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Collision repair and body shops in Gloucester County, NJ

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for collision repair and body shops in Gloucester County, NJ, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 56 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #524 of 1,327 scored counties
#12 of 21 scored counties in New Jersey

Listings
37
14 chain locations (38%)
Official establishments
30
+11.1% since 2019
Household spending a year
$112.7M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,001 a household
Spending per listing
$3M
In line with the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
3.3
6% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
312,638
+3.3% 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 37 collision repair and body shops in Gloucester County. Of those, 14 are chain locations, or 38%, against 14% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 3.3, 6% above the U.S. rate of 3.1.

Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Gloucester County comes to about $112.7M a year: $1,001 per household, 5% above the U.S. average. That works out to $3M per shop, 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.

In 2023, official counts showed 30 businesses with payroll in Gloucester County classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair, up 11.1% from 2019. That is one for every 3,752 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $1.5M have gone to businesses classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in Gloucester County.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Gloucester County grew 3.3%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). Gloucester County scores 56 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for collision repair and body shops, ranking #524 of 1,327 scored counties and #12 of 21 scored counties in New Jersey.

How Gloucester 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 Gloucester County, NJ compared with New Jersey and the U.S.
MeasureGloucester CountyNew JerseyU.S.
Listings per 10k households3.32.83.1
Spending per listing$3M$3.1M$3.1M
Households per official establishment3,7523,6393,689
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+11.1%−3.4%−0.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025+3.3%+3.0%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$1,001$865$958
Median household income$105,115$103,556$80,734
Groundwork market score5641

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
27 → 30+11.1% over the period
Employees, 2023
294
Annual payroll, 2023
$21.8M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
3714 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
37The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
2
Amount
$1.5M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in Gloucester 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 Gloucester County

Population, 2025 estimate
312,638+3.3% since 2020
Households
112,545
Median age
40.8
Homes lived in by their owners
80%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
322 sq. mi.
People per square mile
953
Median household income
$105,115+20.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$129,489
Median home value
$310,400
Jobs located here
124,021
Daytime population
272,887Residents 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 Gloucester 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
12Gloucester County, NJ56373.3$3M+3.3%#524 of 1,327

Other business types in Gloucester County

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Questions

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

There are 37 collision repair and body shops on map listings in Gloucester County as of September 2026. 14 of them (38%) are chain locations. The listings count collision repair and auto body shops. Official counts show 30 businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in 2023, up 11.1% from 2019.

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

About $112.7M a year, or $1,001 per household. That is 5% above the U.S. average (an index of 105, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 37 collision repair and body shops on map listings, it comes to $3M 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 112,545 households in Gloucester County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Gloucester 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 $3M, in line with the U.S. figure of $3.1M. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of collision repair and body shops to household spending. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,752 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S. The official count rose 11.1% from 2019 to 2023, against −0.8% for the U.S.

How fast is Gloucester County, NJ growing?

Population estimates put Gloucester County at 312,638 people in 2025, up 3.3% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 112,545 households. The median household income in Gloucester County is $105,115 a year, 30% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 20.4% 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. Gloucester County scores 56 for collision repair and body shops (upper middle), #524 of 1,327 scored counties.

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