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Collision repair and body shops in the Statesboro, GA area

The collision repair and body shops in the Statesboro, GA area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other small-town markets.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 50 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #193 of 387 scored small-town markets
#9 of 18 scored small-town markets based in Georgia

Listings
13
1 chain location (8%)
Official establishments
10
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$31M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $886 a household
Spending per listing
$2.4M
23% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
3.7
19% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
97,977
+8.0% 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

At $886 per household (8% below the U.S. average), households in the Statesboro area spend about $31M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. Spread across 13 collision repair and body shops, that is $2.4M per shop, 23% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only collision repair and body shops.

There are 13 collision repair and body shops on map listings in the Statesboro area as of September 2026. One of them (8%) is a chain location, against 14% across the U.S. That is 3.7 per 10,000 households, 19% above the U.S. rate of 3.1.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in the Statesboro area was 10 in 2023. That is one for every 3,493 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S.

Population estimates put the population change in the Statesboro area from 2020 to 2025 at +8.0%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Statesboro area scores 50 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for collision repair and body shops, ranking #193 of 387 scored small-town markets and #9 of 18 scored small-town markets based in Georgia.

How the Statesboro 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.

Collision repair and body shops in Statesboro, GA area compared with Georgia and the U.S.
MeasureStatesboro areaGeorgiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households3.73.13.1
Spending per listing$2.4M$2.9M$3.1M
Households per official establishment3,4933,9183,689
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+4.0%−0.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025+8.0%+5.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$886$923$958
Median household income$57,446$77,353$80,734
Groundwork market score5050

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
10
Employees, 2023
97
Annual payroll, 2023
$5.1M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
131 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
10The 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 Statesboro 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 Statesboro area

Population, 2025 estimate
97,977+8.0% since 2020
Households
34,933
Median age
35.0
Homes lived in by their owners
55%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
859 sq. mi.
People per square mile
109
Median household income
$57,446
Average household income
$79,525
Median home value
$207,800
Jobs located here
31,179
Daytime population
89,130Residents 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 small-town markets in Georgia for collision repair and body shops, numbered among those based in Georgia, with the Statesboro area marked.

Top small-town markets in Georgia

Small-town markets in Georgia ranked for collision repair and body shops by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Jefferson, GA8193.2$3.6M+29.3%#15 of 387
2Calhoun, GA8052.3$4.1M+6.9%#18 of 387
3Kingsland, GA6873.2$2.8M+9.5%#67 of 387
4Dublin, GA6673.2$2.8M+2.8%#83 of 387
5Douglas, GA6352.7$3.2M+2.9%#101 of 387
6Cedartown, GA5674.4$2.2M+6.0%#146 of 387
7Thomasville, GA5293.1$2.8M+1.3%#169 of 387
8Cornelia, GA5263.6$2.8M+9.3%#170 of 387
9Statesboro, GA50133.7$2.4M+8.0%#193 of 387
10Tifton, GA4084.2$1.9M+1.7%#271 of 387

Other business types in the Statesboro area

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

Questions

How many collision repair and body shops are in the Statesboro, GA area?

As of September 2026, map listings count 13 collision repair and body shops in the Statesboro area. One of them (8%) is a chain location. The listings count collision repair and auto body shops. Official counts show 10 businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in 2023.

How much do households in the Statesboro, GA area spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?

About $31M a year, or $886 per household. That is 8% below the U.S. average (an index of 92, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 13 collision repair and body shops on map listings, it comes to $2.4M 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 34,933 households in the Statesboro area and national spending patterns by income.

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

The Statesboro area has 3.7 collision repair and body shops per 10,000 households, 19% above the U.S. rate of 3.1. Spending per shop is $2.4M, 23% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the U.S. ratio of collision repair and body shops to household spending, the Statesboro area would have about 10, against 13 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,493 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S.

How fast is the Statesboro, GA area growing?

Population estimates put the Statesboro area at 97,977 people in 2025, up 8.0% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 34,933 households. Median household income in the Statesboro area is $57,446, 29% below the U.S. median of $80,734.

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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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 Statesboro area scores 50 for collision repair and body shops (upper middle), #193 of 387 scored small-town markets.

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