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Collision repair and body shops in Stokes County, NC
How Stokes 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 69 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #234 of 1,327 scored counties
#18 of 59 scored counties in North Carolina
- Listings
- 5
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 5
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $20.6M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,054 a household
- Spending per listing
- $4.1M
- 34% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.6
- 16% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 46,126
- +3.5% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Stokes County spend about $20.6M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $1,054 per household, 10% above the U.S. average. That works out to $4.1M per shop, 34% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only collision repair and body shops.
Stokes County has 5 collision repair and body shops on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 14% across the U.S. That comes to 2.6 for every 10,000 households, 16% below the U.S. rate of 3.1.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in Stokes County was 5 in 2023. That is one for every 3,909 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Stokes County grew 3.5%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). For collision repair and body shops, Stokes County has a Groundwork market score of 69 (upper middle): #234 of 1,327 scored counties and #18 of 59 scored counties in North Carolina. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Stokes 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 | Stokes County | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.6 | 2.7 | 3.1 |
| Spending per listing | $4.1M | $3.4M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment | 3,909 | 4,240 | 3,689 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +0.9% | −0.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.5% | +7.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,054 | $939 | $958 |
| Median household income | $62,969 | $72,388 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 69 | 68 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 5 → 5
- Employees, 2023
- 27
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 50 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 7The 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 Stokes 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 Stokes County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 46,126+3.5% since 2020
- Households
- 19,546
- Median age
- 47.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 79%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 449 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 100
- Median household income
- $62,969+31.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $76,672
- Median home value
- $196,700
- Jobs located here
- 7,846
- Daytime population
- 32,092Residents 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 |
| 18Stokes County, NC | 69 | 5 | 2.6 | $4.1M | +3.5% | #234 of 1,327 |
Other business types in Stokes 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 care70
- Auto repair shops62
- Collision repair and body shops69
- Car washes and detailing71
- Tire shops
- Oil change and quick lube
- Gas stations75
- Insurance agencies88
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 Stokes County, NC?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 5 collision repair and body shops in Stokes County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count collision repair and auto body shops. Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in 2023.
How much do households in Stokes County, NC spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $20.6M a year, or $1,054 per household. That is 10% above the U.S. average (an index of 110, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 collision repair and body shops on map listings, it comes to $4.1M 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 19,546 households in Stokes County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Stokes County, NC compare with the U.S. for collision repair and body shops?
Stokes County has 2.6 collision repair and body shops per 10,000 households, 16% below the U.S. rate of 3.1. Spending per shop is $4.1M, 34% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the U.S. ratio of collision repair and body shops to household spending, Stokes County would have about 7, against 5 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,909 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S.
How fast is Stokes County, NC growing?
Population estimates put Stokes County at 46,126 people in 2025, up 3.5% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 19,546 households. Median household income in Stokes County is $62,969, 22% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 31.0%, 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. Stokes County scores 69 for collision repair and body shops (upper middle), #234 of 1,327 scored counties.
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