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Collision repair and body shops in Platte County, NE
How Platte 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 46 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #769 of 1,327 scored counties
#8 of 14 scored counties in Nebraska
- Listings
- 7
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 6
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $16.3M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,197 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.3M
- 24% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.1
- 65% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 35,649
- +3.9% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Platte County comes to about $16.3M a year: $1,197 per household, 25% above the U.S. average. That works out to $2.3M per shop, 24% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only collision repair and body shops.
Platte County has 7 collision repair and body shops on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 14% across the U.S. That comes to 5.1 for every 10,000 households, 65% above the U.S. rate of 3.1.
In 2023, official counts showed 6 businesses with payroll in Platte County classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair. That is one for every 2,276 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S.
Population estimates put the population change in Platte County from 2020 to 2025 at +3.9%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For collision repair and body shops, Platte County has a Groundwork market score of 46 (lower middle): #769 of 1,327 scored counties and #8 of 14 scored counties in Nebraska.
How Platte 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 | Platte County | Nebraska | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.1 | 4.1 | 3.1 |
| Spending per listing | $2.3M | $2.8M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment | 2,276 | 2,333 | 3,689 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −1.4% | −0.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.9% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,197 | $1,146 | $958 |
| Median household income | $71,552 | $76,475 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 46 | 36 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 8 → 6
- Employees, 2023
- 19
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $910K
- 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 Platte 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 Platte County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 35,649+3.9% since 2020
- Households
- 13,658
- Median age
- 37.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 72%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 675 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 51
- Median household income
- $71,552+14.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $91,157
- Median home value
- $223,900
- Jobs located here
- 20,463
- Daytime population
- 36,606Residents 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 |
Other business types in Platte 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 care40
- Auto repair shops44
- Collision repair and body shops46
- Car washes and detailing46
- Tire shops56
- Oil change and quick lube
- Gas stations56
- Insurance agencies28
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 Platte County, NE?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 7 collision repair and body shops in Platte County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count collision repair and auto body shops. Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in 2023.
How much do households in Platte County, NE spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $16.3M a year, or $1,197 per household. That is 25% above the U.S. average (an index of 125, 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. 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 13,658 households in Platte County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Platte County, NE compare with the U.S. for collision repair and body shops?
Platte County has 5.1 collision repair and body shops per 10,000 households, 65% above the U.S. rate of 3.1. Spending per shop is $2.3M, 24% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the U.S. ratio of collision repair and body shops to household spending, Platte County would have about 5, against 7 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,276 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S.
How fast is Platte County, NE growing?
Population estimates put Platte County at 35,649 people in 2025, up 3.9% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 13,658 households. Median household income in Platte County is $71,552, 11% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 14.8%, 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. Platte County scores 46 for collision repair and body shops (lower middle), #769 of 1,327 scored counties.
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