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Collision repair and body shops in Plymouth County, MA

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for collision repair and body shops in Plymouth County, MA, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 38 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #941 of 1,327 scored counties
#4 of 12 scored counties in Massachusetts

Listings
82
4 chain locations (5%)
Official establishments
98
0.0% since 2019
Household spending a year
$202.4M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $996 a household
Spending per listing
$2.5M
20% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
4.0
29% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
546,829
+3.5% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

At $996 per household (4% above the U.S. average), households in Plymouth County spend about $202.4M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. Spread across 82 collision repair and body shops, that is $2.5M per shop, 20% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only collision repair and body shops.

Plymouth County has 82 collision repair and body shops on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 4 are chain locations, or 5%, 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 98 businesses with payroll in Plymouth County classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair, unchanged from 2019. That is one for every 2,073 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 6 SBA-backed loans worth $1M have gone to businesses classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in Plymouth County.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Plymouth County grew 3.5%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). Plymouth County scores 38 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for collision repair and body shops, ranking #941 of 1,327 scored counties and #4 of 12 scored counties in Massachusetts.

How Plymouth 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.

Collision repair and body shops in Plymouth County, MA compared with Massachusetts and the U.S.
MeasurePlymouth CountyMassachusettsU.S.
Listings per 10k households4.03.73.1
Spending per listing$2.5M$2.2M$3.1M
Households per official establishment2,0732,7663,689
Official establishment growth, 2019–20230.0%−4.3%−0.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025+3.5%+2.4%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$996$841$958
Median household income$114,201$103,960$80,734
Groundwork market score3815

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
98 → 980.0% over the period
Employees, 2023
614
Annual payroll, 2023
$35.7M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
824 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
66The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
6
Amount
$1M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in Plymouth 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 Plymouth County

Population, 2025 estimate
546,829+3.5% since 2020
Households
203,141
Median age
43.6
Homes lived in by their owners
78%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
659 sq. mi.
People per square mile
813
Median household income
$114,201+27.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$151,137
Median home value
$556,000
Jobs located here
195,609
Daytime population
454,742Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Collision repair and body shops across Massachusetts

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The highest-scoring counties in Massachusetts for collision repair and body shops, numbered among those based in Massachusetts, with Plymouth County marked.

Top counties in Massachusetts

Counties in Massachusetts ranked for collision repair and body shops by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Hampshire County, MA53213.4$2.6M+10.4%#598 of 1,327
2Barnstable County, MA50343.2$2.9M+2.4%#656 of 1,327
3Franklin County, MA4682.5$3.4M−0.3%#748 of 1,327
4Plymouth County, MA38824.0$2.5M+3.5%#941 of 1,327
5Worcester County, MA341364.0$2.2M+3.7%#1,018 of 1,327
6Berkshire County, MA32152.6$3M−1.2%#1,055 of 1,327
7Bristol County, MA32873.7$2.3M+2.9%#1,063 of 1,327
8Middlesex County, MA312514.0$2.2M+2.8%#1,084 of 1,327
9Hampden County, MA30603.3$2.4M+0.2%#1,099 of 1,327
10Norfolk County, MA301124.0$2.2M+2.2%#1,101 of 1,327

Other business types in Plymouth County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many collision repair and body shops are in Plymouth County, MA?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 82 collision repair and body shops in Plymouth County. 4 of them (5%) are chain locations. The listings count collision repair and auto body shops. Official counts show 98 businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in 2023, unchanged from 2019.

How much do households in Plymouth County, MA spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?

About $202.4M a year, or $996 per household. That is 4% above the U.S. average (an index of 104, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 82 collision repair and body shops on map listings, it comes to $2.5M 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 203,141 households in Plymouth County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Plymouth County, MA compare with the U.S. for collision repair and body shops?

Plymouth County 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 $2.5M, 20% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the U.S. ratio of collision repair and body shops to household spending, Plymouth County would have about 66, against 82 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,073 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S. The official count held level from 2019 to 2023, against −0.8% for the U.S.

How fast is Plymouth County, MA growing?

Population estimates put Plymouth County at 546,829 people in 2025, up 3.5% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 203,141 households. Median household income in Plymouth County is $114,201, 41% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 27.6%, 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. Plymouth County scores 38 for collision repair and body shops (lower middle), #941 of 1,327 scored counties.

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