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Collision repair and body shops in Camden County, NJ
How Camden County, NJ 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 60 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #429 of 1,327 scored counties
#9 of 21 scored counties in New Jersey
- Listings
- 45
- 9 chain locations (20%)
- Official establishments
- 41
- −10.9% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $168.6M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $832 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.7M
- 22% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.2
- 29% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 535,799
- +2.4% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Camden County spend about $168.6M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $832 per household, 13% below the U.S. average. That works out to $3.7M per shop, 22% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only collision repair and body shops.
Camden County has 45 collision repair and body shops on map listings as of September 2026. 9 of them (20%) are chain locations, against 14% across the U.S. That is 2.2 per 10,000 households, 29% below the U.S. rate of 3.1.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in Camden County was 41 in 2023, down 10.9% from 2019. That is one for every 4,940 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $1.5M has gone to businesses classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in Camden County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Camden County grew 2.4%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Camden County scores 60 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for collision repair and body shops, ranking #429 of 1,327 scored counties and #9 of 21 scored counties in New Jersey.
How Camden County compares
The same measures for New Jersey 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 | Camden County | New Jersey | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.2 | 2.8 | 3.1 |
| Spending per listing | $3.7M | $3.1M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment | 4,940 | 3,639 | 3,689 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −10.9% | −3.4% | −0.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.4% | +3.0% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $832 | $865 | $958 |
| Median household income | $88,755 | $103,556 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 60 | 41 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 46 → 41−10.9% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 407
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $29.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 459 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 55The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $1.5M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in Camden 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 Camden County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 535,799+2.4% since 2020
- Households
- 202,540
- Median age
- 39.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 65%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 221 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 2,382
- Median household income
- $88,755+26.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $116,917
- Median home value
- $287,100
- Jobs located here
- 214,960
- Daytime population
- 483,683Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in New Jersey
| 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 |
Other business types in Camden 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 care47
- Auto repair shops48
- Collision repair and body shops60
- Car washes and detailing34
- Tire shops57
- Oil change and quick lube54
- Gas stations61
- Insurance agencies46
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 Camden County, NJ?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 45 collision repair and body shops in Camden County. 9 of them (20%) are chain locations. The listings count collision repair and auto body shops. Official counts show 41 businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in 2023, down 10.9% from 2019.
How much do households in Camden County, NJ spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $168.6M a year, or $832 per household. That is 13% below the U.S. average (an index of 87, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 45 collision repair and body shops on map listings, it comes to $3.7M 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 202,540 households in Camden County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Camden County, NJ compare with the U.S. for collision repair and body shops?
Camden County has 2.2 collision repair and body shops per 10,000 households, 29% below the U.S. rate of 3.1. Spending per shop is $3.7M, 22% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the U.S. ratio of collision repair and body shops to household spending, Camden County would have about 55, against 45 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,940 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S. The official count fell 10.9% from 2019 to 2023, against −0.8% for the U.S.
How fast is Camden County, NJ growing?
Population estimates put Camden County at 535,799 people in 2025, up 2.4% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 202,540 households. Median household income in Camden County is $88,755, 10% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 26.0%, 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. Camden County scores 60 for collision repair and body shops (upper middle), #429 of 1,327 scored counties.
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