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Collision repair and body shops in Essex County, MA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for collision repair and body shops in Essex County, MA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 25 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,184 of 1,327 scored counties
#11 of 12 scored counties in Massachusetts
- Listings
- 140
- 12 chain locations (9%)
- Official establishments
- 136
- +5.4% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $274.7M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $877 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2M
- 36% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.5
- 45% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 826,653
- +2.3% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for collision repair and body shops in Essex County is 25 (lower middle), #1,184 of 1,327 scored counties and #11 of 12 scored counties in Massachusetts. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Households in Essex County spend about $274.7M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $877 per household, 8% below the U.S. average. That works out to $2M per shop, 36% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only collision repair and body shops.
Essex County has 140 collision repair and body shops on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 9% of them, against 14% across the U.S. That comes to 4.5 for every 10,000 households, 45% above the U.S. rate of 3.1.
In 2023, official counts showed 136 businesses with payroll in Essex County classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair, up 5.4% from 2019. That is one for every 2,303 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 12 SBA-backed loans worth $3.8M have gone to businesses classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in Essex County. Population estimates put the population change in Essex County from 2020 to 2025 at +2.3%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Essex County compares
The same measures for Massachusetts 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 | Essex County | Massachusetts | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.5 | 3.7 | 3.1 |
| Spending per listing | $2M | $2.2M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment | 2,303 | 2,766 | 3,689 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +5.4% | −4.3% | −0.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.3% | +2.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $877 | $841 | $958 |
| Median household income | $101,883 | $103,960 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 25 | 15 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 129 → 136+5.4% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 744
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $40.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 14012 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 89The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 12
- Amount
- $3.8M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in Essex County, 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 Essex County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 826,653+2.3% since 2020
- Households
- 313,147
- Median age
- 42.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 64%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 493 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,651
- Median household income
- $101,883+28.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $140,108
- Median home value
- $619,100
- Jobs located here
- 329,644
- Daytime population
- 736,954Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Massachusetts market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Massachusetts for collision repair and body shops, numbered among those based in Massachusetts, with Essex County marked.
Top counties in Massachusetts
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Hampshire County, MA | 53 | 21 | 3.4 | $2.6M | +10.4% | #598 of 1,327 |
| 2Barnstable County, MA | 50 | 34 | 3.2 | $2.9M | +2.4% | #656 of 1,327 |
| 3Franklin County, MA | 46 | 8 | 2.5 | $3.4M | −0.3% | #748 of 1,327 |
| 4Plymouth County, MA | 38 | 82 | 4.0 | $2.5M | +3.5% | #941 of 1,327 |
| 5Worcester County, MA | 34 | 136 | 4.0 | $2.2M | +3.7% | #1,018 of 1,327 |
| 6Berkshire County, MA | 32 | 15 | 2.6 | $3M | −1.2% | #1,055 of 1,327 |
| 7Bristol County, MA | 32 | 87 | 3.7 | $2.3M | +2.9% | #1,063 of 1,327 |
| 8Middlesex County, MA | 31 | 251 | 4.0 | $2.2M | +2.8% | #1,084 of 1,327 |
| 9Hampden County, MA | 30 | 60 | 3.3 | $2.4M | +0.2% | #1,099 of 1,327 |
| 10Norfolk County, MA | 30 | 112 | 4.0 | $2.2M | +2.2% | #1,101 of 1,327 |
| 11Essex County, MA | 25 | 140 | 4.5 | $2M | +2.3% | #1,184 of 1,327 |
Other business types in Essex County
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 care48
- Auto repair shops41
- Collision repair and body shops25
- Car washes and detailing53
- Tire shops69
- Oil change and quick lube64
- Gas stations64
- Insurance agencies48
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 Essex County, MA?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 140 collision repair and body shops in Essex County. 12 of them (9%) are chain locations. The listings count collision repair and auto body shops. Official counts show 136 businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in 2023, up 5.4% from 2019.
How much do households in Essex County, MA spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $274.7M a year, or $877 per household. That is 8% below the U.S. average (an index of 92, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 140 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 313,147 households in Essex County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Essex County, MA compare with the U.S. for collision repair and body shops?
Essex County has 4.5 collision repair and body shops per 10,000 households, 45% above the U.S. rate of 3.1. Spending per shop is $2M, 36% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the U.S. ratio of collision repair and body shops to household spending, Essex County would have about 89, against 140 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,303 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S. The official count rose 5.4% from 2019 to 2023, against −0.8% for the U.S.
How fast is Essex County, MA growing?
Population estimates put Essex County at 826,653 people in 2025, up 2.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 313,147 households. Median household income in Essex County is $101,883, 26% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 28.5%, 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. Essex County scores 25 for collision repair and body shops (lower middle), #1,184 of 1,327 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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