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Collision repair and body shops in Gwinnett County, GA
The collision repair and body shops in Gwinnett County, GA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 46 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #764 of 1,327 scored counties
#37 of 59 scored counties in Georgia
- Listings
- 123
- 26 chain locations (21%)
- Official establishments
- 121
- +7.1% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $321.9M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $984 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.6M
- 15% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.8
- 23% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 1,018,099
- +6.2% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 123 collision repair and body shops in Gwinnett County. Chain locations make up 21% of them, against 14% across the U.S. That is 3.8 per 10,000 households, 23% above the U.S. rate of 3.1.
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Gwinnett County comes to about $321.9M a year: $984 per household, 3% above the U.S. average. Spread across 123 collision repair and body shops, that is $2.6M per shop, 15% below 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 121 businesses with payroll in Gwinnett County classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair, up 7.1% from 2019. That is one for every 2,703 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 5 SBA-backed loans worth $3.3M have gone to businesses classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in Gwinnett County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Gwinnett County grew 6.2%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for collision repair and body shops in Gwinnett County is 46 (lower middle), #764 of 1,327 scored counties and #37 of 59 scored counties in Georgia.
How Gwinnett 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 | Gwinnett County | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.8 | 3.1 | 3.1 |
| Spending per listing | $2.6M | $2.9M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment | 2,703 | 3,918 | 3,689 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +7.1% | +4.0% | −0.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +6.2% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $984 | $923 | $958 |
| Median household income | $87,890 | $77,353 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 46 | 50 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 113 → 121+7.1% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 751
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $49.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 12326 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 104The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 5
- Amount
- $3.3M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in Gwinnett 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 Gwinnett County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 1,018,099+6.2% since 2020
- Households
- 327,043
- Median age
- 36.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 66%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 431 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 2,273
- Median household income
- $87,890+23.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $113,877
- Median home value
- $380,900
- Jobs located here
- 404,763
- Daytime population
- 958,914Residents 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 |
| 37Gwinnett County, GA | 46 | 123 | 3.8 | $2.6M | +6.2% | #764 of 1,327 |
Other business types in Gwinnett 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 care41
- Auto repair shops41
- Collision repair and body shops46
- Car washes and detailing54
- Tire shops52
- Oil change and quick lube53
- Gas stations74
- Insurance agencies42
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 Gwinnett County, GA?
There are 123 collision repair and body shops on map listings in Gwinnett County as of September 2026. 26 of them (21%) are chain locations. The listings count collision repair and auto body shops. Official counts show 121 businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in 2023, up 7.1% from 2019.
How much do households in Gwinnett County, GA spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $321.9M a year, or $984 per household. That is 3% above the U.S. average (an index of 103, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 123 collision repair and body shops on map listings, it comes to $2.6M 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 327,043 households in Gwinnett County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Gwinnett County, GA compare with the U.S. for collision repair and body shops?
Gwinnett County has 3.8 collision repair and body shops per 10,000 households, 23% above the U.S. rate of 3.1. Spending per shop is $2.6M, 15% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the national ratio of collision repair and body shops to household spending, Gwinnett County would have about 104, against 123 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,703 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S. The official count rose 7.1% from 2019 to 2023, against −0.8% for the U.S.
How fast is Gwinnett County, GA growing?
Population estimates put Gwinnett County at 1,018,099 people in 2025, up 6.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 327,043 households. The median household income in Gwinnett County is $87,890 a year, 9% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 23.7% 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. Gwinnett County scores 46 for collision repair and body shops (lower middle), #764 of 1,327 scored counties.
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