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Collision repair and body shops in Davidson County, NC

How Davidson County, NC 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 70 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #223 of 1,327 scored counties
#16 of 59 scored counties in North Carolina

Listings
21
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
16
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$73M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,046 a household
Spending per listing
$3.5M
13% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
3.0
3% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
180,182
+6.6% 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 Davidson County comes to about $73M a year: $1,046 per household, 9% above the U.S. average. That works out to $3.5M per shop, 13% above 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 21 collision repair and body shops on map listings in Davidson County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 14% across the U.S. That comes to 3.0 for every 10,000 households, 3% below the U.S. rate of 3.1.

Official counts show 16 businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in Davidson County in 2023. That is one for every 4,365 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Davidson County grew 6.6%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For collision repair and body shops, Davidson County has a Groundwork market score of 70 (upper middle): #223 of 1,327 scored counties and #16 of 59 scored counties in North Carolina. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Davidson 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 Davidson County, NC compared with North Carolina and the U.S.
MeasureDavidson CountyNorth CarolinaU.S.
Listings per 10k households3.02.73.1
Spending per listing$3.5M$3.4M$3.1M
Households per official establishment4,3654,2403,689
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+0.9%−0.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025+6.6%+7.2%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$1,046$939$958
Median household income$64,172$72,388$80,734
Groundwork market score7068

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
17 → 16
Employees, 2023
75
Annual payroll, 2023
$3.8M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
210 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
24The 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 Davidson 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 Davidson County

Population, 2025 estimate
180,182+6.6% since 2020
Households
69,846
Median age
42.5
Homes lived in by their owners
74%
Vehicles per household
2.2
Land area
553 sq. mi.
People per square mile
313
Median household income
$64,172+29.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$84,156
Median home value
$219,100
Jobs located here
48,286
Daytime population
141,539Residents 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 Davidson 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
16Davidson County, NC70213.0$3.5M+6.6%#223 of 1,327

Other business types in Davidson 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 Davidson County, NC?

As of September 2026, map listings count 21 collision repair and body shops in Davidson County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count collision repair and auto body shops. Official counts show 16 businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in 2023.

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

About $73M a year, or $1,046 per household. That is 9% above the U.S. average (an index of 109, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 21 collision repair and body shops on map listings, it comes to $3.5M 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 69,846 households in Davidson County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Davidson County has 3.0 collision repair and body shops per 10,000 households, 3% below the U.S. rate of 3.1. Spending per shop is $3.5M, 13% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the U.S. ratio of collision repair and body shops to household spending, Davidson County would have about 24, against 21 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,365 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S.

How fast is Davidson County, NC growing?

Population estimates put Davidson County at 180,182 people in 2025, up 6.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 69,846 households. Median household income in Davidson County is $64,172, 21% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 29.5%, 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. Davidson County scores 70 for collision repair and body shops (upper middle), #223 of 1,327 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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

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