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Collision repair and body shops in Rockingham County, NH
How Rockingham County, NH compares with other counties and the U.S. for collision repair and body shops: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 51 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #641 of 1,327 scored counties
#4 of 9 scored counties in New Hampshire
- Listings
- 42
- 2 chain locations (5%)
- Official establishments
- 47
- −2.1% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $133.7M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,048 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.2M
- 3% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.3
- 6% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 324,077
- +3.0% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Rockingham County comes to about $133.7M a year: $1,048 per household, 9% above the U.S. average. Spread across 42 collision repair and body shops, that is $3.2M per shop, 3% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only collision repair and body shops.
Rockingham County has 42 collision repair and body shops on map listings as of September 2026. 2 of them (5%) are chain locations, against 14% across the U.S. That is 3.3 per 10,000 households, 6% above the U.S. rate of 3.1.
In 2023, official counts showed 47 businesses with payroll in Rockingham County classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair, down 2.1% from 2019. That is one for every 2,714 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $340K have gone to businesses classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in Rockingham County.
Population estimates show Rockingham County grew 3.0% from 2020 to 2025, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). Rockingham County scores 51 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for collision repair and body shops, ranking #641 of 1,327 scored counties and #4 of 9 scored counties in New Hampshire.
How Rockingham 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.
| Measure | Rockingham County | New Hampshire | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.3 | 3.1 | 3.1 |
| Spending per listing | $3.2M | $3.1M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment | 2,714 | 2,972 | 3,689 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −2.1% | −4.1% | −0.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.0% | +2.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,048 | $974 | $958 |
| Median household income | $118,331 | $99,031 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 51 | 40 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 48 → 47−2.1% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 292
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $19.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 422 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 43The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 3
- Amount
- $340K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in Rockingham 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 Rockingham County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 324,077+3.0% since 2020
- Households
- 127,570
- Median age
- 45.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 78%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 696 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 459
- Median household income
- $118,331+26.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $149,721
- Median home value
- $497,500
- Jobs located here
- 168,917
- Daytime population
- 311,815Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in New Hampshire
| 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 |
Other business types in Rockingham County
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 care32
- Auto repair shops31
- Collision repair and body shops51
- Car washes and detailing53
- Tire shops50
- Oil change and quick lube40
- Gas stations53
- Insurance agencies53
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 Rockingham County, NH?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 42 collision repair and body shops in Rockingham County. 2 of them (5%) are chain locations. The listings count collision repair and auto body shops. Official counts show 47 businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in 2023, down 2.1% from 2019.
How much do households in Rockingham County, NH spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $133.7M a year, or $1,048 per household. That is 9% above the U.S. average (an index of 109, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 42 collision repair and body shops on map listings, it comes to $3.2M 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 127,570 households in Rockingham County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Rockingham County, NH compare with the U.S. for collision repair and body shops?
Rockingham County 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 $3.2M, 3% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the U.S. ratio of collision repair and body shops to household spending, Rockingham County would have about 43, against 42 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,714 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S. The official count fell 2.1% from 2019 to 2023, against −0.8% for the U.S.
How fast is Rockingham County, NH growing?
Population estimates put Rockingham County at 324,077 people in 2025, up 3.0% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 127,570 households. Median household income in Rockingham County is $118,331, 47% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 26.2%, 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. Rockingham County scores 51 for collision repair and body shops (upper middle), #641 of 1,327 scored counties.
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