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Collision repair and body shops in the Lebanon-Claremont, NH-VT area
The collision repair and body shops in the Lebanon-Claremont, NH-VT area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other small-town markets.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 63 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #99 of 387 scored small-town markets
#2 of 4 scored small-town markets based in New Hampshire
- Listings
- 23
- 1 chain location (4%)
- Official establishments
- 22
- 0.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $83M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $904 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.6M
- 17% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.5
- 19% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 224,500
- +1.5% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in the Lebanon-Claremont area comes to about $83M a year: $904 per household, 6% below the U.S. average. That is about $3.6M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 17% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only collision repair and body shops.
The Lebanon-Claremont area has 23 collision repair and body shops on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (4%) is a chain location, against 14% across the U.S. That comes to 2.5 for every 10,000 households, 19% below the U.S. rate of 3.1.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in the Lebanon-Claremont area was 22 in 2023, unchanged from 2019. That is one for every 4,171 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Lebanon-Claremont area grew 1.5%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For collision repair and body shops, the Lebanon-Claremont area has a Groundwork market score of 63 (upper middle): #99 of 387 scored small-town markets and #2 of 4 scored small-town markets based in New Hampshire.
How the Lebanon-Claremont 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 | Lebanon-Claremont area | New Hampshire | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.5 | 3.1 | 3.1 |
| Spending per listing | $3.6M | $3.1M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment | 4,171 | 2,972 | 3,689 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | 0.0% | −4.1% | −0.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.5% | +2.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $904 | $974 | $958 |
| Median household income | $83,269 | $99,031 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 63 | 40 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 220.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 134
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $7.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 231 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 27The 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 the Lebanon-Claremont 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 Lebanon-Claremont area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 224,500+1.5% since 2020
- Households
- 91,760
- Median age
- 46.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 75%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 3,903 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 57
- Median household income
- $83,269
- Average household income
- $114,219
- Median home value
- $301,900
- Jobs located here
- 102,545
- Daytime population
- 223,569Residents 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 Lebanon-Claremont 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 care34
- Auto repair shops29
- Collision repair and body shops63
- Car washes and detailing66
- Tire shops54
- Oil change and quick lube
- Gas stations35
- Insurance agencies61
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 Lebanon-Claremont, NH-VT area?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 23 collision repair and body shops in the Lebanon-Claremont area. One of them (4%) is a chain location. The listings count collision repair and auto body shops. Official counts show 22 businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in 2023, unchanged from 2019.
How much do households in the Lebanon-Claremont, NH-VT area spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $83M a year, or $904 per household. That is 6% below the U.S. average (an index of 94, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 23 collision repair and body shops on map listings, it comes to $3.6M 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 91,760 households in the Lebanon-Claremont area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Lebanon-Claremont, NH-VT area compare with the U.S. for collision repair and body shops?
The Lebanon-Claremont area has 2.5 collision repair and body shops per 10,000 households, 19% below the U.S. rate of 3.1. Spending per shop is $3.6M, 17% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the U.S. ratio of collision repair and body shops to household spending, the Lebanon-Claremont area would have about 27, against 23 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,171 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S. The official count held level from 2019 to 2023, against −0.8% for the U.S.
How fast is the Lebanon-Claremont, NH-VT area growing?
Population estimates put the Lebanon-Claremont area at 224,500 people in 2025, up 1.5% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 91,760 households. Median household income in the Lebanon-Claremont area is $83,269, 3% above the U.S. median of $80,734.
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 Lebanon-Claremont area scores 63 for collision repair and body shops (upper middle), #99 of 387 scored small-town markets.
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