Market rankings · New Jersey
Collision repair and body shops in New Jersey
Markets across New Jersey ranked by the Groundwork market score for collision repair and body shops, with competitor counts and household spending for each.
- Listings
- 982
- 129 chain locations (13%)
- Official establishments
- 964
- −3.4% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $3B
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.8
- 10% below the U.S.
- Spending per listing
- $3.1M
- In line with the U.S.
- Rank among states
- #34 of 51
- Market score 41 · Lower middle
A site report maps the collision repair and body shops on map listings around any address in New Jersey by name and distance, and the spending within reach.
Free10 actions over 3 days, no cardSurvey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure
What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 982 collision repair and body shops in New Jersey. Of those, 129 are chain locations, or 13%, against 14% across the U.S. That comes to 2.8 for every 10,000 households, 10% below the U.S. rate of 3.1.
At $865 per household (10% below the U.S. average), households in New Jersey spend about $3B a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That is about $3.1M of household spending for each shop on map listings, in line with the U.S. figure of $3.1M. That spending covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, which collision repair and body shops share with other businesses in the trade.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in New Jersey was 964 in 2023, down 3.4% from 2019. That is one for every 3,639 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S. Across the U.S., the count fell 0.8% over the same years. Since fiscal 2022, 52 SBA-backed loans worth $37.3M have gone to businesses classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in New Jersey.
Among the 50 states and DC, New Jersey ranks #34 for collision repair and body shops, with a Groundwork market score of 41 (lower middle). Of the 6 scored metro areas in or partly in New Jersey, the Atlantic City-Hammonton metro area scores highest (63). Among 21 scored counties, Somerset County scores highest (80).
Every market in New Jersey for collision repair and body shops
Download the ranking (CSV)Numbered by Groundwork market score among the markets based in New Jersey, highest first; the U.S. rank compares each market with every other of its kind. A metro area that crosses a state line is listed in each state it reaches, and numbered only in the state its page is under. How the score works.
Metro areas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ | 63 | 22 | 1.4 | $5.9M | +0.8% | #103 of 381 |
| 2Trenton-Princeton, NJ | 59 | 31 | 2.2 | $4M | +3.3% | #136 of 381 |
| 3Vineland, NJ | 59 | 12 | 2.2 | $3.9M | +2.2% | #137 of 381 |
| Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | 39 | 115 | 3.4 | $2.7M | +3.0% | #272 of 381 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | 27 | 746 | 3.0 | $2.7M | +1.4% | #334 of 381 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | 19 | 2,148 | 2.9 | $2.2M | +0.6% | #363 of 381 |
Counties
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Somerset County, NJ | 80 | 21 | 1.6 | $6.4M | +3.5% | #65 of 1,327 |
| 2Burlington County, NJ | 72 | 37 | 2.1 | $4.7M | +4.3% | #170 of 1,327 |
| 3Ocean County, NJ | 68 | 55 | 2.3 | $4M | +5.6% | #257 of 1,327 |
| 4Cape May County, NJ | 65 | 7 | 1.6 | $5.8M | −1.7% | #308 of 1,327 |
| 5Atlantic County, NJ | 63 | 15 | 1.4 | $6M | +1.6% | #359 of 1,327 |
| 6Mercer County, NJ | 63 | 31 | 2.2 | $4M | +3.3% | #365 of 1,327 |
| 7Salem County, NJ | 63 | 6 | 2.4 | $3.8M | +2.3% | #368 of 1,327 |
| 8Cumberland County, NJ | 62 | 12 | 2.2 | $3.9M | +2.2% | #383 of 1,327 |
| 9Camden County, NJ | 60 | 45 | 2.2 | $3.7M | +2.4% | #429 of 1,327 |
| 10Morris County, NJ | 58 | 52 | 2.7 | $3.8M | +3.2% | #475 of 1,327 |
| 11Middlesex County, NJ | 56 | 90 | 2.9 | $3.1M | +2.6% | #522 of 1,327 |
| 12Gloucester County, NJ | 56 | 37 | 3.3 | $3M | +3.3% | #524 of 1,327 |
| 13Warren County, NJ | 53 | 16 | 3.5 | $2.8M | +3.2% | #593 of 1,327 |
| 14Sussex County, NJ | 52 | 19 | 3.3 | $3.3M | +2.9% | #614 of 1,327 |
| 15Hudson County, NJ | 52 | 51 | 1.7 | $2.9M | +1.8% | #619 of 1,327 |
| 16Monmouth County, NJ | 51 | 74 | 2.9 | $3.4M | +1.4% | #635 of 1,327 |
| 17Hunterdon County, NJ | 46 | 21 | 4.1 | $2.7M | +2.3% | #759 of 1,327 |
| 18Bergen County, NJ | 39 | 120 | 3.4 | $2.7M | +2.4% | #919 of 1,327 |
| 19Union County, NJ | 32 | 88 | 4.3 | $2M | +5.0% | #1,067 of 1,327 |
| 20Essex County, NJ | 30 | 112 | 3.5 | $1.9M | +4.2% | #1,108 of 1,327 |
| 21Passaic County, NJ | 22 | 73 | 4.1 | $2M | +1.6% | #1,220 of 1,327 |
Questions
How many collision repair and body shops are in New Jersey?
New Jersey has 982 collision repair and body shops on map listings as of September 2026. 129 of them (13%) are chain locations. The listings count collision repair and auto body shops. Official counts show 964 businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in 2023, down 3.4% from 2019.
How much do households in New Jersey spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $3B a year, or $865 per household. That is 10% below the U.S. average (an index of 90, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 982 collision repair and body shops on map listings, it comes to $3.1M per shop. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only collision repair and body shops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 3,507,701 households in New Jersey and national spending patterns by income.
How does New Jersey compare with the U.S. for collision repair and body shops?
New Jersey has 2.8 collision repair and body shops per 10,000 households, 10% below the U.S. rate of 3.1. Spending per shop is $3.1M, in line with the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the national ratio of collision repair and body shops to household spending, New Jersey would have about 985, against 982 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,639 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S. The official count fell 3.4% from 2019 to 2023, against −0.8% for the U.S.
Which market in New Jersey has the highest market score for collision repair and body shops?
Among 6 scored metro areas in or partly in New Jersey, the Atlantic City-Hammonton metro area scores highest, at 63 (upper middle). Among 21 scored counties in New Jersey, Somerset County scores highest, at 80 (high). Scores compare each market with others of its kind across the U.S.
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. New Jersey scores 41 for collision repair and body shops (lower middle), #34 of the 50 states and DC.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
Run a Groundwork site report on an address in New Jersey. It maps the collision repair and body shops on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.
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- Tire shops1,030 listings
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- Gas stations2,791 listings
- Insurance agencies3,450 listings
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