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Collision repair and body shops in the Manchester-Nashua, NH metro area
The collision repair and body shops in the Manchester-Nashua, NH metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 34 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #301 of 381 scored metro areas
The only scored metro area based in New Hampshire
- Listings
- 55
- 3 chain locations (5%)
- Official establishments
- 60
- −1.6% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $162.4M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $963 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3M
- 4% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.3
- 6% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 433,415
- +2.5% since 2020
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What this means
The Manchester-Nashua metro area scores 34 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for collision repair and body shops, ranking #301 of 381 scored metro areas and the only scored metro area based in New Hampshire. That puts it in the bottom quarter of metro areas.
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in the Manchester-Nashua metro area comes to about $162.4M a year: $963 per household, in line with the U.S. average. Spread across 55 collision repair and body shops, that is $3M per shop, 4% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only collision repair and body shops.
There are 55 collision repair and body shops on map listings in the Manchester-Nashua metro area as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 5% of them, against 14% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 3.3, 6% above the U.S. rate of 3.1.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in the Manchester-Nashua metro area was 60 in 2023, down 1.6% from 2019. That is one for every 2,812 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $75K have gone to businesses classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in the Manchester-Nashua metro area. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Manchester-Nashua metro area grew 2.5%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How the Manchester-Nashua metro 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 | Manchester-Nashua metro area | New Hampshire | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.3 | 3.1 | 3.1 |
| Spending per listing | $3M | $3.1M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment | 2,812 | 2,972 | 3,689 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −1.6% | −4.1% | −0.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.5% | +2.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $963 | $974 | $958 |
| Median household income | $103,545 | $99,031 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 34 | 40 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 60−1.6% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 355
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $22M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 553 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 53The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $75K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in the Manchester-Nashua metro 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 Manchester-Nashua metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 433,415+2.5% since 2020
- Households
- 168,740
- Median age
- 42.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 67%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 877 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 486
- Median household income
- $103,545+27.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $132,601
- Median home value
- $421,100
- Jobs located here
- 221,067
- Daytime population
- 417,173Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every New Hampshire market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in New Hampshire for collision repair and body shops, numbered among those based in New Hampshire (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Manchester-Nashua metro area marked.
Top metro areas in New Hampshire
| 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 |
Other business types in the Manchester-Nashua metro 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 shops26
- Collision repair and body shops34
- Car washes and detailing57
- Tire shops46
- Oil change and quick lube59
- Gas stations52
- Insurance agencies56
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 Manchester-Nashua, NH metro area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 55 collision repair and body shops in the Manchester-Nashua metro area. 3 of them (5%) are chain locations. The listings count collision repair and auto body shops. Official counts show 60 businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in 2023, down 1.6% from 2019.
How much do households in the Manchester-Nashua, NH metro area spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $162.4M a year, or $963 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 101, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 55 collision repair and body shops on map listings, it comes to $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 168,740 households in the Manchester-Nashua metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Manchester-Nashua, NH metro area compare with the U.S. for collision repair and body shops?
The Manchester-Nashua metro area has 3.3 collision repair and body shops per 10,000 households, 6% above the U.S. rate of 3.1. Spending per shop is $3M, 4% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the U.S. ratio of collision repair and body shops to household spending, the Manchester-Nashua metro area would have about 53, against 55 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,812 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S. The official count fell 1.6% from 2019 to 2023, against −0.8% for the U.S.
How fast is the Manchester-Nashua, NH metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Manchester-Nashua metro area at 433,415 people in 2025, up 2.5% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 168,740 households. Median household income in the Manchester-Nashua metro area is $103,545, 28% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 27.1%, 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. The Manchester-Nashua metro area scores 34 for collision repair and body shops (lower middle), #301 of 381 scored metro areas.
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