Market rankings · New Hampshire
Collision repair and body shops in New Hampshire
Every metro area, small-town market and county in New Hampshire, ranked by the Groundwork market score for collision repair and body shops, with competitor counts and household spending for each.
- Listings
- 174
- 8 chain locations (5%)
- Official establishments
- 187
- −4.1% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $541.1M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.1
- In line with the U.S.
- Spending per listing
- $3.1M
- In line with the U.S.
- Rank among states
- #37 of 51
- Market score 40 · Lower middle
A site report maps the collision repair and body shops on map listings around any address in New Hampshire by name and distance, and the spending within reach.
Free10 actions over 3 days, no cardSurvey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure
What this means
New Hampshire has 174 collision repair and body shops on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 8 are chain locations, or 5%, against 14% across the U.S. That comes to 3.1 for every 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 3.1.
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in New Hampshire comes to about $541.1M a year: $974 per household, 2% above the U.S. average. That works out to $3.1M per shop, in line with the U.S. figure of $3.1M. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only collision repair and body shops.
In 2023, official counts showed 187 businesses with payroll in New Hampshire classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair, down 4.1% from 2019. That is one for every 2,972 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S. Across the U.S., the count fell 0.8% over the same years. Since fiscal 2022, 10 SBA-backed loans worth $1M have gone to businesses classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in New Hampshire.
Among the 50 states and DC, New Hampshire ranks #37 for collision repair and body shops, with a Groundwork market score of 40 (lower middle). Of the 2 scored metro areas in or partly in New Hampshire, the Manchester-Nashua metro area scores highest (34). Of the 4 scored small-town markets in or partly in New Hampshire, the Laconia area scores highest (66).
Every market in New Hampshire for collision repair and body shops
Download the ranking (CSV)Numbered by Groundwork market score among the markets based in New Hampshire, highest first; the U.S. rank compares each market with every other of its kind. A metro area that crosses a state line is listed in each state it reaches, and numbered only in the state its page is under. How the score works.
Metro areas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Manchester-Nashua, NH | 34 | 55 | 3.3 | $3M | +2.5% | #301 of 381 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | 17 | 734 | 3.8 | $2.2M | +2.3% | #366 of 381 |
Small-town markets
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Laconia, NH | 66 | 7 | 2.7 | $3.6M | +2.1% | #77 of 387 |
| 2Lebanon-Claremont, NH-VT | 63 | 23 | 2.5 | $3.6M | +1.5% | #99 of 387 |
| 3Keene, NH | 56 | 8 | 2.6 | $3.6M | +2.3% | #140 of 387 |
| 4Concord, NH | 48 | 24 | 3.9 | $2.5M | +2.6% | #208 of 387 |
Counties
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Grafton County, NH | 69 | 7 | 1.9 | $4.7M | +2.2% | #230 of 1,327 |
| 2Strafford County, NH | 59 | 14 | 2.7 | $3.5M | +3.0% | #450 of 1,327 |
| 3Belknap County, NH | 58 | 7 | 2.7 | $3.6M | +2.1% | #478 of 1,327 |
| 4Rockingham County, NH | 51 | 42 | 3.3 | $3.2M | +3.0% | #641 of 1,327 |
| 5Cheshire County, NH | 48 | 8 | 2.6 | $3.6M | +2.3% | #690 of 1,327 |
| 6Hillsborough County, NH | 45 | 55 | 3.3 | $3M | +2.5% | #776 of 1,327 |
| 7Merrimack County, NH | 41 | 24 | 3.9 | $2.5M | +2.6% | #874 of 1,327 |
| 8Sullivan County, NH | 30 | 8 | 4.8 | $1.9M | +2.1% | #1,107 of 1,327 |
| 9Coos County, NH | 17 | 6 | 4.3 | $1.9M | +0.4% | #1,288 of 1,327 |
| Carroll County, NH | Not scored | 3 | 1.4 | $7M | +5.0% |
Markets with fewer than 5 collision repair and body shops on map listings, and counties under 10,000 people, aren’t scored; they’re listed last in each table.
Questions
How many collision repair and body shops are in New Hampshire?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 174 collision repair and body shops in New Hampshire. 8 of them (5%) are chain locations. The listings count collision repair and auto body shops. Official counts show 187 businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in 2023, down 4.1% from 2019.
How much do households in New Hampshire spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $541.1M a year, or $974 per household. That is 2% above the U.S. average (an index of 102, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 174 collision repair and body shops on map listings, it comes to $3.1M 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 555,822 households in New Hampshire and national spending patterns by income.
How does New Hampshire compare with the U.S. for collision repair and body shops?
New Hampshire has 3.1 collision repair and body shops per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 3.1. Spending per shop is $3.1M, in line with the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the U.S. ratio of collision repair and body shops to household spending, New Hampshire would have about 176, against 174 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,972 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S. The official count fell 4.1% from 2019 to 2023, against −0.8% for the U.S.
Which market in New Hampshire has the highest market score for collision repair and body shops?
Among 2 scored metro areas in or partly in New Hampshire, the Manchester-Nashua metro area scores highest, at 34 (lower middle). Among 4 scored small-town markets in or partly in New Hampshire, the Laconia area scores highest, at 66 (upper middle). Among 9 scored counties in New Hampshire, Grafton County scores highest, at 69 (upper middle). Scores compare each market with others of its kind across the U.S.
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. New Hampshire scores 40 for collision repair and body shops (lower middle), #37 of the 50 states and DC.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
Run a Groundwork site report on an address in New Hampshire. 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.
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