Auto · Small-town market · Louisiana
Collision repair and body shops in the Morgan City, LA area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for collision repair and body shops in the Morgan City, LA area, set against other small-town markets and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 41 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #260 of 387 scored small-town markets
#2 of 5 scored small-town markets based in Louisiana
- Listings
- 5
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 4
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $14.1M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $765 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.8M
- 8% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.7
- 13% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 46,552
- −5.3% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in the Morgan City area comes to about $14.1M a year: $765 per household, 20% below the U.S. average. That is about $2.8M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 8% 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 Morgan City area has 5 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 2.7 for every 10,000 households, 13% below the U.S. rate of 3.1.
Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in the Morgan City area in 2023. That is one for every 4,616 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Morgan City area declined 5.3%, against +3.1% for the U.S. For collision repair and body shops, the Morgan City area has a Groundwork market score of 41 (lower middle): #260 of 387 scored small-town markets and #2 of 5 scored small-town markets based in Louisiana.
How the Morgan City 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.
| Measure | Morgan City area | Louisiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.7 | 3.3 | 3.1 |
| Spending per listing | $2.8M | $2.4M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment | 4,616 | 3,691 | 3,689 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +5.4% | −0.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −5.3% | −0.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $765 | $802 | $958 |
| Median household income | $52,576 | $60,756 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 41 | 16 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 4
- Employees, 2023
- 25
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 50 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 5The 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 Morgan City 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 Morgan City area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 46,552−5.3% since 2020
- Households
- 18,463
- Median age
- 39.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 69%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 559 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 86
- Median household income
- $52,576+29.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $71,245
- Median home value
- $138,900
- Jobs located here
- 20,344
- Daytime population
- 47,916Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Louisiana market ranked →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 Morgan City area marked.
Top small-town markets in Louisiana
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Ruston, LA | 55 | 5 | 2.7 | $3M | +0.1% | #150 of 387 |
| 2Morgan City, LA | 41 | 5 | 2.7 | $2.8M | −5.3% | #260 of 387 |
| 3Opelousas, LA | 30 | 11 | 3.4 | $2.2M | −1.9% | #327 of 387 |
| 4Bogalusa, LA | 21 | 6 | 3.4 | $2.2M | −0.9% | #370 of 387 |
| 5New Iberia, LA | 19 | 10 | 3.7 | $2.2M | −4.6% | #373 of 387 |
| Natchez, MS-LA | 13 | 10 | 4.8 | $1.6M | −0.9% | #383 of 387 |
Other business types in the Morgan City 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 care7
- Auto repair shops14
- Collision repair and body shops41
- Car washes and detailing10
- Tire shops5
- Oil change and quick lube
- Gas stations21
- Insurance agencies39
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 Morgan City, LA area?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 5 collision repair and body shops in the Morgan City area. None of them are chain locations. The listings count collision repair and auto body shops. Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in 2023.
How much do households in the Morgan City, LA area spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $14.1M a year, or $765 per household. That is 20% below the U.S. average (an index of 80, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 collision repair and body shops on map listings, it comes to $2.8M 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 18,463 households in the Morgan City area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Morgan City, LA area compare with the U.S. for collision repair and body shops?
The Morgan City area has 2.7 collision repair and body shops per 10,000 households, 13% below the U.S. rate of 3.1. Spending per shop is $2.8M, 8% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of collision repair and body shops to household spending. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,616 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S.
How fast is the Morgan City, LA area growing?
Population estimates put the Morgan City area at 46,552 people in 2025, down 5.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 18,463 households. Median household income in the Morgan City area is $52,576, 35% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 29.9%, 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 Morgan City area scores 41 for collision repair and body shops (lower middle), #260 of 387 scored small-town markets.
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