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Collision repair and body shops in the Gainesville, GA metro area
The collision repair and body shops in the Gainesville, GA metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 53 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #179 of 381 scored metro areas
#6 of 14 scored metro areas based in Georgia
- Listings
- 24
- 5 chain locations (21%)
- Official establishments
- 23
- +4.6% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $76.1M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,035 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.2M
- 3% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.3
- 6% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 226,568
- +11.4% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 24 collision repair and body shops in the Gainesville metro area. Chain locations make up 21% of them, against 14% across the U.S. That comes to 3.3 for every 10,000 households, 6% above the U.S. rate of 3.1.
Households in the Gainesville metro area spend about $76.1M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $1,035 per household, 8% above the U.S. average. That is about $3.2M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 3% 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.
Official counts show 23 businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in the Gainesville metro area in 2023, up 4.6% from 2019. That is one for every 3,198 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $300K have gone to businesses classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in the Gainesville metro area.
Population estimates put the population change in the Gainesville metro area from 2020 to 2025 at +11.4%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For collision repair and body shops, the Gainesville metro area has a Groundwork market score of 53 (upper middle): #179 of 381 scored metro areas and #6 of 14 scored metro areas based in Georgia.
How the Gainesville 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 | Gainesville metro area | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.3 | 3.1 | 3.1 |
| Spending per listing | $3.2M | $2.9M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment | 3,198 | 3,918 | 3,689 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +4.6% | +4.0% | −0.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +11.4% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,035 | $923 | $958 |
| Median household income | $80,901 | $77,353 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 53 | 50 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 23+4.6% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 173
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $10.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 245 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 25The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $300K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in the Gainesville 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 Gainesville metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 226,568+11.4% since 2020
- Households
- 73,551
- Median age
- 39.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 69%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 393 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 542
- Median household income
- $80,901+28.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $108,166
- Median home value
- $350,400
- Jobs located here
- 102,286
- Daytime population
- 216,900Residents 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 Gainesville 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 |
Other business types in the Gainesville 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 care39
- Auto repair shops41
- Collision repair and body shops53
- Car washes and detailing34
- Tire shops44
- Oil change and quick lube76
- Gas stations48
- Insurance agencies57
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 Gainesville, GA metro area?
The Gainesville metro area has 24 collision repair and body shops on map listings as of September 2026. 5 of them (21%) are chain locations. The listings count collision repair and auto body shops. Official counts show 23 businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in 2023, up 4.6% from 2019.
How much do households in the Gainesville, GA metro area spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $76.1M a year, or $1,035 per household. That is 8% above the U.S. average (an index of 108, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 24 collision repair and body shops on map listings, it comes to $3.2M 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 73,551 households in the Gainesville metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Gainesville, GA metro area compare with the U.S. for collision repair and body shops?
The Gainesville metro area has 3.3 collision repair and body shops per 10,000 households, 6% above the U.S. rate of 3.1. Spending per shop is $3.2M, 3% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the national ratio of collision repair and body shops to household spending, the Gainesville metro area would have about 25, against 24 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,198 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S. The official count rose 4.6% from 2019 to 2023, against −0.8% for the U.S.
How fast is the Gainesville, GA metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Gainesville metro area at 226,568 people in 2025, up 11.4% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 73,551 households. The median household income in the Gainesville metro area is $80,901 a year, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 28.5% 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. The Gainesville metro area scores 53 for collision repair and body shops (upper middle), #179 of 381 scored metro areas.
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