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Collision repair and body shops in Marion County, MS

The collision repair and body shops in Marion County, MS, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 2.

Listings
2
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
4
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$7.8M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $856 a household
Spending per listing
$3.9M
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
2.2
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
24,001
−1.5% 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

Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Marion County comes to about $7.8M a year: $856 per household, 11% below the U.S. average. That works out to $3.9M per shop. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only collision repair and body shops.

Marion County has 2 collision repair and body shops on map listings as of September 2026. That is 2.2 per 10,000 households.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in Marion County was 4 in 2023. That is one for every 2,281 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S.

Population estimates show Marion County declined 1.5% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 2 collision repair and body shops on map listings, Marion County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Marion 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 Marion County, MS compared with Mississippi and the U.S.
MeasureMarion CountyMississippiU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.22.83.1
Spending per listing$3.9M$3.2M$3.1M
Households per official establishment2,2813,7803,689
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−2.9%−0.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.5%−0.1%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$856$890$958
Median household income$45,110$56,447$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored40

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
3 → 4
Employees, 2023
22
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.1M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
20 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
3The 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 Marion 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 Marion County

Population, 2025 estimate
24,001−1.5% since 2020
Households
9,122
Median age
40.9
Homes lived in by their owners
77%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
542 sq. mi.
People per square mile
45
Median household income
$45,110+40.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$65,099
Median home value
$122,800
Jobs located here
8,594
Daytime population
24,296Residents 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 Marion 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
Marion County, MSNot scored22.2$3.9M−1.5%

Other business types in Marion 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 Marion County, MS?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 2 collision repair and body shops in Marion County. 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 Marion County, MS spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?

About $7.8M a year, or $856 per household. That is 11% below the U.S. average (an index of 89, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 2 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 9,122 households in Marion County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Marion County has 2 collision repair and body shops on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. At the U.S. ratio of collision repair and body shops to household spending, Marion County would have about 3, against 2 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,281 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S.

How fast is Marion County, MS growing?

Population estimates put Marion County at 24,001 people in 2025, down 1.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 9,122 households. Median household income in Marion County is $45,110, 44% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 40.6%, 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. Marion County has no market score for collision repair and body shops: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 2.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Marion County. It maps the collision repair and body shops on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.

How the score works · Top markets for collision repair and body shops · All 56 business types in Marion County

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