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Collision repair and body shops in the Calhoun, GA area

How the Calhoun, GA area compares with other small-town markets and the U.S. for collision repair and body shops: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 80 out of 100: High

Ranked #18 of 387 scored small-town markets
#2 of 18 scored small-town markets based in Georgia

Listings
5
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
4
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$20.6M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $965 a household
Spending per listing
$4.1M
34% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
2.3
26% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
61,701
+6.9% 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

The Calhoun area scores 80 (high) on the Groundwork market score for collision repair and body shops, ranking #18 of 387 scored small-town markets and #2 of 18 scored small-town markets based in Georgia. That puts it in the top 10% of small-town markets for collision repair and body shops.

As of September 2026, map listings count 5 collision repair and body shops in the Calhoun area. None of them are chain locations, against 14% across the U.S. That is 2.3 per 10,000 households, 26% below the U.S. rate of 3.1.

Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in the Calhoun area comes to about $20.6M a year: $965 per household, in line with the U.S. average. Spread across 5 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.

In 2023, official counts showed 4 businesses with payroll in the Calhoun area classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair. That is one for every 5,337 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in the Calhoun area from 2020 to 2025 at +6.9%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How the Calhoun 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.

Collision repair and body shops in Calhoun, GA area compared with Georgia and the U.S.
MeasureCalhoun areaGeorgiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.33.13.1
Spending per listing$4.1M$2.9M$3.1M
Households per official establishment5,3373,9183,689
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+4.0%−0.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025+6.9%+5.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$965$923$958
Median household income$63,650$77,353$80,734
Groundwork market score8050

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
4
Employees, 2023
22
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.6M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
50 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
7The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
0
Amount
$0

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in the Calhoun 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 Calhoun area

Population, 2025 estimate
61,701+6.9% since 2020
Households
21,348
Median age
39.5
Homes lived in by their owners
74%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
357 sq. mi.
People per square mile
166
Median household income
$63,650+38.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$86,559
Median home value
$222,900
Jobs located here
24,064
Daytime population
58,314Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Collision repair and body shops across Georgia

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The highest-scoring small-town markets in Georgia for collision repair and body shops, numbered among those based in Georgia, with the Calhoun area marked.

Top small-town markets in Georgia

Small-town markets in 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

Other business types in the Calhoun area

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many collision repair and body shops are in the Calhoun, GA area?

The Calhoun area has 5 collision repair and body shops on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. 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 the Calhoun, GA area spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?

About $20.6M a year, or $965 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 101, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 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 21,348 households in the Calhoun area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Calhoun, GA area compare with the U.S. for collision repair and body shops?

The Calhoun area has 2.3 collision repair and body shops per 10,000 households, 26% 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, the Calhoun area would have about 7, against 5 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 5,337 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S.

How fast is the Calhoun, GA area growing?

Population estimates put the Calhoun area at 61,701 people in 2025, up 6.9% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 21,348 households. The median household income in the Calhoun area is $63,650 a year, 21% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 38.8% 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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 Calhoun area scores 80 for collision repair and body shops (high), #18 of 387 scored small-town markets.

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