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Collision repair and body shops in Merrimack County, NH

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for collision repair and body shops in Merrimack County, NH, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 41 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #874 of 1,327 scored counties
#7 of 9 scored counties 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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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Merrimack County comes to about $61M a year: $1,002 per household, 5% above the U.S. average. That is about $2.5M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 18% 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 24 collision repair and body shops on map listings in Merrimack County as of September 2026. 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.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in Merrimack County was 23 in 2023, 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 Merrimack County.

Population estimates show Merrimack County grew 2.6% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Merrimack County scores 41 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for collision repair and body shops, ranking #874 of 1,327 scored counties and #7 of 9 scored counties in New Hampshire.

How Merrimack County 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.

Collision repair and body shops in Merrimack County, NH compared with New Hampshire and the U.S.
MeasureMerrimack CountyNew HampshireU.S.
Listings per 10k households3.93.13.1
Spending per listing$2.5M$3.1M$3.1M
Households per official establishment2,6482,9723,689
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 score4140

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
24 → 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 Merrimack 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 Merrimack County

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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Collision repair and body shops across New Hampshire

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The highest-scoring counties in New Hampshire for collision repair and body shops, numbered among those based in New Hampshire, with Merrimack County marked.

Top counties in New Hampshire

Counties in New Hampshire ranked for collision repair and body shops by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Grafton County, NH6971.9$4.7M+2.2%#230 of 1,327
2Strafford County, NH59142.7$3.5M+3.0%#450 of 1,327
3Belknap County, NH5872.7$3.6M+2.1%#478 of 1,327
4Rockingham County, NH51423.3$3.2M+3.0%#641 of 1,327
5Cheshire County, NH4882.6$3.6M+2.3%#690 of 1,327
6Hillsborough County, NH45553.3$3M+2.5%#776 of 1,327
7Merrimack County, NH41243.9$2.5M+2.6%#874 of 1,327
8Sullivan County, NH3084.8$1.9M+2.1%#1,107 of 1,327
9Coos County, NH1764.3$1.9M+0.4%#1,288 of 1,327

Other business types in Merrimack County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

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Questions

How many collision repair and body shops are in Merrimack County, NH?

As of September 2026, map listings count 24 collision repair and body shops in Merrimack County. 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 Merrimack County, NH 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. 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 60,901 households in Merrimack County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Merrimack County, NH compare with the U.S. for collision repair and body shops?

Merrimack County 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 U.S. ratio of collision repair and body shops to household spending, Merrimack County 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 Merrimack County, NH growing?

Population estimates put Merrimack County at 158,078 people in 2025, up 2.6% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 60,901 households. Median household income in Merrimack County is $97,004, 20% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 28.1%, 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. Merrimack County scores 41 for collision repair and body shops (lower middle), #874 of 1,327 scored counties.

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