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Collision repair and body shops in Lafayette Parish, LA
The collision repair and body shops in Lafayette Parish, LA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 33 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,045 of 1,327 scored counties
#13 of 26 scored counties in Louisiana
- Listings
- 40
- 2 chain locations (5%)
- Official establishments
- 34
- +17.2% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $81.4M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $806 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2M
- 34% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.0
- 29% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 257,949
- +6.5% since 2020
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What this means
For collision repair and body shops, Lafayette Parish has a Groundwork market score of 33 (lower middle): #1,045 of 1,327 scored counties and #13 of 26 scored counties in Louisiana. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
At $806 per household (16% below the U.S. average), households in Lafayette Parish spend about $81.4M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. Spread across 40 collision repair and body shops, that is $2M per shop, 34% below 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 40 collision repair and body shops on map listings in Lafayette Parish as of September 2026. 2 of them (5%) are chain locations, against 14% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 4.0, 29% above the U.S. rate of 3.1.
In 2023, official counts showed 34 businesses with payroll in Lafayette Parish classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair, up 17.2% from 2019. That is one for every 2,968 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S. Population estimates show Lafayette Parish grew 6.5% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Lafayette Parish 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.
| Measure | Lafayette Parish | Louisiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.0 | 3.3 | 3.1 |
| Spending per listing | $2M | $2.4M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment | 2,968 | 3,691 | 3,689 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +17.2% | +5.4% | −0.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +6.5% | −0.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $806 | $802 | $958 |
| Median household income | $67,451 | $60,756 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 33 | 16 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 29 → 34+17.2% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 274
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $14.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 402 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 26The 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 Lafayette Parish, 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 Lafayette Parish
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 257,949+6.5% since 2020
- Households
- 100,903
- Median age
- 38.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 65%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 269 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 922
- Median household income
- $67,451+18.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $97,745
- Median home value
- $242,900
- Jobs located here
- 135,780
- Daytime population
- 279,185Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Louisiana
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Livingston Parish, LA | 80 | 10 | 1.9 | $4.9M | +8.5% | #70 of 1,327 |
| 2Tangipahoa Parish, LA | 57 | 12 | 2.3 | $3.6M | +5.8% | #502 of 1,327 |
| 3Ascension Parish, LA | 56 | 15 | 3.1 | $3.1M | +6.4% | #521 of 1,327 |
| 4Lincoln Parish, LA | 49 | 5 | 2.7 | $3M | +0.1% | #677 of 1,327 |
| 5St. Tammany Parish, LA | 49 | 33 | 3.1 | $3M | +5.3% | #678 of 1,327 |
| 6Orleans Parish, LA | 48 | 28 | 1.8 | $3.4M | −5.5% | #693 of 1,327 |
| 7Acadia Parish, LA | 48 | 5 | 2.3 | $3.3M | −0.8% | #694 of 1,327 |
| 8Calcasieu Parish, LA | 40 | 21 | 2.7 | $3.2M | −3.7% | #893 of 1,327 |
| 9Terrebonne Parish, LA | 39 | 9 | 2.1 | $3.9M | −4.8% | #914 of 1,327 |
| 10Vermilion Parish, LA | 38 | 7 | 3.2 | $2.5M | +1.3% | #942 of 1,327 |
| 13Lafayette Parish, LA | 33 | 40 | 4.0 | $2M | +6.5% | #1,045 of 1,327 |
Other business types in Lafayette Parish
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 care27
- Auto repair shops34
- Collision repair and body shops33
- Car washes and detailing32
- Tire shops24
- Oil change and quick lube35
- Gas stations46
- Insurance agencies36
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 Lafayette Parish, LA?
As of September 2026, map listings count 40 collision repair and body shops in Lafayette Parish. 2 of them (5%) are chain locations. The listings count collision repair and auto body shops. Official counts show 34 businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in 2023, up 17.2% from 2019.
How much do households in Lafayette Parish, LA spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $81.4M a year, or $806 per household. That is 16% below the U.S. average (an index of 84, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 40 collision repair and body shops on map listings, it comes to $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 100,903 households in Lafayette Parish and national spending patterns by income.
How does Lafayette Parish, LA compare with the U.S. for collision repair and body shops?
Lafayette Parish has 4.0 collision repair and body shops per 10,000 households, 29% above the U.S. rate of 3.1. Spending per shop is $2M, 34% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the U.S. ratio of collision repair and body shops to household spending, Lafayette Parish would have about 26, against 40 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,968 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S. The official count rose 17.2% from 2019 to 2023, against −0.8% for the U.S.
How fast is Lafayette Parish, LA growing?
Population estimates put Lafayette Parish at 257,949 people in 2025, up 6.5% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 100,903 households. Median household income in Lafayette Parish is $67,451, 16% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 18.3%, 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. Lafayette Parish scores 33 for collision repair and body shops (lower middle), #1,045 of 1,327 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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