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Collision repair and body shops in the Vidalia, GA area
The collision repair and body shops in the Vidalia, GA area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other small-town markets.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 25 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #353 of 387 scored small-town markets
#16 of 18 scored small-town markets based in Georgia
- Listings
- 7
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $11.7M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $860 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.7M
- 46% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.2
- 68% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 36,180
- +1.5% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for collision repair and body shops in the Vidalia area is 25 (lower middle), #353 of 387 scored small-town markets and #16 of 18 scored small-town markets based in Georgia. That puts it in the bottom quarter of small-town markets.
At $860 per household (10% below the U.S. average), households in the Vidalia area spend about $11.7M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That works out to $1.7M per shop, 46% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only collision repair and body shops.
The Vidalia area has 7 collision repair and body shops on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 14% across the U.S. That comes to 5.2 for every 10,000 households, 68% above the U.S. rate of 3.1.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for automotive body, paint and interior repair in the Vidalia area, since they leave out counts under 3. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Vidalia area grew 1.5%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How the Vidalia 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 | Vidalia area | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.2 | 3.1 | 3.1 |
| Spending per listing | $1.7M | $2.9M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 3,918 | 3,689 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +4.0% | −0.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.5% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $860 | $923 | $958 |
| Median household income | $52,500 | $77,353 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 25 | 50 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- n/a
- Employees, 2023
- n/a
- Annual payroll, 2023
- n/a
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 70 chain locations
- 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 the Vidalia 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 Vidalia area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 36,180+1.5% since 2020
- Households
- 13,552
- Median age
- 38.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 64%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 605 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 59
- Median household income
- $52,500+29.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $70,859
- Median home value
- $133,500
- Jobs located here
- 13,897
- Daytime population
- 36,383Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top small-town markets in Georgia
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Jefferson, GA | 81 | 9 | 3.2 | $3.6M | +29.3% | #15 of 387 |
| 2Calhoun, GA | 80 | 5 | 2.3 | $4.1M | +6.9% | #18 of 387 |
| 3Kingsland, GA | 68 | 7 | 3.2 | $2.8M | +9.5% | #67 of 387 |
| 4Dublin, GA | 66 | 7 | 3.2 | $2.8M | +2.8% | #83 of 387 |
| 5Douglas, GA | 63 | 5 | 2.7 | $3.2M | +2.9% | #101 of 387 |
| 6Cedartown, GA | 56 | 7 | 4.4 | $2.2M | +6.0% | #146 of 387 |
| 7Thomasville, GA | 52 | 9 | 3.1 | $2.8M | +1.3% | #169 of 387 |
| 8Cornelia, GA | 52 | 6 | 3.6 | $2.8M | +9.3% | #170 of 387 |
| 9Statesboro, GA | 50 | 13 | 3.7 | $2.4M | +8.0% | #193 of 387 |
| 10Tifton, GA | 40 | 8 | 4.2 | $1.9M | +1.7% | #271 of 387 |
| 16Vidalia, GA | 25 | 7 | 5.2 | $1.7M | +1.5% | #353 of 387 |
Other business types in the Vidalia 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 care37
- Auto repair shops44
- Collision repair and body shops25
- Car washes and detailing26
- Tire shops44
- Oil change and quick lube
- Gas stations48
- Insurance agencies48
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 Vidalia, GA area?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 7 collision repair and body shops in the Vidalia area. None of them are chain locations. The listings count collision repair and auto body shops. No official count is published for automotive body, paint and interior repair in the Vidalia area: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in the Vidalia, GA area spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $11.7M a year, or $860 per household. That is 10% below the U.S. average (an index of 90, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 7 collision repair and body shops on map listings, it comes to $1.7M 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 13,552 households in the Vidalia area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Vidalia, GA area compare with the U.S. for collision repair and body shops?
The Vidalia area has 5.2 collision repair and body shops per 10,000 households, 68% above the U.S. rate of 3.1. Spending per shop is $1.7M, 46% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the U.S. ratio of collision repair and body shops to household spending, the Vidalia area would have about 4, against 7 on map listings.
How fast is the Vidalia, GA area growing?
Population estimates put the Vidalia area at 36,180 people in 2025, up 1.5% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 13,552 households. Median household income in the Vidalia area is $52,500, 35% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 29.6%, 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. 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 Vidalia area scores 25 for collision repair and body shops (lower middle), #353 of 387 scored small-town markets.
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