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Collision repair and body shops in Jefferson County, MT

The collision repair and body shops in Jefferson County, MT, 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 1.

Listings
1
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$7.6M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,519 a household
Spending per listing
$7.6M
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
2.0
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
13,329
+9.8% 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 Jefferson County spend about $7.6M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $1,519 per household, 59% above the U.S. average. That works out to $7.6M per shop. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only collision repair and body shops.

Jefferson County has 1 collision repair or body shop on map listings as of September 2026. That is 2.0 per 10,000 households.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for automotive body, paint and interior repair in Jefferson County, since they leave out counts under 3.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Jefferson County grew 9.8%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 1 collision repair or body shop on map listings, Jefferson County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Jefferson County compares

The same measures for Montana 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 Jefferson County, MT compared with Montana and the U.S.
MeasureJefferson CountyMontanaU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.04.13.1
Spending per listing$7.6M$2.8M$3.1M
Households per official establishmentn/a2,5633,689
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−4.8%−0.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025+9.8%+5.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$1,519$1,157$958
Median household income$95,490$72,509$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored43

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
n/a
Employees, 2023
n/a
Annual payroll, 2023
n/a
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
10 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 Jefferson 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 Jefferson County

Population, 2025 estimate
13,329+9.8% since 2020
Households
4,996
Median age
45.7
Homes lived in by their owners
84%
Vehicles per household
2.6
Land area
1,657 sq. mi.
People per square mile
8
Median household income
$95,490+37.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$123,428
Median home value
$446,900
Jobs located here
2,743
Daytime population
10,190Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Collision repair and body shops across Montana

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

Top counties in Montana

Counties in Montana ranked for collision repair and body shops by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Ravalli County, MT6573.8$3.3M+9.4%#325 of 1,327
2Gallatin County, MT63203.9$3.1M+7.7%#376 of 1,327
3Missoula County, MT59173.2$3.3M+4.4%#453 of 1,327
4Lewis and Clark County, MT58144.5$2.5M+5.8%#496 of 1,327
5Yellowstone County, MT54294.1$2.7M+4.5%#579 of 1,327
6Flathead County, MT42286.3$1.8M+10.1%#863 of 1,327
7Silver Bow County, MT4174.5$2.3M+2.6%#884 of 1,327
8Cascade County, MT31215.9$1.8M+0.7%#1,088 of 1,327
Jefferson County, MTNot scored12.0$7.6M+9.8%

Other business types in Jefferson 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 Jefferson County, MT?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 1 collision repair or body shop in Jefferson County. The listings count collision repair and auto body shops. No official count is published for automotive body, paint and interior repair in Jefferson County: counts under 3 are left out.

How much do households in Jefferson County, MT spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?

About $7.6M a year, or $1,519 per household. That is 59% above the U.S. average (an index of 159, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1 collision repair or body shop on map listings, it comes to $7.6M 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 4,996 households in Jefferson County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Jefferson County has 1 collision repair or body shop 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, Jefferson County would have about 3, against 1 on map listings.

How fast is Jefferson County, MT growing?

Population estimates put Jefferson County at 13,329 people in 2025, up 9.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 4,996 households. Median household income in Jefferson County is $95,490, 18% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 37.1%, 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. Jefferson County has no market score for collision repair and body shops: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 1.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Jefferson 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 Jefferson County

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