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Collision repair and body shops in Thomas County, GA

The collision repair and body shops in Thomas County, GA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 4.

Listings
4
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
4
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$15.8M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $846 a household
Spending per listing
$4M
28% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
2.1
32% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
46,368
+1.3% 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

Households in Thomas County spend about $15.8M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $846 per household, 12% below the U.S. average. That is about $4M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 28% above 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 4 collision repair and body shops on map listings in Thomas County as of September 2026. That is 2.1 per 10,000 households, 32% below the U.S. rate of 3.1.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in Thomas County was 4 in 2023. That is one for every 4,671 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S.

Population estimates put the population change in Thomas County from 2020 to 2025 at +1.3%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 4 collision repair and body shops on map listings, Thomas County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Thomas 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 Thomas County, GA compared with Georgia and the U.S.
MeasureThomas CountyGeorgiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.13.13.1
Spending per listing$4M$2.9M$3.1M
Households per official establishment4,6713,9183,689
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+4.0%−0.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.3%+5.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$846$923$958
Median household income$60,736$77,353$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored50

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
6 → 4
Employees, 2023
31
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.8M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
40 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
5The 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 Thomas 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 Thomas County

Population, 2025 estimate
46,368+1.3% since 2020
Households
18,684
Median age
40.6
Homes lived in by their owners
64%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
545 sq. mi.
People per square mile
84
Median household income
$60,736+38.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$81,177
Median home value
$196,700
Jobs located here
21,334
Daytime population
48,014Residents 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 Thomas 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
Thomas County, GANot scored42.1$4M+1.3%

Other business types in Thomas 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 Thomas County, GA?

As of September 2026, map listings count 4 collision repair and body shops in Thomas County. The listings count collision repair and auto body shops. Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in 2023.

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

About $15.8M a year, or $846 per household. That is 12% below the U.S. average (an index of 88, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 4 collision repair and body shops on map listings, it comes to $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 18,684 households in Thomas County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Thomas County has 2.1 collision repair and body shops per 10,000 households, 32% below the U.S. rate of 3.1. Spending per shop is $4M, 28% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the U.S. ratio of collision repair and body shops to household spending, Thomas County would have about 5, against 4 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,671 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S.

How fast is Thomas County, GA growing?

Population estimates put Thomas County at 46,368 people in 2025, up 1.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 18,684 households. Median household income in Thomas County is $60,736, 25% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 38.9%, 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. Thomas County has no market score for collision repair and body shops: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 4.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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