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Collision repair and body shops in Suffolk County, MA
How Suffolk County, MA 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 25 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,190 of 1,327 scored counties
#12 of 12 scored counties in Massachusetts
- Listings
- 93
- 6 chain locations (6%)
- Official establishments
- 83
- −14.4% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $170.9M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $522 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.8M
- 40% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.8
- 10% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 791,891
- +0.1% since 2020
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What this means
For collision repair and body shops, Suffolk County has a Groundwork market score of 25 (lower middle): #1,190 of 1,327 scored counties and #12 of 12 scored counties in Massachusetts. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Households in Suffolk County spend about $170.9M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $522 per household, 45% below the U.S. average. Spread across 93 collision repair and body shops, that is $1.8M 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 93 collision repair and body shops on map listings in Suffolk County as of September 2026. 6 of them (6%) are chain locations, against 14% across the U.S. That comes to 2.8 for every 10,000 households, 10% below the U.S. rate of 3.1.
Official counts show 83 businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in Suffolk County in 2023, down 14.4% from 2019. That is one for every 3,942 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 6 SBA-backed loans worth $3.2M have gone to businesses classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in Suffolk County. Population estimates put the population change in Suffolk County from 2020 to 2025 at +0.1%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Suffolk 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 | Suffolk County | Massachusetts | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.8 | 3.7 | 3.1 |
| Spending per listing | $1.8M | $2.2M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment | 3,942 | 2,766 | 3,689 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −14.4% | −4.3% | −0.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.1% | +2.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $522 | $841 | $958 |
| Median household income | $95,631 | $103,960 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 25 | 15 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 97 → 83−14.4% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 603
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $40.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 936 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 56The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 6
- Amount
- $3.2M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in Suffolk 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 Suffolk County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 791,891+0.1% since 2020
- Households
- 327,167
- Median age
- 36.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 36%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.0
- Land area
- 58 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 13,478
- Median household income
- $95,631+37.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $139,221
- Median home value
- $705,800
- Jobs located here
- 748,596
- Daytime population
- 1,129,553Residents 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 Suffolk 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 |
| 12Suffolk County, MA | 25 | 93 | 2.8 | $1.8M | +0.1% | #1,190 of 1,327 |
Other business types in Suffolk 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 care60
- Auto repair shops52
- Collision repair and body shops25
- Car washes and detailing61
- Tire shops64
- Oil change and quick lube61
- Gas stations63
- Insurance agencies33
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 Suffolk County, MA?
As of September 2026, map listings count 93 collision repair and body shops in Suffolk County. 6 of them (6%) are chain locations. The listings count collision repair and auto body shops. Official counts show 83 businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in 2023, down 14.4% from 2019.
How much do households in Suffolk County, MA spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $170.9M a year, or $522 per household. That is 45% below the U.S. average (an index of 55, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 93 collision repair and body shops on map listings, it comes to $1.8M 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 327,167 households in Suffolk County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Suffolk County, MA compare with the U.S. for collision repair and body shops?
Suffolk County has 2.8 collision repair and body shops per 10,000 households, 10% below the U.S. rate of 3.1. Spending per shop is $1.8M, 40% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the U.S. ratio of collision repair and body shops to household spending, Suffolk County would have about 56, against 93 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,942 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S. The official count fell 14.4% from 2019 to 2023, against −0.8% for the U.S.
How fast is Suffolk County, MA growing?
Population estimates put Suffolk County at 791,891 people in 2025, up 0.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 327,167 households. Median household income in Suffolk County is $95,631, 18% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 37.3%, 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. Suffolk County scores 25 for collision repair and body shops (lower middle), #1,190 of 1,327 scored counties.
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