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Collision repair and body shops in Muscogee County, GA
How Muscogee County, GA compares with other counties and the U.S. for collision repair and body shops: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 21 out of 100: Low
Ranked #1,244 of 1,327 scored counties
#55 of 59 scored counties in Georgia
- Listings
- 40
- 8 chain locations (20%)
- Official establishments
- 20
- 0.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $63.2M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $777 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.6M
- 49% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.9
- 58% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 202,171
- −2.3% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for collision repair and body shops in Muscogee County is 21 (low), #1,244 of 1,327 scored counties and #55 of 59 scored counties in Georgia. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Muscogee County comes to about $63.2M a year: $777 per household, 19% below the U.S. average. That is about $1.6M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 49% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only collision repair and body shops.
Muscogee County has 40 collision repair and body shops on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 20% of them, against 14% across the U.S. That comes to 4.9 for every 10,000 households, 58% above the U.S. rate of 3.1.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in Muscogee County was 20 in 2023, unchanged from 2019. That is one for every 4,071 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Muscogee County from 2020 to 2025 at −2.3%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Muscogee 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 | Muscogee County | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.9 | 3.1 | 3.1 |
| Spending per listing | $1.6M | $2.9M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment | 4,071 | 3,918 | 3,689 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | 0.0% | +4.0% | −0.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.3% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $777 | $923 | $958 |
| Median household income | $58,073 | $77,353 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 21 | 50 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 20 → 200.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 196
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $13.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 408 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 21The 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 Muscogee 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 Muscogee County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 202,171−2.3% since 2020
- Households
- 81,415
- Median age
- 36.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 51%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 217 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 941
- Median household income
- $58,073+25.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $81,006
- Median home value
- $193,900
- Jobs located here
- 84,654
- Daytime population
- 216,091Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Georgia market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Georgia for collision repair and body shops, numbered among those based in Georgia, with Muscogee County marked.
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 |
| 55Muscogee County, GA | 21 | 40 | 4.9 | $1.6M | −2.3% | #1,244 of 1,327 |
Other business types in Muscogee 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 care23
- Auto repair shops27
- Collision repair and body shops21
- Car washes and detailing21
- Tire shops13
- Oil change and quick lube31
- Gas stations38
- Insurance agencies36
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 Muscogee County, GA?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 40 collision repair and body shops in Muscogee County. 8 of them (20%) are chain locations. The listings count collision repair and auto body shops. Official counts show 20 businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in 2023, unchanged from 2019.
How much do households in Muscogee County, GA spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $63.2M a year, or $777 per household. That is 19% below the U.S. average (an index of 81, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 40 collision repair and body shops on map listings, it comes to $1.6M 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 81,415 households in Muscogee County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Muscogee County, GA compare with the U.S. for collision repair and body shops?
Muscogee County has 4.9 collision repair and body shops per 10,000 households, 58% above the U.S. rate of 3.1. Spending per shop is $1.6M, 49% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the U.S. ratio of collision repair and body shops to household spending, Muscogee County would have about 21, against 40 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,071 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S. The official count held level from 2019 to 2023, against −0.8% for the U.S.
How fast is Muscogee County, GA growing?
Population estimates put Muscogee County at 202,171 people in 2025, down 2.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 81,415 households. Median household income in Muscogee County is $58,073, 28% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.1%, 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. Muscogee County scores 21 for collision repair and body shops (low), #1,244 of 1,327 scored counties.
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