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Collision repair and body shops in Kauai County, HI

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 73 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #151 of 1,327 scored counties
#2 of 4 scored counties in Hawaii

Listings
6
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
6
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$30.6M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,294 a household
Spending per listing
$5.1M
65% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
2.5
19% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
73,400
+0.3% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 6 collision repair and body shops in Kauai County. None of them are chain locations, against 14% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 2.5, 19% below the U.S. rate of 3.1.

Households in Kauai County spend about $30.6M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $1,294 per household, 35% above the U.S. average. That is about $5.1M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 65% 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.

In 2023, official counts showed 6 businesses with payroll in Kauai County classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair. That is one for every 3,939 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S.

Population estimates show Kauai County grew 0.3% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For collision repair and body shops, Kauai County has a Groundwork market score of 73 (upper middle): #151 of 1,327 scored counties and #2 of 4 scored counties in Hawaii. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Kauai County compares

The same measures for Hawaii 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 Kauai County, HI compared with Hawaii and the U.S.
MeasureKauai CountyHawaiiU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.52.43.1
Spending per listing$5.1M$4.6M$3.1M
Households per official establishment3,9394,1383,689
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−1.6%−0.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.3%−1.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$1,294$1,083$958
Median household income$97,668$100,389$80,734
Groundwork market score7366

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
9 → 6
Employees, 2023
33
Annual payroll, 2023
$2.2M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
60 chain locations
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 Kauai 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 Kauai County

Population, 2025 estimate
73,400+0.3% since 2020
Households
23,632
Median age
43.9
Homes lived in by their owners
69%
Vehicles per household
2.3
Land area
620 sq. mi.
People per square mile
119
Median household income
$97,668+16.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$126,466
Median home value
$873,200
Jobs located here
28,378
Daytime population
63,469Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Collision repair and body shops across Hawaii

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

Top counties in Hawaii

Counties in Hawaii ranked for collision repair and body shops by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Hawaii County, HI82202.7$4.2M+4.6%#55 of 1,327
2Kauai County, HI7362.5$5.1M+0.3%#151 of 1,327
3Honolulu County, HI61802.4$4.4M−2.3%#404 of 1,327
4Maui County, HI60112.0$6.1M−2.5%#426 of 1,327

Other business types in Kauai County

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

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Questions

How many collision repair and body shops are in Kauai County, HI?

There are 6 collision repair and body shops on map listings in Kauai County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count collision repair and auto body shops. Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in 2023.

How much do households in Kauai County, HI spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?

About $30.6M a year, or $1,294 per household. That is 35% above the U.S. average (an index of 135, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 6 collision repair and body shops on map listings, it comes to $5.1M 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 23,632 households in Kauai County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Kauai County has 2.5 collision repair and body shops per 10,000 households, 19% below the U.S. rate of 3.1. Spending per shop is $5.1M, 65% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the national ratio of collision repair and body shops to household spending, Kauai County would have about 10, against 6 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,939 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S.

How fast is Kauai County, HI growing?

Population estimates put Kauai County at 73,400 people in 2025, up 0.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 23,632 households. The median household income in Kauai County is $97,668 a year, 21% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 16.9% 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. Kauai County scores 73 for collision repair and body shops (upper middle), #151 of 1,327 scored counties.

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