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Collision repair and body shops in Ashe County, NC

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

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 2.

Listings
2
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
4
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$11.7M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $960 a household
Spending per listing
$5.9M
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
1.6
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
27,514
+3.5% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 2 collision repair and body shops in Ashe County. That is 1.6 per 10,000 households.

Households in Ashe County spend about $11.7M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $960 per household, in line with the U.S. average. That is about $5.9M of household spending for each shop on map listings. That spending covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, which collision repair and body shops share with other businesses in the trade.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in Ashe County was 4 in 2023. That is one for every 3,050 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S.

Population estimates put the population change in Ashe County from 2020 to 2025 at +3.5%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). With 2 collision repair and body shops on map listings, Ashe County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Ashe County compares

The same measures for North Carolina 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 Ashe County, NC compared with North Carolina and the U.S.
MeasureAshe CountyNorth CarolinaU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.62.73.1
Spending per listing$5.9M$3.4M$3.1M
Households per official establishment3,0504,2403,689
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+0.9%−0.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025+3.5%+7.2%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$960$939$958
Median household income$56,866$72,388$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored68

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
3 → 4
Employees, 2023
14
Annual payroll, 2023
$543K
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
20 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
4The 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 Ashe 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 Ashe County

Population, 2025 estimate
27,514+3.5% since 2020
Households
12,201
Median age
49.5
Homes lived in by their owners
79%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
426 sq. mi.
People per square mile
63
Median household income
$56,866+38.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$73,848
Median home value
$243,100
Jobs located here
7,137
Daytime population
23,705Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Collision repair and body shops across North Carolina

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The highest-scoring counties in North Carolina for collision repair and body shops, numbered among those based in North Carolina, with Ashe County marked.

Top counties in North Carolina

Counties in North Carolina ranked for collision repair and body shops by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Chatham County, NC8961.8$5.9M+11.0%#13 of 1,327
2Brunswick County, NC87111.6$6M+26.5%#22 of 1,327
3Moore County, NC8251.1$8.5M+10.3%#45 of 1,327
4Granville County, NC7952.2$4.8M+2.1%#76 of 1,327
5Orange County, NC79122.1$4.5M+6.1%#79 of 1,327
6Johnston County, NC77212.5$4.3M+17.9%#104 of 1,327
7Harnett County, NC75122.4$4.2M+12.3%#130 of 1,327
8Nash County, NC7592.3$4.1M+3.9%#132 of 1,327
9Alamance County, NC73152.1$4.4M+8.5%#155 of 1,327
10Carteret County, NC7272.2$4.3M+4.1%#172 of 1,327
Ashe County, NCNot scored21.6$5.9M+3.5%

Other business types in Ashe 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 Ashe County, NC?

Ashe County has 2 collision repair and body shops on map listings as of September 2026. The listings count collision repair and auto body shops. Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in 2023.

How much do households in Ashe County, NC spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?

About $11.7M a year, or $960 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 100, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 2 collision repair and body shops on map listings, it comes to $5.9M 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 12,201 households in Ashe County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Ashe County has 2 collision repair and body shops on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. At the national ratio of collision repair and body shops to household spending, Ashe County would have about 4, against 2 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,050 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S.

How fast is Ashe County, NC growing?

Population estimates put Ashe County at 27,514 people in 2025, up 3.5% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 12,201 households. The median household income in Ashe County is $56,866 a year, 30% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 38.8% 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. Ashe County has no market score for collision repair and body shops: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 2.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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