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Collision repair and body shops in the Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC metro area
How the Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC metro area compares with other metro areas and the U.S. for collision repair and body shops: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 83 out of 100: High
Ranked #3 of 381 scored metro areas
#1 of 15 scored metro areas based in North Carolina
- Listings
- 5
- 1 chain location (20%)
- Official establishments
- 9
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $42.5M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $966 a household
- Spending per listing
- $8.5M
- 2.8 times the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.1
- 65% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 110,619
- +10.3% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for collision repair and body shops in the Pinehurst-Southern Pines metro area is 83 (high), #3 of 381 scored metro areas and #1 of 15 scored metro areas based in North Carolina. That puts it in the top 10% of metro areas for collision repair and body shops.
Households in the Pinehurst-Southern Pines metro area spend about $42.5M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $966 per household, in line with the U.S. average. Spread across 5 collision repair and body shops, that is $8.5M 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.
The Pinehurst-Southern Pines metro area has 5 collision repair and body shops on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (20%) is a chain location, against 14% across the U.S. That is 1.1 per 10,000 households, 65% below the U.S. rate of 3.1.
Official counts show 9 businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in the Pinehurst-Southern Pines metro area in 2023. That is one for every 4,890 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Pinehurst-Southern Pines metro area grew 10.3%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How the Pinehurst-Southern Pines metro area 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 | Pinehurst-Southern Pines metro area | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.1 | 2.7 | 3.1 |
| Spending per listing | $8.5M | $3.4M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment | 4,890 | 4,240 | 3,689 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +0.9% | −0.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +10.3% | +7.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $966 | $939 | $958 |
| Median household income | $86,080 | $72,388 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 83 | 68 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 9
- Employees, 2023
- 47
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 51 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 14The 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 the Pinehurst-Southern Pines metro area, 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 the Pinehurst-Southern Pines metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 110,619+10.3% since 2020
- Households
- 44,013
- Median age
- 44.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 76%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 698 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 150
- Median household income
- $86,080+43.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $107,924
- Median home value
- $351,400
- Jobs located here
- 42,923
- Daytime population
- 109,477Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every North Carolina market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in North Carolina for collision repair and body shops, numbered among those based in North Carolina (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Pinehurst-Southern Pines metro area marked.
Top metro areas in North Carolina
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC | 83 | 5 | 1.1 | $8.5M | +10.3% | #3 of 381 |
| 2Rocky Mount, NC | 77 | 11 | 1.9 | $5M | +2.8% | #23 of 381 |
| 3Durham-Chapel Hill, NC | 75 | 54 | 2.2 | $4.1M | +7.5% | #28 of 381 |
| 4Winston-Salem, NC | 74 | 67 | 2.4 | $4M | +5.3% | #37 of 381 |
| 5Burlington, NC | 73 | 15 | 2.1 | $4.4M | +8.5% | #41 of 381 |
| 6Jacksonville, NC | 73 | 16 | 2.1 | $4.3M | +6.0% | #42 of 381 |
| 7Raleigh-Cary, NC | 72 | 136 | 2.4 | $4.1M | +12.6% | #47 of 381 |
| 8Wilmington, NC | 69 | 46 | 2.3 | $4M | +15.9% | #66 of 381 |
| Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC | 60 | 156 | 2.2 | $4.1M | +0.9% | #127 of 381 |
| 9Greensboro-High Point, NC | 53 | 90 | 2.8 | $3.2M | +4.1% | #178 of 381 |
Other business types in the Pinehurst-Southern Pines metro area
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 care81
- Auto repair shops73
- Collision repair and body shops83
- Car washes and detailing83
- Tire shops81
- Oil change and quick lube
- Gas stations62
- Insurance agencies91
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 the Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC metro area?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 5 collision repair and body shops in the Pinehurst-Southern Pines metro area. One of them (20%) is a chain location. The listings count collision repair and auto body shops. Official counts show 9 businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in 2023.
How much do households in the Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC metro area spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $42.5M a year, or $966 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 101, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 collision repair and body shops on map listings, it comes to $8.5M 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 44,013 households in the Pinehurst-Southern Pines metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC metro area compare with the U.S. for collision repair and body shops?
The Pinehurst-Southern Pines metro area has 1.1 collision repair and body shops per 10,000 households, 65% below the U.S. rate of 3.1. Spending per shop is $8.5M, 2.8 times the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the U.S. ratio of collision repair and body shops to household spending, the Pinehurst-Southern Pines metro area would have about 14, against 5 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,890 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S.
How fast is the Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Pinehurst-Southern Pines metro area at 110,619 people in 2025, up 10.3% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 44,013 households. Median household income in the Pinehurst-Southern Pines metro area is $86,080, 7% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 43.6%, 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. The Pinehurst-Southern Pines metro area scores 83 for collision repair and body shops (high), #3 of 381 scored metro areas.
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