Telfair County, GANot scored39.0$893K−10.1%
Heard County, GANot scored24.6$2.1M+6.2%
McIntosh County, GANot scored00.0n/a+9.2%
Bacon County, GANot scored24.8$2M−0.4%
Candler County, GANot scored12.4$3.6M+2.2%
Dooly County, GANot scored00.0n/a−0.1%
Evans County, GANot scored49.8$866K+2.2%
Early County, GANot scored12.4$3.8M−3.1%
Lanier County, GANot scored12.9$3.4M+7.1%
Pulaski County, GANot scored12.8$3M+3.0%
Wilkes County, GANot scored37.3$1.2M−0.1%
Irwin County, GANot scored00.0n/a−6.5%
Johnson County, GANot scored00.0n/a+1.4%
Seminole County, GANot scored12.7$3.1M+0.4%
Turner County, GANot scored13.0$2.6M−0.1%
Chattahoochee County, GANot scored00.0n/a−10.6%
Terrell County, GANot scored00.0n/a−5.3%
Wilcox County, GANot scored13.8$2.1M+0.1%
Wilkinson County, GANot scored12.9$3.2M−2.1%
Jenkins County, GANot scored13.1$2.9M+2.1%
Hancock County, GANot scored00.0n/a−0.3%
Montgomery County, GANot scored13.2$2.9M+0.8%
Atkinson County, GANot scored13.1$2.7M+1.8%
Lincoln County, GANot scored13.3$2.9M+5.3%
Twiggs County, GANot scored00.0n/a−5.1%
Taylor County, GANot scored26.3$1.2M0.0%
Marion County, GANot scored00.0n/a+2.0%
Wheeler County, GANot scored00.0n/a+1.7%
Clinch County, GANot scored14.1$1.9M+1.8%
Treutlen County, GANot scored14.4$2M+1.1%
Randolph County, GANot scored00.0n/a−3.3%
Miller County, GANot scored27.8$1.1M−3.0%
Talbot County, GANot scored00.0n/a−0.3%
Calhoun County, GANot scored00.0n/a−2.8%
Warren County, GANot scored00.0n/a+1.2%
Stewart County, GANot scored15.6$1.2M−12.5%
Schley County, GANot scored16.1$1.7M+1.2%
Echols County, GANot scored18.7$1.2M−0.8%
Glascock County, GANot scored00.0n/a+8.4%
Clay County, GANot scored00.0n/a−0.5%
Baker County, GANot scored00.0n/a−4.3%
Webster County, GANot scored00.0n/a+0.7%
Quitman County, GANot scored19.4$813K+1.3%
Taliaferro County, GANot scored00.0n/a+6.7%

Markets with fewer than 5 collision repair and body shops on map listings, and counties under 10,000 people, aren’t scored; they’re listed last in each table.

Questions

How many collision repair and body shops are in Georgia?

As of September 2026, map listings count 1,280 collision repair and body shops in Georgia. 210 of them (16%) are chain locations. The listings count collision repair and auto body shops. Official counts show 1,040 businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in 2023, up 4.0% from 2019.

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

About $3.8B a year, or $923 per household. That is 4% below the U.S. average (an index of 96, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1,280 collision repair and body shops on map listings, it comes to $2.9M 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 4,074,366 households in Georgia and national spending patterns by income.

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

Georgia 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 U.S. ratio of collision repair and body shops to household spending, Georgia would have about 1,220, against 1,280 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,918 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S. The official count rose 4.0% from 2019 to 2023, against −0.8% for the U.S.

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

Among 15 scored metro areas in or partly in Georgia, the Chattanooga metro area scores highest, at 79 (high). Among 18 scored small-town markets in or partly in Georgia, the Jefferson area scores highest, at 81 (high). Among 59 scored counties in Georgia, Newton County scores highest, at 87 (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. Georgia scores 50 for collision repair and body shops (upper middle), #26 of the 50 states and DC.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Georgia. It maps the collision repair and body shops on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.

Collision repair and body shops in other states

All 51 states

Top markets for collision repair and body shops across the U.S. · All business types in Georgia

Screening a site or an acquisition in Georgia?

A site report maps the competitors on map listings near an address and sizes the households and spending around it.

This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.

Figures are estimates for research only. Not investment or real estate advice.