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Collision repair and body shops in Salem County, NJ

The collision repair and body shops in Salem County, NJ, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 63 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #368 of 1,327 scored counties
#7 of 21 scored counties in New Jersey

Listings
6
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
5
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$22.5M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $907 a household
Spending per listing
$3.8M
22% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
2.4
23% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
66,280
+2.3% 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 6 collision repair and body shops in Salem County. None of them are chain locations, against 14% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 2.4, 23% below the U.S. rate of 3.1.

At $907 per household (5% below the U.S. average), households in Salem County spend about $22.5M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That is about $3.8M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 22% 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 5 businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in Salem County in 2023. That is one for every 4,969 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S.

Population estimates show Salem County grew 2.3% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Salem County scores 63 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for collision repair and body shops, ranking #368 of 1,327 scored counties and #7 of 21 scored counties in New Jersey.

How Salem 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 Salem County, NJ compared with New Jersey and the U.S.
MeasureSalem CountyNew JerseyU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.42.83.1
Spending per listing$3.8M$3.1M$3.1M
Households per official establishment4,9693,6393,689
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−3.4%−0.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.3%+3.0%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$907$865$958
Median household income$79,960$103,556$80,734
Groundwork market score6341

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
5 → 5
Employees, 2023
22
Annual payroll, 2023
$986K
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
60 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
7The 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 Salem 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 Salem County

Population, 2025 estimate
66,280+2.3% since 2020
Households
24,846
Median age
41.7
Homes lived in by their owners
71%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
332 sq. mi.
People per square mile
197
Median household income
$79,960+19.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$101,600
Median home value
$239,500
Jobs located here
21,251
Daytime population
51,699Residents 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 Salem 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 Salem 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 Salem County, NJ?

There are 6 collision repair and body shops on map listings in Salem County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count collision repair and auto body shops. Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in 2023.

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

About $22.5M a year, or $907 per household. That is 5% below the U.S. average (an index of 95, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 6 collision repair and body shops on map listings, it comes to $3.8M 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 24,846 households in Salem County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Salem County has 2.4 collision repair and body shops per 10,000 households, 23% below the U.S. rate of 3.1. Spending per shop is $3.8M, 22% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the national ratio of collision repair and body shops to household spending, Salem County would have about 7, against 6 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,969 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S.

How fast is Salem County, NJ growing?

Population estimates put Salem County at 66,280 people in 2025, up 2.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 24,846 households. The median household income in Salem County is $79,960 a year, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 19.6% 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. Salem County scores 63 for collision repair and body shops (upper middle), #368 of 1,327 scored counties.

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