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Collision repair and body shops in Cobb County, GA
How Cobb County, GA compares with other counties and the U.S. for collision repair and body shops: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 60 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #440 of 1,327 scored counties
#19 of 59 scored counties in Georgia
- Listings
- 91
- 17 chain locations (19%)
- Official establishments
- 64
- 0.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $284.6M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $962 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
- 793,345
- +3.5% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 91 collision repair and body shops in Cobb County. 17 of them (19%) are chain locations, against 14% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 3.1, in line with the U.S. rate of 3.1.
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Cobb County comes to about $284.6M a year: $962 per household, in line with the U.S. average. That works out to $3.1M per shop, in line with 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 Cobb County was 64 in 2023, unchanged from 2019. That is one for every 4,621 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 7 SBA-backed loans worth $3.9M have gone to businesses classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in Cobb County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Cobb County grew 3.5%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). Cobb County scores 60 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for collision repair and body shops, ranking #440 of 1,327 scored counties and #19 of 59 scored counties in Georgia.
How Cobb County 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 | Cobb County | 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 | 4,621 | 3,918 | 3,689 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | 0.0% | +4.0% | −0.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.5% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $962 | $923 | $958 |
| Median household income | $102,738 | $77,353 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 60 | 50 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 64 → 640.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 546
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $42.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 9117 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 92The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 7
- Amount
- $3.9M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in Cobb County, 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 Cobb County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 793,345+3.5% since 2020
- Households
- 295,714
- Median age
- 38.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 67%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 340 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 2,282
- Median household income
- $102,738+31.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $136,477
- Median home value
- $407,200
- Jobs located here
- 414,080
- Daytime population
- 823,370Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Georgia
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Newton County, GA | 87 | 7 | 1.7 | $5.9M | +11.2% | #23 of 1,327 |
| 2Effingham County, GA | 85 | 5 | 2.1 | $5.2M | +14.1% | #31 of 1,327 |
| 3Paulding County, GA | 80 | 12 | 2.0 | $5.5M | +12.7% | #68 of 1,327 |
| 4Henry County, GA | 78 | 21 | 2.4 | $4.2M | +9.5% | #94 of 1,327 |
| 5Gordon County, GA | 76 | 5 | 2.3 | $4.1M | +6.9% | #123 of 1,327 |
| 6Jackson County, GA | 76 | 9 | 3.2 | $3.6M | +29.3% | #126 of 1,327 |
| 7Houston County, GA | 76 | 18 | 2.8 | $3.5M | +8.5% | #127 of 1,327 |
| 8Forsyth County, GA | 73 | 22 | 2.5 | $4.5M | +11.8% | #154 of 1,327 |
| 9Oconee County, GA | 73 | 5 | 3.3 | $3.9M | +6.9% | #159 of 1,327 |
| 10Liberty County, GA | 68 | 6 | 2.5 | $3.5M | +7.6% | #262 of 1,327 |
| 19Cobb County, GA | 60 | 91 | 3.1 | $3.1M | +3.5% | #440 of 1,327 |
Other business types in Cobb County
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 care40
- Auto repair shops44
- Collision repair and body shops60
- Car washes and detailing38
- Tire shops38
- Oil change and quick lube45
- Gas stations73
- Insurance agencies38
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 Cobb County, GA?
There are 91 collision repair and body shops on map listings in Cobb County as of September 2026. 17 of them (19%) are chain locations. The listings count collision repair and auto body shops. Official counts show 64 businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in 2023, unchanged from 2019.
How much do households in Cobb County, GA spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $284.6M a year, or $962 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 100, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 91 collision repair and body shops on map listings, it comes to $3.1M 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 295,714 households in Cobb County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Cobb County, GA compare with the U.S. for collision repair and body shops?
Cobb County 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 national ratio of collision repair and body shops to household spending, Cobb County would have about 92, against 91 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,621 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S. The official count held level from 2019 to 2023, against −0.8% for the U.S.
How fast is Cobb County, GA growing?
Population estimates put Cobb County at 793,345 people in 2025, up 3.5% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 295,714 households. The median household income in Cobb County is $102,738 a year, 27% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 31.8% 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. 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. Cobb County scores 60 for collision repair and body shops (upper middle), #440 of 1,327 scored counties.
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