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Collision repair and body shops in Pender County, NC

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for collision repair and body shops in Pender County, NC, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 3.

Listings
3
1 chain location (33%)
Official establishments
7
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$26.1M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,030 a household
Spending per listing
$8.7M
2.8 times the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
1.2
61% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
72,111
+19.0% 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

Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Pender County comes to about $26.1M a year: $1,030 per household, 8% above the U.S. average. Spread across 3 collision repair and body shops, that is $8.7M per shop, 2.8 times 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 3 collision repair and body shops on map listings in Pender County as of September 2026. That comes to 1.2 for every 10,000 households, 61% below the U.S. rate of 3.1.

In 2023, official counts showed 7 businesses with payroll in Pender County classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair. That is one for every 3,613 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S.

Population estimates put the population change in Pender County from 2020 to 2025 at +19.0%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 3 collision repair and body shops on map listings, Pender County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Pender 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 Pender County, NC compared with North Carolina and the U.S.
MeasurePender CountyNorth CarolinaU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.22.73.1
Spending per listing$8.7M$3.4M$3.1M
Households per official establishment3,6134,2403,689
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+0.9%−0.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025+19.0%+7.2%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$1,030$939$958
Median household income$80,396$72,388$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored68

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
4 → 7
Employees, 2023
23
Annual payroll, 2023
$750K
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
31 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
9The 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 Pender 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 Pender County

Population, 2025 estimate
72,111+19.0% since 2020
Households
25,291
Median age
41.9
Homes lived in by their owners
83%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
871 sq. mi.
People per square mile
75
Median household income
$80,396+40.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$101,635
Median home value
$299,000
Jobs located here
14,661
Daytime population
52,912Residents 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 Pender 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
Pender County, NCNot scored31.2$8.7M+19.0%

Other business types in Pender 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 Pender County, NC?

As of September 2026, map listings count 3 collision repair and body shops in Pender County. The listings count collision repair and auto body shops. Official counts show 7 businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in 2023.

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

About $26.1M a year, or $1,030 per household. That is 8% above the U.S. average (an index of 108, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 3 collision repair and body shops on map listings, it comes to $8.7M 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 25,291 households in Pender County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Pender County has 1.2 collision repair and body shops per 10,000 households, 61% below the U.S. rate of 3.1. Spending per shop is $8.7M, 2.8 times the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the U.S. ratio of collision repair and body shops to household spending, Pender County would have about 9, against 3 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,613 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S.

How fast is Pender County, NC growing?

Population estimates put Pender County at 72,111 people in 2025, up 19.0% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 25,291 households. Median household income in Pender County is $80,396, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 40.5%, 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. Pender County has no market score for collision repair and body shops: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 3.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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