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Collision repair and body shops in DeSoto County, MS

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 74 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #142 of 1,327 scored counties
#1 of 21 scored counties in Mississippi

Listings
19
6 chain locations (32%)
Official establishments
15
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$73.5M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,035 a household
Spending per listing
$3.9M
25% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
2.7
13% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
197,918
+6.3% 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

Households in DeSoto County spend about $73.5M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $1,035 per household, 8% above the U.S. average. That works out to $3.9M per shop, 25% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only collision repair and body shops.

DeSoto County has 19 collision repair and body shops on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 32% of them, against 14% across the U.S. That is 2.7 per 10,000 households, 13% below the U.S. rate of 3.1.

Official counts show 15 businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in DeSoto County in 2023. That is one for every 4,732 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $500K have gone to businesses classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in DeSoto County.

Population estimates put the population change in DeSoto County from 2020 to 2025 at +6.3%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for collision repair and body shops in DeSoto County is 74 (upper middle), #142 of 1,327 scored counties and #1 of 21 scored counties in Mississippi. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How DeSoto County compares

The same measures for Mississippi 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 DeSoto County, MS compared with Mississippi and the U.S.
MeasureDeSoto CountyMississippiU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.72.83.1
Spending per listing$3.9M$3.2M$3.1M
Households per official establishment4,7323,7803,689
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−2.9%−0.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025+6.3%−0.1%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$1,035$890$958
Median household income$85,297$56,447$80,734
Groundwork market score7440

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
15 → 15
Employees, 2023
101
Annual payroll, 2023
$7.5M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
196 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
24The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
2
Amount
$500K

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

Population, 2025 estimate
197,918+6.3% since 2020
Households
70,986
Median age
37.7
Homes lived in by their owners
78%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
476 sq. mi.
People per square mile
402
Median household income
$85,297+27.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$101,760
Median home value
$269,600
Jobs located here
80,765
Daytime population
177,794Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Collision repair and body shops across Mississippi

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

Top counties in Mississippi

Counties in Mississippi ranked for collision repair and body shops by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1DeSoto County, MS74192.7$3.9M+6.3%#142 of 1,327
2Madison County, MS6792.0$4.7M+6.5%#269 of 1,327
3Lamar County, MS6572.8$3.4M+4.7%#323 of 1,327
4Jackson County, MS58152.6$3.5M+3.0%#481 of 1,327
5Hancock County, MS5763.0$3.1M+1.6%#508 of 1,327
6Lee County, MS5672.1$4.2M+0.5%#512 of 1,327
7Forrest County, MS5682.7$3.2M+1.1%#520 of 1,327
8Rankin County, MS55183.0$3.3M+3.2%#544 of 1,327
9Harrison County, MS46253.0$2.8M+4.0%#755 of 1,327
10Lafayette County, MS4284.2$2.2M+6.6%#858 of 1,327

Other business types in DeSoto County

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

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Questions

How many collision repair and body shops are in DeSoto County, MS?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 19 collision repair and body shops in DeSoto County. 6 of them (32%) are chain locations. The listings count collision repair and auto body shops. Official counts show 15 businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in 2023.

How much do households in DeSoto County, MS spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?

About $73.5M a year, or $1,035 per household. That is 8% above the U.S. average (an index of 108, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 19 collision repair and body shops on map listings, it comes to $3.9M 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 70,986 households in DeSoto County and national spending patterns by income.

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

DeSoto County has 2.7 collision repair and body shops per 10,000 households, 13% below the U.S. rate of 3.1. Spending per shop is $3.9M, 25% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the U.S. ratio of collision repair and body shops to household spending, DeSoto County would have about 24, against 19 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,732 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S.

How fast is DeSoto County, MS growing?

Population estimates put DeSoto County at 197,918 people in 2025, up 6.3% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 70,986 households. Median household income in DeSoto County is $85,297, 6% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 27.2%, 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. DeSoto County scores 74 for collision repair and body shops (upper middle), #142 of 1,327 scored counties.

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