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Collision repair and body shops in the Urban Honolulu, HI metro area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for collision repair and body shops in the Urban Honolulu, HI metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 59 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #133 of 381 scored metro areas
#1 of 2 scored metro areas based in Hawaii
- Listings
- 80
- 7 chain locations (9%)
- Official establishments
- 78
- −1.3% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $351.8M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,038 a household
- Spending per listing
- $4.4M
- 43% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.4
- 23% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 988,703
- −2.3% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in the Urban Honolulu metro area comes to about $351.8M a year: $1,038 per household, 8% above the U.S. average. That is about $4.4M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 43% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only collision repair and body shops.
The Urban Honolulu metro area has 80 collision repair and body shops on map listings as of September 2026. 7 of them (9%) are chain locations, against 14% across the U.S. That comes to 2.4 for every 10,000 households, 23% below the U.S. rate of 3.1.
In 2023, official counts showed 78 businesses with payroll in the Urban Honolulu metro area classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair, down 1.3% from 2019. That is one for every 4,344 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 4 SBA-backed loans worth $5.8M have gone to businesses classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in the Urban Honolulu metro area.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Urban Honolulu metro area declined 2.3%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for collision repair and body shops in the Urban Honolulu metro area is 59 (upper middle), #133 of 381 scored metro areas and #1 of 2 scored metro areas based in Hawaii.
How the Urban Honolulu metro area 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.
| Measure | Urban Honolulu metro area | Hawaii | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.4 | 2.4 | 3.1 |
| Spending per listing | $4.4M | $4.6M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment | 4,344 | 4,138 | 3,689 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −1.3% | −1.6% | −0.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.3% | −1.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,038 | $1,083 | $958 |
| Median household income | $106,195 | $100,389 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 59 | 66 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 78−1.3% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 582
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $42.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 807 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 114The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 4
- Amount
- $5.8M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in the Urban Honolulu metro 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 Urban Honolulu metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 988,703−2.3% since 2020
- Households
- 338,868
- Median age
- 41.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 60%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 601 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,666
- Median household income
- $106,195+23.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $136,603
- Median home value
- $897,500
- Jobs located here
- 441,980
- Daytime population
- 1,039,068Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top metro areas in Hawaii
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Urban Honolulu, HI | 59 | 80 | 2.4 | $4.4M | −2.3% | #133 of 381 |
| 2Kahului-Wailuku, HI | 57 | 11 | 2.0 | $6.1M | −2.5% | #149 of 381 |
Other business types in the Urban Honolulu metro 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 care73
- Auto repair shops72
- Collision repair and body shops59
- Car washes and detailing64
- Tire shops72
- Oil change and quick lube70
- Gas stations64
- Insurance agencies56
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 Urban Honolulu, HI metro area?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 80 collision repair and body shops in the Urban Honolulu metro area. 7 of them (9%) are chain locations. The listings count collision repair and auto body shops. Official counts show 78 businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in 2023, down 1.3% from 2019.
How much do households in the Urban Honolulu, HI metro area spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $351.8M a year, or $1,038 per household. That is 8% above the U.S. average (an index of 108, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 80 collision repair and body shops on map listings, it comes to $4.4M 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 338,868 households in the Urban Honolulu metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Urban Honolulu, HI metro area compare with the U.S. for collision repair and body shops?
The Urban Honolulu metro area has 2.4 collision repair and body shops per 10,000 households, 23% below the U.S. rate of 3.1. Spending per shop is $4.4M, 43% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the U.S. ratio of collision repair and body shops to household spending, the Urban Honolulu metro area would have about 114, against 80 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,344 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S. The official count fell 1.3% from 2019 to 2023, against −0.8% for the U.S.
How fast is the Urban Honolulu, HI metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Urban Honolulu metro area at 988,703 people in 2025, down 2.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 338,868 households. Median household income in the Urban Honolulu metro area is $106,195, 32% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 23.7%, 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. The Urban Honolulu metro area scores 59 for collision repair and body shops (upper middle), #133 of 381 scored metro areas.
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