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Collision repair and body shops in St. Martin Parish, LA
The collision repair and body shops in St. Martin Parish, LA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 27 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,158 of 1,327 scored counties
#17 of 26 scored counties in Louisiana
- Listings
- 9
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 5
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $16.7M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $853 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.9M
- 40% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.6
- 48% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 51,106
- −1.0% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for collision repair and body shops in St. Martin Parish is 27 (lower middle), #1,158 of 1,327 scored counties and #17 of 26 scored counties in Louisiana. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in St. Martin Parish comes to about $16.7M a year: $853 per household, 11% below the U.S. average. That works out to $1.9M per shop, 40% 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 9 collision repair and body shops on map listings in St. Martin Parish as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 14% across the U.S. That comes to 4.6 for every 10,000 households, 48% above the U.S. rate of 3.1.
In 2023, official counts showed 5 businesses with payroll in St. Martin Parish classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair. That is one for every 3,916 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in St. Martin Parish from 2020 to 2025 at −1.0%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How St. Martin 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. Martin Parish | Louisiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.6 | 3.3 | 3.1 |
| Spending per listing | $1.9M | $2.4M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment | 3,916 | 3,691 | 3,689 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +5.4% | −0.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.0% | −0.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $853 | $802 | $958 |
| Median household income | $55,960 | $60,756 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 27 | 16 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 5
- Employees, 2023
- 13
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $688K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 90 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 St. Martin 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. Martin Parish
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 51,106−1.0% since 2020
- Households
- 19,579
- Median age
- 40.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 78%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 738 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 70
- Median household income
- $55,960+15.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $77,449
- Median home value
- $164,200
- Jobs located here
- 13,916
- Daytime population
- 42,150Residents 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 |
| 17St. Martin Parish, LA | 27 | 9 | 4.6 | $1.9M | −1.0% | #1,158 of 1,327 |
Other business types in St. Martin 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 care51
- Auto repair shops50
- Collision repair and body shops27
- Car washes and detailing29
- Tire shops43
- Oil change and quick lube
- Gas stations24
- Insurance agencies74
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. Martin Parish, LA?
As of September 2026, map listings count 9 collision repair and body shops in St. Martin Parish. None of them are chain locations. 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. Martin Parish, LA spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $16.7M a year, or $853 per household. That is 11% below the U.S. average (an index of 89, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 9 collision repair and body shops on map listings, it comes to $1.9M 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 19,579 households in St. Martin Parish and national spending patterns by income.
How does St. Martin Parish, LA compare with the U.S. for collision repair and body shops?
St. Martin Parish has 4.6 collision repair and body shops per 10,000 households, 48% above the U.S. rate of 3.1. Spending per shop is $1.9M, 40% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the U.S. ratio of collision repair and body shops to household spending, St. Martin Parish would have about 5, against 9 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,916 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S.
How fast is St. Martin Parish, LA growing?
Population estimates put St. Martin Parish at 51,106 people in 2025, down 1.0% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 19,579 households. Median household income in St. Martin Parish is $55,960, 31% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 15.0%, 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. Martin Parish scores 27 for collision repair and body shops (lower middle), #1,158 of 1,327 scored counties.
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