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Collision repair and body shops in the Bogalusa, LA area

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 21 out of 100: Low

Ranked #370 of 387 scored small-town markets
#4 of 5 scored small-town markets based in Louisiana

Listings
6
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$13.4M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $757 a household
Spending per listing
$2.2M
28% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
3.4
10% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
44,937
−0.9% 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

For collision repair and body shops, the Bogalusa area has a Groundwork market score of 21 (low): #370 of 387 scored small-town markets and #4 of 5 scored small-town markets based in Louisiana. That puts it in the bottom quarter of small-town markets.

At $757 per household (21% below the U.S. average), households in the Bogalusa area spend about $13.4M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That works out to $2.2M per shop, 28% 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 Bogalusa area has 6 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 is 3.4 per 10,000 households, 10% above the U.S. rate of 3.1.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for automotive body, paint and interior repair in the Bogalusa area, since they leave out counts under 3. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Bogalusa area declined 0.9%, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How the Bogalusa area compares

The same measures for Louisiana 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 Bogalusa, LA area compared with Louisiana and the U.S.
MeasureBogalusa areaLouisianaU.S.
Listings per 10k households3.43.33.1
Spending per listing$2.2M$2.4M$3.1M
Households per official establishmentn/a3,6913,689
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+5.4%−0.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025−0.9%−0.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$757$802$958
Median household income$45,380$60,756$80,734
Groundwork market score2116

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
60 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 Bogalusa 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 Bogalusa area

Population, 2025 estimate
44,937−0.9% since 2020
Households
17,716
Median age
40.1
Homes lived in by their owners
69%
Vehicles per household
1.6
Land area
670 sq. mi.
People per square mile
67
Median household income
$45,380+20.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$65,215
Median home value
$155,700
Jobs located here
10,107
Daytime population
37,595Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Collision repair and body shops across Louisiana

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The highest-scoring small-town markets in Louisiana for collision repair and body shops, numbered among those based in Louisiana (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Bogalusa area marked.

Top small-town markets in Louisiana

Small-town markets in Louisiana ranked for collision repair and body shops by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Ruston, LA5552.7$3M+0.1%#150 of 387
2Morgan City, LA4152.7$2.8M−5.3%#260 of 387
3Opelousas, LA30113.4$2.2M−1.9%#327 of 387
4Bogalusa, LA2163.4$2.2M−0.9%#370 of 387
5New Iberia, LA19103.7$2.2M−4.6%#373 of 387
Natchez, MS-LA13104.8$1.6M−0.9%#383 of 387

Other business types in the Bogalusa area

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 the Bogalusa, LA area?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 6 collision repair and body shops in the Bogalusa 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 Bogalusa area: counts under 3 are left out.

How much do households in the Bogalusa, LA area spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?

About $13.4M a year, or $757 per household. That is 21% below the U.S. average (an index of 79, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 6 collision repair and body shops on map listings, it comes to $2.2M 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 17,716 households in the Bogalusa area and national spending patterns by income.

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

The Bogalusa area has 3.4 collision repair and body shops per 10,000 households, 10% above the U.S. rate of 3.1. Spending per shop is $2.2M, 28% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the U.S. ratio of collision repair and body shops to household spending, the Bogalusa area would have about 4, against 6 on map listings.

How fast is the Bogalusa, LA area growing?

Population estimates put the Bogalusa area at 44,937 people in 2025, down 0.9% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 17,716 households. Median household income in the Bogalusa area is $45,380, 44% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 20.8%, 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 Bogalusa area scores 21 for collision repair and body shops (low), #370 of 387 scored small-town markets.

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