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Collision repair and body shops in the Columbus, GA-AL metro area
How the Columbus, GA-AL 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 19 out of 100: Low
Ranked #364 of 381 scored metro areas
#14 of 14 scored metro areas based in Georgia
- Listings
- 52
- 9 chain locations (17%)
- Official establishments
- 32
- +7.4% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $106M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $831 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2M
- 34% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.1
- 32% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 324,830
- −1.3% since 2020
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What this means
For collision repair and body shops, the Columbus metro area has a Groundwork market score of 19 (low): #364 of 381 scored metro areas and #14 of 14 scored metro areas based in Georgia. That puts it in the bottom quarter of metro areas.
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in the Columbus metro area comes to about $106M a year: $831 per household, 13% below the U.S. average. That is about $2M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 34% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only collision repair and body shops.
The Columbus metro area has 52 collision repair and body shops on map listings as of September 2026. 9 of them (17%) are chain locations, against 14% across the U.S. That comes to 4.1 for every 10,000 households, 32% above the U.S. rate of 3.1.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in the Columbus metro area was 32 in 2023, up 7.4% from 2019. That is one for every 3,985 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in the Columbus metro area from 2020 to 2025 at −1.3%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How the Columbus 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 | Columbus metro area | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.1 | 3.1 | 3.1 |
| Spending per listing | $2M | $2.9M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment | 3,985 | 3,918 | 3,689 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +7.4% | +4.0% | −0.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.3% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $831 | $923 | $958 |
| Median household income | $59,336 | $77,353 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 19 | 50 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 32+7.4% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 260
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $17.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 529 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 34The 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 Columbus 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 Columbus metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 324,830−1.3% since 2020
- Households
- 127,512
- Median age
- 37.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 58%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 2,786 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 117
- Median household income
- $59,336+24.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $81,434
- Median home value
- $197,300
- Jobs located here
- 110,573
- Daytime population
- 319,730Residents 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 Columbus 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 |
| 14Columbus, GA-AL | 19 | 52 | 4.1 | $2M | −1.3% | #364 of 381 |
Other business types in the Columbus 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 care33
- Auto repair shops34
- Collision repair and body shops19
- Car washes and detailing30
- Tire shops12
- Oil change and quick lube48
- Gas stations22
- Insurance agencies56
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 Columbus, GA-AL metro area?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 52 collision repair and body shops in the Columbus metro area. 9 of them (17%) are chain locations. The listings count collision repair and auto body shops. Official counts show 32 businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in 2023, up 7.4% from 2019.
How much do households in the Columbus, GA-AL metro area spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $106M a year, or $831 per household. That is 13% below the U.S. average (an index of 87, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 52 collision repair and body shops on map listings, it comes to $2M 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 127,512 households in the Columbus metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Columbus, GA-AL metro area compare with the U.S. for collision repair and body shops?
The Columbus metro area has 4.1 collision repair and body shops per 10,000 households, 32% above the U.S. rate of 3.1. Spending per shop is $2M, 34% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the U.S. ratio of collision repair and body shops to household spending, the Columbus metro area would have about 34, against 52 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,985 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S. The official count rose 7.4% from 2019 to 2023, against −0.8% for the U.S.
How fast is the Columbus, GA-AL metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Columbus metro area at 324,830 people in 2025, down 1.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 127,512 households. Median household income in the Columbus metro area is $59,336, 27% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 24.7%, 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. The Columbus metro area scores 19 for collision repair and body shops (low), #364 of 381 scored metro areas.
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