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Collision repair and body shops in Hancock County, MS
The collision repair and body shops in Hancock County, MS, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 57 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #508 of 1,327 scored counties
#5 of 21 scored counties in Mississippi
- Listings
- 6
- 1 chain location (17%)
- Official establishments
- 4
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $18.8M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $930 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.1M
- 2% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.0
- 3% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 46,873
- +1.6% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 6 collision repair and body shops in Hancock County. One of them (17%) is a chain location, against 14% across the U.S. That is 3.0 per 10,000 households, 3% below the U.S. rate of 3.1.
At $930 per household (3% below the U.S. average), households in Hancock County spend about $18.8M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That works out to $3.1M per shop, 2% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. That spending covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, which collision repair and body shops share with other businesses in the trade.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in Hancock County was 4 in 2023. That is one for every 5,059 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Hancock County grew 1.6%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Hancock County scores 57 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for collision repair and body shops, ranking #508 of 1,327 scored counties and #5 of 21 scored counties in Mississippi.
How Hancock 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.
| Measure | Hancock County | Mississippi | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.0 | 2.8 | 3.1 |
| Spending per listing | $3.1M | $3.2M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment | 5,059 | 3,780 | 3,689 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −2.9% | −0.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.6% | −0.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $930 | $890 | $958 |
| Median household income | $67,708 | $56,447 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 57 | 40 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 3 → 4
- Employees, 2023
- 10
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $423K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 61 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 6The 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 Hancock 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 Hancock County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 46,873+1.6% since 2020
- Households
- 20,237
- Median age
- 45.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 79%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 474 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 97
- Median household income
- $67,708+40.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $94,339
- Median home value
- $224,200
- Jobs located here
- 13,768
- Daytime population
- 41,525Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Mississippi
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1DeSoto County, MS | 74 | 19 | 2.7 | $3.9M | +6.3% | #142 of 1,327 |
| 2Madison County, MS | 67 | 9 | 2.0 | $4.7M | +6.5% | #269 of 1,327 |
| 3Lamar County, MS | 65 | 7 | 2.8 | $3.4M | +4.7% | #323 of 1,327 |
| 4Jackson County, MS | 58 | 15 | 2.6 | $3.5M | +3.0% | #481 of 1,327 |
| 5Hancock County, MS | 57 | 6 | 3.0 | $3.1M | +1.6% | #508 of 1,327 |
| 6Lee County, MS | 56 | 7 | 2.1 | $4.2M | +0.5% | #512 of 1,327 |
| 7Forrest County, MS | 56 | 8 | 2.7 | $3.2M | +1.1% | #520 of 1,327 |
| 8Rankin County, MS | 55 | 18 | 3.0 | $3.3M | +3.2% | #544 of 1,327 |
| 9Harrison County, MS | 46 | 25 | 3.0 | $2.8M | +4.0% | #755 of 1,327 |
| 10Lafayette County, MS | 42 | 8 | 4.2 | $2.2M | +6.6% | #858 of 1,327 |
Other business types in Hancock 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 care70
- Auto repair shops69
- Collision repair and body shops57
- Car washes and detailing47
- Tire shops51
- Oil change and quick lube
- Gas stations64
- Insurance agencies62
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 Hancock County, MS?
Hancock County has 6 collision repair and body shops on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (17%) is a chain location. The listings count collision repair and auto body shops. Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in 2023.
How much do households in Hancock County, MS spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $18.8M a year, or $930 per household. That is 3% below the U.S. average (an index of 97, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 6 collision repair and body shops on map listings, it comes to $3.1M per shop. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only collision repair and body shops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 20,237 households in Hancock County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Hancock County, MS compare with the U.S. for collision repair and body shops?
Hancock County has 3.0 collision repair and body shops per 10,000 households, 3% below the U.S. rate of 3.1. Spending per shop is $3.1M, 2% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of collision repair and body shops to household spending. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 5,059 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S.
How fast is Hancock County, MS growing?
Population estimates put Hancock County at 46,873 people in 2025, up 1.6% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 20,237 households. The median household income in Hancock County is $67,708 a year, 16% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 40.7% from the 2015–2019 survey, 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. Hancock County scores 57 for collision repair and body shops (upper middle), #508 of 1,327 scored counties.
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