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Collision repair and body shops in the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA metro area
How the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA metro area compares with other metro areas and the U.S. for collision repair and body shops: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 50 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #203 of 381 scored metro areas
#10 of 14 scored metro areas based in Georgia
- Listings
- 709
- 129 chain locations (18%)
- Official establishments
- 589
- +8.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $2.2B
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $935 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.1M
- In line with the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.1
- In line with the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 6,482,182
- +5.9% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell metro area comes to about $2.2B a year: $935 per household, 2% below the U.S. average. That works out to $3.1M per shop, in line with the U.S. figure of $3.1M. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only collision repair and body shops.
The Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell metro area has 709 collision repair and body shops on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 18% of them, against 14% across the U.S. That is 3.1 per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 3.1.
Official counts show 589 businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell metro area in 2023, up 8.0% from 2019. That is one for every 3,927 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 30 SBA-backed loans worth $24.7M have gone to businesses classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell metro area.
Population estimates put the population change in the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell metro area from 2020 to 2025 at +5.9%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for collision repair and body shops in the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell metro area is 50 (upper middle), #203 of 381 scored metro areas and #10 of 14 scored metro areas based in Georgia.
How the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell metro area compares
The same measures for Georgia 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.
| Measure | Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell metro area | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.1 |
| Spending per listing | $3.1M | $2.9M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment | 3,927 | 3,918 | 3,689 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +8.0% | +4.0% | −0.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +5.9% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $935 | $923 | $958 |
| Median household income | $89,724 | $77,353 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 50 | 50 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 589+8.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 4,536
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $300.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 709129 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 702The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 30
- Amount
- $24.7M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell 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 Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 6,482,182+5.9% since 2020
- Households
- 2,313,055
- Median age
- 38.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 66%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 8,784 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 712
- Median household income
- $89,724
- Average household income
- $122,540
- Median home value
- $367,600
- Jobs located here
- 2,999,529
- Daytime population
- 6,397,894Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Georgia market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in Georgia for collision repair and body shops, numbered among those based in Georgia (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell metro area marked.
Top metro areas in Georgia
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chattanooga, TN-GA | 79 | 49 | 2.1 | $4.5M | +5.3% | #14 of 381 |
| 1Hinesville, GA | 71 | 7 | 2.3 | $3.8M | +12.6% | #54 of 381 |
| 2Warner Robins, GA | 68 | 23 | 3.1 | $3.2M | +8.2% | #75 of 381 |
| 3Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC | 61 | 61 | 2.6 | $3.5M | +4.7% | #123 of 381 |
| 4Athens-Clarke County, GA | 60 | 23 | 2.7 | $3.6M | +3.9% | #130 of 381 |
| 5Brunswick-St. Simons, GA | 54 | 12 | 2.5 | $3.5M | +4.4% | #169 of 381 |
| 6Gainesville, GA | 53 | 24 | 3.3 | $3.2M | +11.4% | #179 of 381 |
| 7Rome, GA | 51 | 8 | 2.2 | $4.1M | +2.8% | #189 of 381 |
| 8Dalton, GA | 51 | 19 | 3.6 | $2.7M | +3.5% | #197 of 381 |
| 9Savannah, GA | 50 | 46 | 2.9 | $3.1M | +8.1% | #202 of 381 |
| 10Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | 50 | 709 | 3.1 | $3.1M | +5.9% | #203 of 381 |
Other business types in the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell metro area
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
- Auto repair and car care48
- Auto repair shops50
- Collision repair and body shops50
- Car washes and detailing48
- Tire shops41
- Oil change and quick lube59
- Gas stations54
- Insurance agencies52
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many collision repair and body shops are in the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA metro area?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 709 collision repair and body shops in the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell metro area. 129 of them (18%) are chain locations. The listings count collision repair and auto body shops. Official counts show 589 businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in 2023, up 8.0% from 2019.
How much do households in the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA metro area spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $2.2B a year, or $935 per household. That is 2% below the U.S. average (an index of 98, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 709 collision repair and body shops on map listings, it comes to $3.1M 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 2,313,055 households in the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA metro area compare with the U.S. for collision repair and body shops?
The Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell metro area 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 $3.1M, in line with the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the U.S. ratio of collision repair and body shops to household spending, the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell metro area would have about 702, against 709 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,927 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S. The official count rose 8.0% from 2019 to 2023, against −0.8% for the U.S.
How fast is the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell metro area at 6,482,182 people in 2025, up 5.9% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 2,313,055 households. Median household income in the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell metro area is $89,724, 11% above the U.S. median of $80,734.
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 Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell metro area scores 50 for collision repair and body shops (upper middle), #203 of 381 scored metro areas.
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