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Collision repair and body shops in Gates County, NC

The collision repair and body shops in Gates 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 1.

Listings
1
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$4.5M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,062 a household
Spending per listing
$4.5M
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
2.4
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
10,234
−2.1% 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

Households in Gates County spend about $4.5M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $1,062 per household, 11% above the U.S. average. That works out to $4.5M per shop. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only collision repair and body shops.

Gates County has 1 collision repair or body shop on map listings as of September 2026. That is 2.4 per 10,000 households.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for automotive body, paint and interior repair in Gates County, since they leave out counts under 3. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $711K has gone to businesses classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in Gates County.

Population estimates put the population change in Gates County from 2020 to 2025 at −2.1%, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 1 collision repair or body shop on map listings, Gates County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Gates 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 Gates County, NC compared with North Carolina and the U.S.
MeasureGates CountyNorth CarolinaU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.42.73.1
Spending per listing$4.5M$3.4M$3.1M
Households per official establishmentn/a4,2403,689
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+0.9%−0.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025−2.1%+7.2%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$1,062$939$958
Median household income$66,333$72,388$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored68

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
n/a
Employees, 2023
n/a
Annual payroll, 2023
n/a
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
10 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
1The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$711K

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

Population, 2025 estimate
10,234−2.1% since 2020
Households
4,192
Median age
47.4
Homes lived in by their owners
81%
Vehicles per household
2.3
Land area
341 sq. mi.
People per square mile
30
Median household income
$66,333+30.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$75,387
Median home value
$170,800
Jobs located here
1,439
Daytime population
7,594Residents 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 Gates 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
Gates County, NCNot scored12.4$4.5M−2.1%

Other business types in Gates 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 Gates County, NC?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 1 collision repair or body shop in Gates County. The listings count collision repair and auto body shops. No official count is published for automotive body, paint and interior repair in Gates County: counts under 3 are left out.

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

About $4.5M a year, or $1,062 per household. That is 11% above the U.S. average (an index of 111, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1 collision repair or body shop on map listings, it comes to $4.5M 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 4,192 households in Gates County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Gates County has 1 collision repair or body shop on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of collision repair and body shops to household spending.

How fast is Gates County, NC growing?

Population estimates put Gates County at 10,234 people in 2025, down 2.1% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 4,192 households. Median household income in Gates County is $66,333, 18% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 30.7%, 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. Gates County has no market score for collision repair and body shops: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 1.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Gates County. It maps the collision repair and body shops on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.

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

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