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Collision repair and body shops in Lee County, GA

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for collision repair and body shops in Lee County, GA, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 3.

Listings
3
1 chain location (33%)
Official establishments
3
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$12.9M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,048 a household
Spending per listing
$4.3M
39% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
2.4
23% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
34,179
+2.9% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

As of September 2026, map listings count 3 collision repair and body shops in Lee County. That comes to 2.4 for every 10,000 households, 23% below the U.S. rate of 3.1.

At $1,048 per household (9% above the U.S. average), households in Lee County spend about $12.9M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. Spread across 3 collision repair and body shops, that is $4.3M per shop, 39% 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 3 businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in Lee County in 2023. That is one for every 4,096 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Lee County grew 2.9%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). With 3 collision repair and body shops on map listings, Lee County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Lee 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.

Collision repair and body shops in Lee County, GA compared with Georgia and the U.S.
MeasureLee CountyGeorgiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.43.13.1
Spending per listing$4.3M$2.9M$3.1M
Households per official establishment4,0963,9183,689
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+4.0%−0.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.9%+5.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$1,048$923$958
Median household income$89,168$77,353$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored50

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
4 → 3
Employees, 2023
64
Annual payroll, 2023
$4M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
31 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
4The 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 Lee 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 Lee County

Population, 2025 estimate
34,179+2.9% since 2020
Households
12,287
Median age
38.2
Homes lived in by their owners
74%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
356 sq. mi.
People per square mile
94
Median household income
$89,168+28.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$103,626
Median home value
$231,800
Jobs located here
7,593
Daytime population
27,704Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Collision repair and body shops across Georgia

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The highest-scoring counties in Georgia for collision repair and body shops, numbered among those based in Georgia, with Lee County marked.

Top counties in Georgia

Counties in Georgia ranked for collision repair and body shops by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Newton County, GA8771.7$5.9M+11.2%#23 of 1,327
2Effingham County, GA8552.1$5.2M+14.1%#31 of 1,327
3Paulding County, GA80122.0$5.5M+12.7%#68 of 1,327
4Henry County, GA78212.4$4.2M+9.5%#94 of 1,327
5Gordon County, GA7652.3$4.1M+6.9%#123 of 1,327
6Jackson County, GA7693.2$3.6M+29.3%#126 of 1,327
7Houston County, GA76182.8$3.5M+8.5%#127 of 1,327
8Forsyth County, GA73222.5$4.5M+11.8%#154 of 1,327
9Oconee County, GA7353.3$3.9M+6.9%#159 of 1,327
10Liberty County, GA6862.5$3.5M+7.6%#262 of 1,327
Lee County, GANot scored32.4$4.3M+2.9%

Other business types in Lee County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many collision repair and body shops are in Lee County, GA?

Lee County has 3 collision repair and body shops on map listings as of September 2026. The listings count collision repair and auto body shops. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in 2023.

How much do households in Lee County, GA spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?

About $12.9M a year, or $1,048 per household. That is 9% above the U.S. average (an index of 109, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 3 collision repair and body shops on map listings, it comes to $4.3M 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 12,287 households in Lee County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Lee County, GA compare with the U.S. for collision repair and body shops?

Lee County has 2.4 collision repair and body shops per 10,000 households, 23% below the U.S. rate of 3.1. Spending per shop is $4.3M, 39% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the national ratio of collision repair and body shops to household spending, Lee County would have about 4, against 3 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,096 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S.

How fast is Lee County, GA growing?

Population estimates put Lee County at 34,179 people in 2025, up 2.9% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 12,287 households. The median household income in Lee County is $89,168 a year, 10% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 28.7% 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. Lee County has no market score for collision repair and body shops: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 3.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Lee County. It maps the collision repair and body shops on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.

How the score works · Top markets for collision repair and body shops · All 56 business types in Lee County

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