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Collision repair and body shops in Holt County, NE
How Holt County, NE 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 25 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,195 of 1,327 scored counties
#14 of 14 scored counties in Nebraska
- Listings
- 5
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 7
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $5.5M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,347 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.1M
- 65% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 12.3
- 4 times the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 10,067
- −0.3% since 2020
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What this means
For collision repair and body shops, Holt County has a Groundwork market score of 25 (lower middle): #1,195 of 1,327 scored counties and #14 of 14 scored counties in Nebraska. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 5 collision repair and body shops in Holt County. None of them are chain locations, against 14% across the U.S. That is 12.3 per 10,000 households, 4 times the U.S. rate of 3.1.
Households in Holt County spend about $5.5M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $1,347 per household, 41% above the U.S. average. That is about $1.1M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 65% 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 Holt County was 7 in 2023. That is one for every 579 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S. Population estimates show Holt County declined 0.3% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Holt County compares
The same measures for Nebraska 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 | Holt County | Nebraska | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 12.3 | 4.1 | 3.1 |
| Spending per listing | $1.1M | $2.8M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment | 579 | 2,333 | 3,689 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −1.4% | −0.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.3% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,347 | $1,146 | $958 |
| Median household income | $68,513 | $76,475 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 25 | 36 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 7 → 7
- Employees, 2023
- 25
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $960K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 50 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 2The 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 Holt 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 Holt County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 10,067−0.3% since 2020
- Households
- 4,050
- Median age
- 42.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 72%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.4
- Land area
- 2,412 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 4
- Median household income
- $68,513+13.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $95,600
- Median home value
- $165,100
- Jobs located here
- 4,132
- Daytime population
- 11,812Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Nebraska
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Sarpy County, NE | 69 | 25 | 3.4 | $3.6M | +9.0% | #243 of 1,327 |
| 2Hall County, NE | 67 | 8 | 3.3 | $3.4M | +1.4% | #286 of 1,327 |
| 3Lincoln County, NE | 61 | 5 | 3.4 | $3.5M | −3.6% | #415 of 1,327 |
| 4Lancaster County, NE | 55 | 42 | 3.1 | $3.4M | +3.4% | #542 of 1,327 |
| 5Douglas County, NE | 54 | 81 | 3.4 | $3M | +3.6% | #571 of 1,327 |
| 6Washington County, NE | 51 | 5 | 5.9 | $2.3M | +1.8% | #646 of 1,327 |
| 7Adams County, NE | 47 | 6 | 4.6 | $2.6M | −0.3% | #730 of 1,327 |
| 8Platte County, NE | 46 | 7 | 5.1 | $2.3M | +3.9% | #769 of 1,327 |
| 9Scotts Bluff County, NE | 41 | 5 | 3.3 | $3.3M | −1.3% | #866 of 1,327 |
| 10Buffalo County, NE | 40 | 10 | 5.0 | $2.4M | +1.9% | #905 of 1,327 |
| 14Holt County, NE | 25 | 5 | 12.3 | $1.1M | −0.3% | #1,195 of 1,327 |
Other business types in Holt 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 care27
- Auto repair shops29
- Collision repair and body shops25
- Car washes and detailing
- Tire shops28
- Oil change and quick lube
- Gas stations34
- Insurance agencies17
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 Holt County, NE?
There are 5 collision repair and body shops on map listings in Holt County as of September 2026. 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 Holt County, NE spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $5.5M a year, or $1,347 per household. That is 41% above the U.S. average (an index of 141, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 collision repair and body shops on map listings, it comes to $1.1M 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 4,050 households in Holt County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Holt County, NE compare with the U.S. for collision repair and body shops?
Holt County has 12.3 collision repair and body shops per 10,000 households, 4 times the U.S. rate of 3.1. Spending per shop is $1.1M, 65% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the national ratio of collision repair and body shops to household spending, Holt County would have about 2, against 5 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 579 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S.
How fast is Holt County, NE growing?
Population estimates put Holt County at 10,067 people in 2025, down 0.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 4,050 households. The median household income in Holt County is $68,513 a year, 15% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 13.5% 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. Holt County scores 25 for collision repair and body shops (lower middle), #1,195 of 1,327 scored counties.
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