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Collision repair and body shops in Ravalli County, MT
How Ravalli County, MT 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 65 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #325 of 1,327 scored counties
#1 of 8 scored counties in Montana
- Listings
- 7
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 7
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $23.2M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,241 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.3M
- 7% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.8
- 23% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 48,582
- +9.4% since 2020
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What this means
At $1,241 per household (30% above the U.S. average), households in Ravalli County spend about $23.2M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That is about $3.3M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 7% above 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 7 collision repair and body shops on map listings in Ravalli County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 14% across the U.S. That comes to 3.8 for every 10,000 households, 23% above the U.S. rate of 3.1.
In 2023, official counts showed 7 businesses with payroll in Ravalli County classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair. That is one for every 2,666 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S.
Population estimates put the population change in Ravalli County from 2020 to 2025 at +9.4%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For collision repair and body shops, Ravalli County has a Groundwork market score of 65 (upper middle): #325 of 1,327 scored counties and #1 of 8 scored counties in Montana. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Ravalli 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.
| Measure | Ravalli County | Montana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.8 | 4.1 | 3.1 |
| Spending per listing | $3.3M | $2.8M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment | 2,666 | 2,563 | 3,689 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −4.8% | −0.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +9.4% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,241 | $1,157 | $958 |
| Median household income | $71,283 | $72,509 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 65 | 43 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 7 → 7
- Employees, 2023
- 32
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 70 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 8The 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 Ravalli 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 Ravalli County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 48,582+9.4% since 2020
- Households
- 18,661
- Median age
- 48.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 79%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.3
- Land area
- 2,391 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 20
- Median household income
- $71,283+34.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $93,389
- Median home value
- $476,600
- Jobs located here
- 14,115
- Daytime population
- 42,116Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Montana
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Ravalli County, MT | 65 | 7 | 3.8 | $3.3M | +9.4% | #325 of 1,327 |
| 2Gallatin County, MT | 63 | 20 | 3.9 | $3.1M | +7.7% | #376 of 1,327 |
| 3Missoula County, MT | 59 | 17 | 3.2 | $3.3M | +4.4% | #453 of 1,327 |
| 4Lewis and Clark County, MT | 58 | 14 | 4.5 | $2.5M | +5.8% | #496 of 1,327 |
| 5Yellowstone County, MT | 54 | 29 | 4.1 | $2.7M | +4.5% | #579 of 1,327 |
| 6Flathead County, MT | 42 | 28 | 6.3 | $1.8M | +10.1% | #863 of 1,327 |
| 7Silver Bow County, MT | 41 | 7 | 4.5 | $2.3M | +2.6% | #884 of 1,327 |
| 8Cascade County, MT | 31 | 21 | 5.9 | $1.8M | +0.7% | #1,088 of 1,327 |
Other business types in Ravalli 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 shops55
- Collision repair and body shops65
- Car washes and detailing
- Tire shops75
- Oil change and quick lube
- Gas stations85
- Insurance agencies65
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 Ravalli County, MT?
As of September 2026, map listings count 7 collision repair and body shops in Ravalli County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count collision repair and auto body shops. Official counts show 7 businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in 2023.
How much do households in Ravalli County, MT spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $23.2M a year, or $1,241 per household. That is 30% above the U.S. average (an index of 130, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 7 collision repair and body shops on map listings, it comes to $3.3M 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 18,661 households in Ravalli County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Ravalli County, MT compare with the U.S. for collision repair and body shops?
Ravalli County has 3.8 collision repair and body shops per 10,000 households, 23% above the U.S. rate of 3.1. Spending per shop is $3.3M, 7% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the U.S. ratio of collision repair and body shops to household spending, Ravalli County would have about 8, against 7 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,666 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S.
How fast is Ravalli County, MT growing?
Population estimates put Ravalli County at 48,582 people in 2025, up 9.4% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 18,661 households. Median household income in Ravalli County is $71,283, 12% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 34.4%, 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. Ravalli County scores 65 for collision repair and body shops (upper middle), #325 of 1,327 scored counties.
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