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Collision repair and body shops in the Concord, NH area
How the Concord, NH area compares with other small-town markets and the U.S. for collision repair and body shops: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 48 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #208 of 387 scored small-town markets
#4 of 4 scored small-town markets based in New Hampshire
- Listings
- 24
- 2 chain locations (8%)
- Official establishments
- 23
- −4.2% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $61M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,002 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.5M
- 18% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.9
- 26% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 158,078
- +2.6% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 24 collision repair and body shops in the Concord area. Of those, 2 are chain locations, or 8%, against 14% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 3.9, 26% above the U.S. rate of 3.1.
At $1,002 per household (5% above the U.S. average), households in the Concord area spend about $61M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. Spread across 24 collision repair and body shops, that is $2.5M per shop, 18% 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.
In 2023, official counts showed 23 businesses with payroll in the Concord area classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair, down 4.2% from 2019. That is one for every 2,648 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $446K have gone to businesses classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in the Concord area.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Concord area grew 2.6%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For collision repair and body shops, the Concord area has a Groundwork market score of 48 (lower middle): #208 of 387 scored small-town markets and #4 of 4 scored small-town markets based in New Hampshire.
How the Concord area compares
The same measures for New Hampshire 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 | Concord area | New Hampshire | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.9 | 3.1 | 3.1 |
| Spending per listing | $2.5M | $3.1M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment | 2,648 | 2,972 | 3,689 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −4.2% | −4.1% | −0.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.6% | +2.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,002 | $974 | $958 |
| Median household income | $97,004 | $99,031 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 48 | 40 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 23−4.2% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 113
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $8.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 242 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 20The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $446K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in the Concord area, 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 the Concord area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 158,078+2.6% since 2020
- Households
- 60,901
- Median age
- 43.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 73%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 933 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 167
- Median household income
- $97,004+28.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $123,673
- Median home value
- $367,600
- Jobs located here
- 83,058
- Daytime population
- 159,180Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top small-town markets in New Hampshire
| 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 |
Other business types in the Concord area
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 care35
- Auto repair shops31
- Collision repair and body shops48
- Car washes and detailing60
- Tire shops77
- Oil change and quick lube
- Gas stations61
- Insurance agencies49
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 the Concord, NH area?
There are 24 collision repair and body shops on map listings in the Concord area as of September 2026. 2 of them (8%) are chain locations. The listings count collision repair and auto body shops. Official counts show 23 businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in 2023, down 4.2% from 2019.
How much do households in the Concord, NH area spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $61M a year, or $1,002 per household. That is 5% above the U.S. average (an index of 105, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 24 collision repair and body shops on map listings, it comes to $2.5M 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 60,901 households in the Concord area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Concord, NH area compare with the U.S. for collision repair and body shops?
The Concord area has 3.9 collision repair and body shops per 10,000 households, 26% above the U.S. rate of 3.1. Spending per shop is $2.5M, 18% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the national ratio of collision repair and body shops to household spending, the Concord area would have about 20, against 24 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,648 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S. The official count fell 4.2% from 2019 to 2023, against −0.8% for the U.S.
How fast is the Concord, NH area growing?
Population estimates put the Concord area at 158,078 people in 2025, up 2.6% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 60,901 households. The median household income in the Concord area is $97,004 a year, 20% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 28.1% 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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. The Concord area scores 48 for collision repair and body shops (lower middle), #208 of 387 scored small-town markets.
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