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Collision repair and body shops in Strafford County, NH
The collision repair and body shops in Strafford County, NH, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 59 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #450 of 1,327 scored counties
#2 of 9 scored counties in New Hampshire
- Listings
- 14
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 13
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $48.8M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $938 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.5M
- 13% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.7
- 13% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 135,043
- +3.0% since 2020
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What this means
At $938 per household (2% below the U.S. average), households in Strafford County spend about $48.8M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That is about $3.5M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 13% above 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 14 collision repair and body shops on map listings in Strafford County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 14% across the U.S. That comes to 2.7 for every 10,000 households, 13% below the U.S. rate of 3.1.
Official counts show 13 businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in Strafford County in 2023. That is one for every 4,006 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Strafford County grew 3.0%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for collision repair and body shops in Strafford County is 59 (upper middle), #450 of 1,327 scored counties and #2 of 9 scored counties in New Hampshire.
How Strafford 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 | Strafford County | New Hampshire | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.7 | 3.1 | 3.1 |
| Spending per listing | $3.5M | $3.1M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment | 4,006 | 2,972 | 3,689 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −4.1% | −0.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.0% | +2.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $938 | $974 | $958 |
| Median household income | $88,570 | $99,031 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 59 | 40 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 15 → 13
- Employees, 2023
- 76
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $4.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 140 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 16The 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 Strafford 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 Strafford County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 135,043+3.0% since 2020
- Households
- 52,080
- Median age
- 40.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 67%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 368 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 361
- Median household income
- $88,570+21.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $114,189
- Median home value
- $362,800
- Jobs located here
- 49,807
- Daytime population
- 117,713Residents 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 Strafford 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 care36
- Auto repair shops35
- Collision repair and body shops59
- Car washes and detailing35
- Tire shops48
- Oil change and quick lube
- Gas stations59
- Insurance agencies64
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 Strafford County, NH?
As of September 2026, map listings count 14 collision repair and body shops in Strafford County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count collision repair and auto body shops. Official counts show 13 businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in 2023.
How much do households in Strafford County, NH spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $48.8M a year, or $938 per household. That is 2% below the U.S. average (an index of 98, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 14 collision repair and body shops on map listings, it comes to $3.5M 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 52,080 households in Strafford County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Strafford County, NH compare with the U.S. for collision repair and body shops?
Strafford County has 2.7 collision repair and body shops per 10,000 households, 13% below the U.S. rate of 3.1. Spending per shop is $3.5M, 13% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the U.S. ratio of collision repair and body shops to household spending, Strafford County would have about 16, against 14 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,006 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S.
How fast is Strafford County, NH growing?
Population estimates put Strafford County at 135,043 people in 2025, up 3.0% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 52,080 households. Median household income in Strafford County is $88,570, 10% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 21.4%, 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. Strafford County scores 59 for collision repair and body shops (upper middle), #450 of 1,327 scored counties.
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