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Collision repair and body shops in the Hinesville, GA metro area
How the Hinesville, GA 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 71 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #54 of 381 scored metro areas
#1 of 14 scored metro areas based in Georgia
- Listings
- 7
- 2 chain locations (29%)
- Official establishments
- 5
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $26.5M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $879 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.8M
- 23% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.3
- 26% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 91,870
- +12.6% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 7 collision repair and body shops in the Hinesville metro area. Chain locations make up 29% of them, against 14% across the U.S. That comes to 2.3 for every 10,000 households, 26% below the U.S. rate of 3.1.
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in the Hinesville metro area comes to about $26.5M a year: $879 per household, 8% below the U.S. average. That is about $3.8M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 23% 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 5 businesses with payroll in the Hinesville metro area classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair. That is one for every 6,032 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S.
Population estimates put the population change in the Hinesville metro area from 2020 to 2025 at +12.6%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Hinesville metro area scores 71 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for collision repair and body shops, ranking #54 of 381 scored metro areas and #1 of 14 scored metro areas based in Georgia. That puts it in the top quarter of metro areas.
How the Hinesville 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 | Hinesville metro area | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.3 | 3.1 | 3.1 |
| Spending per listing | $3.8M | $2.9M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment | 6,032 | 3,918 | 3,689 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +4.0% | −0.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +12.6% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $879 | $923 | $958 |
| Median household income | $61,709 | $77,353 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 71 | 50 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 5
- Employees, 2023
- 64
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 72 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 9The 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 Hinesville 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 Hinesville metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 91,870+12.6% since 2020
- Households
- 30,160
- Median age
- 31.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 54%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 917 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 94
- Median household income
- $61,709+23.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $74,391
- Median home value
- $204,500
- Jobs located here
- 17,128
- Daytime population
- 75,511Residents 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 Hinesville 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 Hinesville 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 care62
- Auto repair shops63
- Collision repair and body shops71
- Car washes and detailing56
- Tire shops44
- Oil change and quick lube
- Gas stations62
- Insurance agencies96
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 Hinesville, GA metro area?
There are 7 collision repair and body shops on map listings in the Hinesville metro area as of September 2026. 2 of them (29%) are chain locations. The listings count collision repair and auto body shops. Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in 2023.
How much do households in the Hinesville, GA metro area spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $26.5M a year, or $879 per household. That is 8% below the U.S. average (an index of 92, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 7 collision repair and body shops on map listings, it comes to $3.8M 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 30,160 households in the Hinesville metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Hinesville, GA metro area compare with the U.S. for collision repair and body shops?
The Hinesville metro 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 $3.8M, 23% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the national ratio of collision repair and body shops to household spending, the Hinesville metro area would have about 9, against 7 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 6,032 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S.
How fast is the Hinesville, GA metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Hinesville metro area at 91,870 people in 2025, up 12.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 30,160 households. The median household income in the Hinesville metro area is $61,709 a year, 24% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 23.0% 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 Hinesville metro area scores 71 for collision repair and body shops (upper middle), #54 of 381 scored metro areas.
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