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Collision repair and body shops in Middlesex County, NJ

How Middlesex 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 56 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #522 of 1,327 scored counties
#11 of 21 scored counties in New Jersey

Listings
90
13 chain locations (14%)
Official establishments
68
−9.3% since 2019
Household spending a year
$281.5M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $915 a household
Spending per listing
$3.1M
In line with the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
2.9
6% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
883,335
+2.6% 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

Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Middlesex County comes to about $281.5M a year: $915 per household, 5% below the U.S. average. That works out to $3.1M per shop, in line with 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 90 collision repair and body shops on map listings in Middlesex County as of September 2026. Of those, 13 are chain locations, or 14%, against 14% across the U.S. That comes to 2.9 for every 10,000 households, 6% below the U.S. rate of 3.1.

Official counts show 68 businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in Middlesex County in 2023, down 9.3% from 2019. That is one for every 4,526 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $4M have gone to businesses classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in Middlesex County.

Population estimates put the population change in Middlesex County from 2020 to 2025 at +2.6%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For collision repair and body shops, Middlesex County has a Groundwork market score of 56 (upper middle): #522 of 1,327 scored counties and #11 of 21 scored counties in New Jersey.

How Middlesex 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 Middlesex County, NJ compared with New Jersey and the U.S.
MeasureMiddlesex CountyNew JerseyU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.92.83.1
Spending per listing$3.1M$3.1M$3.1M
Households per official establishment4,5263,6393,689
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−9.3%−3.4%−0.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.6%+3.0%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$915$865$958
Median household income$111,549$103,556$80,734
Groundwork market score5641

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
75 → 68−9.3% over the period
Employees, 2023
528
Annual payroll, 2023
$29M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
9013 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
91The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
3
Amount
$4M

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

Population, 2025 estimate
883,335+2.6% since 2020
Households
307,782
Median age
40.6
Homes lived in by their owners
64%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
309 sq. mi.
People per square mile
2,817
Median household income
$111,549+24.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$142,057
Median home value
$462,900
Jobs located here
459,830
Daytime population
901,798Residents 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 Middlesex 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
11Middlesex County, NJ56902.9$3.1M+2.6%#522 of 1,327

Other business types in Middlesex County

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

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Questions

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

As of September 2026, map listings count 90 collision repair and body shops in Middlesex County. 13 of them (14%) are chain locations. The listings count collision repair and auto body shops. Official counts show 68 businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in 2023, down 9.3% from 2019.

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

About $281.5M a year, or $915 per household. That is 5% below the U.S. average (an index of 95, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 90 collision repair and body shops on map listings, it comes to $3.1M 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 307,782 households in Middlesex County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Middlesex County has 2.9 collision repair and body shops per 10,000 households, 6% 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 U.S. ratio of collision repair and body shops to household spending, Middlesex County would have about 91, against 90 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,526 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S. The official count fell 9.3% from 2019 to 2023, against −0.8% for the U.S.

How fast is Middlesex County, NJ growing?

Population estimates put Middlesex County at 883,335 people in 2025, up 2.6% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 307,782 households. Median household income in Middlesex County is $111,549, 38% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 24.6%, 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. Middlesex County scores 56 for collision repair and body shops (upper middle), #522 of 1,327 scored counties.

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