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Collision repair and body shops in Henderson County, NC

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 45 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #779 of 1,327 scored counties
#44 of 59 scored counties in North Carolina

Listings
17
5 chain locations (29%)
Official establishments
20
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$48.5M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $949 a household
Spending per listing
$2.9M
8% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
3.3
6% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
122,375
+5.0% 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 17 collision repair and body shops in Henderson County. Of those, 5 are chain locations, or 29%, against 14% across the U.S. That comes to 3.3 for every 10,000 households, 6% above the U.S. rate of 3.1.

At $949 per household (in line with the U.S. average), households in Henderson County spend about $48.5M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That is about $2.9M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 8% below 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.

In 2023, official counts showed 20 businesses with payroll in Henderson County classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair. That is one for every 2,553 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Henderson County grew 5.0%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Henderson County scores 45 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for collision repair and body shops, ranking #779 of 1,327 scored counties and #44 of 59 scored counties in North Carolina.

How Henderson 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 Henderson County, NC compared with North Carolina and the U.S.
MeasureHenderson CountyNorth CarolinaU.S.
Listings per 10k households3.32.73.1
Spending per listing$2.9M$3.4M$3.1M
Households per official establishment2,5534,2403,689
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+0.9%−0.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025+5.0%+7.2%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$949$939$958
Median household income$68,187$72,388$80,734
Groundwork market score4568

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
18 → 20
Employees, 2023
85
Annual payroll, 2023
$3.8M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
175 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
16The 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 Henderson 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 Henderson County

Population, 2025 estimate
122,375+5.0% since 2020
Households
51,067
Median age
47.5
Homes lived in by their owners
75%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
373 sq. mi.
People per square mile
318
Median household income
$68,187+21.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$92,991
Median home value
$351,400
Jobs located here
43,470
Daytime population
113,169Residents 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 Henderson 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
44Henderson County, NC45173.3$2.9M+5.0%#779 of 1,327

Other business types in Henderson 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 Henderson County, NC?

Henderson County has 17 collision repair and body shops on map listings as of September 2026. 5 of them (29%) are chain locations. The listings count collision repair and auto body shops. Official counts show 20 businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in 2023.

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

About $48.5M a year, or $949 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 99, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 17 collision repair and body shops on map listings, it comes to $2.9M 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 51,067 households in Henderson County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Henderson County has 3.3 collision repair and body shops per 10,000 households, 6% above the U.S. rate of 3.1. Spending per shop is $2.9M, 8% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the national ratio of collision repair and body shops to household spending, Henderson County would have about 16, against 17 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,553 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S.

How fast is Henderson County, NC growing?

Population estimates put Henderson County at 122,375 people in 2025, up 5.0% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 51,067 households. The median household income in Henderson County is $68,187 a year, 16% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 21.9% 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. Henderson County scores 45 for collision repair and body shops (lower middle), #779 of 1,327 scored counties.

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