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Collision repair and body shops in St. Bernard Parish, LA
How St. Bernard Parish, LA compares with other counties and the U.S. for collision repair and body shops: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 26 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,180 of 1,327 scored counties
#18 of 26 scored counties in Louisiana
- Listings
- 11
- 1 chain location (9%)
- Official establishments
- 5
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $12.8M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $788 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.2M
- 62% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 6.8
- 2.2 times the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 45,642
- +4.1% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for collision repair and body shops in St. Bernard Parish is 26 (lower middle), #1,180 of 1,327 scored counties and #18 of 26 scored counties in Louisiana. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
As of September 2026, map listings count 11 collision repair and body shops in St. Bernard Parish. One of them (9%) is a chain location, against 14% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 6.8, 2.2 times the U.S. rate of 3.1.
Households in St. Bernard Parish spend about $12.8M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $788 per household, 18% below the U.S. average. That is about $1.2M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 62% below 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.
Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in St. Bernard Parish in 2023. That is one for every 3,244 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S. Population estimates show St. Bernard Parish grew 4.1% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How St. Bernard 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 | St. Bernard Parish | Louisiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 6.8 | 3.3 | 3.1 |
| Spending per listing | $1.2M | $2.4M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment | 3,244 | 3,691 | 3,689 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +5.4% | −0.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.1% | −0.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $788 | $802 | $958 |
| Median household income | $58,651 | $60,756 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 26 | 16 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 6 → 5
- Employees, 2023
- 77
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 111 chain location
- 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 St. Bernard 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 St. Bernard Parish
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 45,642+4.1% since 2020
- Households
- 16,219
- Median age
- 37.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 70%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 378 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 118
- Median household income
- $58,651+31.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $80,188
- Median home value
- $202,500
- Jobs located here
- 11,689
- Daytime population
- 35,960Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Louisiana market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Louisiana for collision repair and body shops, numbered among those based in Louisiana, with St. Bernard Parish marked.
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 |
| 18St. Bernard Parish, LA | 26 | 11 | 6.8 | $1.2M | +4.1% | #1,180 of 1,327 |
Other business types in St. Bernard 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 care38
- Auto repair shops44
- Collision repair and body shops26
- Car washes and detailing23
- Tire shops20
- Oil change and quick lube
- Gas stations41
- Insurance agencies70
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 St. Bernard Parish, LA?
St. Bernard Parish has 11 collision repair and body shops on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (9%) is a chain location. The listings count collision repair and auto body shops. Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in 2023.
How much do households in St. Bernard Parish, LA spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $12.8M a year, or $788 per household. That is 18% below the U.S. average (an index of 82, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 11 collision repair and body shops on map listings, it comes to $1.2M 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 16,219 households in St. Bernard Parish and national spending patterns by income.
How does St. Bernard Parish, LA compare with the U.S. for collision repair and body shops?
St. Bernard Parish has 6.8 collision repair and body shops per 10,000 households, 2.2 times the U.S. rate of 3.1. Spending per shop is $1.2M, 62% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the national ratio of collision repair and body shops to household spending, St. Bernard Parish would have about 4, against 11 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,244 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S.
How fast is St. Bernard Parish, LA growing?
Population estimates put St. Bernard Parish at 45,642 people in 2025, up 4.1% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 16,219 households. The median household income in St. Bernard Parish is $58,651 a year, 27% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 31.3% 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. St. Bernard Parish scores 26 for collision repair and body shops (lower middle), #1,180 of 1,327 scored counties.
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