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Collision repair and body shops in Onslow County, NC
How Onslow 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 72 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #173 of 1,327 scored counties
#11 of 59 scored counties in North Carolina
- Listings
- 16
- 4 chain locations (25%)
- Official establishments
- 15
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $68.2M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $907 a household
- Spending per listing
- $4.3M
- 38% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.1
- 32% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 217,175
- +6.0% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 16 collision repair and body shops in Onslow County. Of those, 4 are chain locations, or 25%, against 14% across the U.S. That comes to 2.1 for every 10,000 households, 32% below the U.S. rate of 3.1.
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Onslow County comes to about $68.2M a year: $907 per household, 5% below the U.S. average. Spread across 16 collision repair and body shops, that is $4.3M per shop, 38% 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.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in Onslow County was 15 in 2023. That is one for every 5,018 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $986K has gone to businesses classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in Onslow County.
Population estimates put the population change in Onslow County from 2020 to 2025 at +6.0%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Onslow County scores 72 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for collision repair and body shops, ranking #173 of 1,327 scored counties and #11 of 59 scored counties in North Carolina. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Onslow 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.
| Measure | Onslow County | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.1 | 2.7 | 3.1 |
| Spending per listing | $4.3M | $3.4M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment | 5,018 | 4,240 | 3,689 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +0.9% | −0.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +6.0% | +7.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $907 | $939 | $958 |
| Median household income | $68,148 | $72,388 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 72 | 68 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 15 → 15
- Employees, 2023
- 128
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $7.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 164 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 22The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $986K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in Onslow 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 Onslow County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 217,175+6.0% since 2020
- Households
- 75,265
- Median age
- 30.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 64%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 762 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 273
- Median household income
- $68,148+35.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $85,766
- Median home value
- $236,400
- Jobs located here
- 48,126
- Daytime population
- 192,000Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in North Carolina
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Chatham County, NC | 89 | 6 | 1.8 | $5.9M | +11.0% | #13 of 1,327 |
| 2Brunswick County, NC | 87 | 11 | 1.6 | $6M | +26.5% | #22 of 1,327 |
| 3Moore County, NC | 82 | 5 | 1.1 | $8.5M | +10.3% | #45 of 1,327 |
| 4Granville County, NC | 79 | 5 | 2.2 | $4.8M | +2.1% | #76 of 1,327 |
| 5Orange County, NC | 79 | 12 | 2.1 | $4.5M | +6.1% | #79 of 1,327 |
| 6Johnston County, NC | 77 | 21 | 2.5 | $4.3M | +17.9% | #104 of 1,327 |
| 7Harnett County, NC | 75 | 12 | 2.4 | $4.2M | +12.3% | #130 of 1,327 |
| 8Nash County, NC | 75 | 9 | 2.3 | $4.1M | +3.9% | #132 of 1,327 |
| 9Alamance County, NC | 73 | 15 | 2.1 | $4.4M | +8.5% | #155 of 1,327 |
| 10Carteret County, NC | 72 | 7 | 2.2 | $4.3M | +4.1% | #172 of 1,327 |
| 11Onslow County, NC | 72 | 16 | 2.1 | $4.3M | +6.0% | #173 of 1,327 |
Other business types in Onslow County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
- Auto repair and car care53
- Auto repair shops53
- Collision repair and body shops72
- Car washes and detailing59
- Tire shops44
- Oil change and quick lube56
- Gas stations79
- Insurance agencies86
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many collision repair and body shops are in Onslow County, NC?
There are 16 collision repair and body shops on map listings in Onslow County as of September 2026. 4 of them (25%) are chain locations. The listings count collision repair and auto body shops. Official counts show 15 businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in 2023.
How much do households in Onslow County, NC spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $68.2M 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 16 collision repair and body shops on map listings, it comes to $4.3M 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 75,265 households in Onslow County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Onslow County, NC compare with the U.S. for collision repair and body shops?
Onslow County has 2.1 collision repair and body shops per 10,000 households, 32% below the U.S. rate of 3.1. Spending per shop is $4.3M, 38% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the national ratio of collision repair and body shops to household spending, Onslow County would have about 22, against 16 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 5,018 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S.
How fast is Onslow County, NC growing?
Population estimates put Onslow County at 217,175 people in 2025, up 6.0% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 75,265 households. The median household income in Onslow County is $68,148 a year, 16% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 35.5% 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. Onslow County scores 72 for collision repair and body shops (upper middle), #173 of 1,327 scored counties.
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