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Collision repair and body shops in Cumberland County, NJ

How Cumberland 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 62 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #383 of 1,327 scored counties
#8 of 21 scored counties in New Jersey

Listings
12
1 chain location (8%)
Official establishments
11
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$47M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $873 a household
Spending per listing
$3.9M
27% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
2.2
29% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
157,148
+2.2% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 12 collision repair and body shops in Cumberland County. One of them (8%) is a chain location, against 14% across the U.S. That is 2.2 per 10,000 households, 29% below the U.S. rate of 3.1.

Households in Cumberland County spend about $47M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $873 per household, 9% below the U.S. average. That is about $3.9M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 27% above 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.

Official counts show 11 businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in Cumberland County in 2023. That is one for every 4,889 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S.

Population estimates show Cumberland County grew 2.2% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for collision repair and body shops in Cumberland County is 62 (upper middle), #383 of 1,327 scored counties and #8 of 21 scored counties in New Jersey.

How Cumberland 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.

Collision repair and body shops in Cumberland County, NJ compared with New Jersey and the U.S.
MeasureCumberland CountyNew JerseyU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.22.83.1
Spending per listing$3.9M$3.1M$3.1M
Households per official establishment4,8893,6393,689
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−3.4%−0.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.2%+3.0%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$873$865$958
Median household income$67,436$103,556$80,734
Groundwork market score6241

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
11 → 11
Employees, 2023
67
Annual payroll, 2023
$4.4M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
121 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
15The 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 Cumberland 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 Cumberland County

Population, 2025 estimate
157,148+2.2% since 2020
Households
53,781
Median age
38.0
Homes lived in by their owners
67%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
483 sq. mi.
People per square mile
317
Median household income
$67,436+24.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$92,848
Median home value
$221,400
Jobs located here
60,097
Daytime population
148,514Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Collision repair and body shops across New Jersey

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

Top counties in New Jersey

Counties in New Jersey ranked for collision repair and body shops by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Somerset County, NJ80211.6$6.4M+3.5%#65 of 1,327
2Burlington County, NJ72372.1$4.7M+4.3%#170 of 1,327
3Ocean County, NJ68552.3$4M+5.6%#257 of 1,327
4Cape May County, NJ6571.6$5.8M−1.7%#308 of 1,327
5Atlantic County, NJ63151.4$6M+1.6%#359 of 1,327
6Mercer County, NJ63312.2$4M+3.3%#365 of 1,327
7Salem County, NJ6362.4$3.8M+2.3%#368 of 1,327
8Cumberland County, NJ62122.2$3.9M+2.2%#383 of 1,327
9Camden County, NJ60452.2$3.7M+2.4%#429 of 1,327
10Morris County, NJ58522.7$3.8M+3.2%#475 of 1,327

Other business types in Cumberland County

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

Questions

How many collision repair and body shops are in Cumberland County, NJ?

There are 12 collision repair and body shops on map listings in Cumberland County as of September 2026. One of them (8%) is a chain location. The listings count collision repair and auto body shops. Official counts show 11 businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in 2023.

How much do households in Cumberland County, NJ spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?

About $47M a year, or $873 per household. That is 9% below the U.S. average (an index of 91, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 12 collision repair and body shops on map listings, it comes to $3.9M 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 53,781 households in Cumberland County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Cumberland 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 $3.9M, 27% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the national ratio of collision repair and body shops to household spending, Cumberland County would have about 15, against 12 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,889 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S.

How fast is Cumberland County, NJ growing?

Population estimates put Cumberland County at 157,148 people in 2025, up 2.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 53,781 households. The median household income in Cumberland County is $67,436 a year, 16% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 24.5% from the 2015–2019 survey, 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. Cumberland County scores 62 for collision repair and body shops (upper middle), #383 of 1,327 scored counties.

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How the score works · Top markets for collision repair and body shops · All 56 business types in Cumberland County

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