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Collision repair and body shops in Silver Bow County, MT
How Silver Bow 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 41 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #884 of 1,327 scored counties
#7 of 8 scored counties in Montana
- Listings
- 7
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 5
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $15.8M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,026 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.3M
- 27% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.5
- 45% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 36,118
- +2.6% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 7 collision repair and body shops in Silver Bow County. None of them are chain locations, against 14% across the U.S. That comes to 4.5 for every 10,000 households, 45% above the U.S. rate of 3.1.
Households in Silver Bow County spend about $15.8M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $1,026 per household, 7% above the U.S. average. That works out to $2.3M per shop, 27% below 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 Silver Bow County was 5 in 2023. That is one for every 3,084 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S.
Population estimates put the population change in Silver Bow County from 2020 to 2025 at +2.6%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for collision repair and body shops in Silver Bow County is 41 (lower middle), #884 of 1,327 scored counties and #7 of 8 scored counties in Montana.
How Silver Bow 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 | Silver Bow County | Montana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.5 | 4.1 | 3.1 |
| Spending per listing | $2.3M | $2.8M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment | 3,084 | 2,563 | 3,689 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −4.8% | −0.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.6% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,026 | $1,157 | $958 |
| Median household income | $61,754 | $72,509 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 41 | 43 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 5 → 5
- Employees, 2023
- 54
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.8M
- 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
- 5The 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 Silver Bow 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 Silver Bow County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 36,118+2.6% since 2020
- Households
- 15,419
- Median age
- 40.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 718 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 50
- Median household income
- $61,754+35.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $80,950
- Median home value
- $255,200
- Jobs located here
- 17,312
- Daytime population
- 35,343Residents 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 Silver Bow 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 care52
- Auto repair shops52
- Collision repair and body shops41
- Car washes and detailing62
- Tire shops62
- Oil change and quick lube
- Gas stations46
- Insurance agencies43
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 Silver Bow County, MT?
Silver Bow County has 7 collision repair and body shops on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count collision repair and auto body shops. Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in 2023.
How much do households in Silver Bow County, MT spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $15.8M a year, or $1,026 per household. That is 7% above the U.S. average (an index of 107, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 7 collision repair and body shops on map listings, it comes to $2.3M 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 15,419 households in Silver Bow County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Silver Bow County, MT compare with the U.S. for collision repair and body shops?
Silver Bow County has 4.5 collision repair and body shops per 10,000 households, 45% above the U.S. rate of 3.1. Spending per shop is $2.3M, 27% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the national ratio of collision repair and body shops to household spending, Silver Bow County would have about 5, against 7 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,084 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S.
How fast is Silver Bow County, MT growing?
Population estimates put Silver Bow County at 36,118 people in 2025, up 2.6% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 15,419 households. The median household income in Silver Bow County is $61,754 a year, 24% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 35.1% 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. Silver Bow County scores 41 for collision repair and body shops (lower middle), #884 of 1,327 scored counties.
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