Market rankings · Pennsylvania
Collision repair and body shops in Pennsylvania
Every metro area, small-town market and county in Pennsylvania, ranked by the Groundwork market score for collision repair and body shops, with competitor counts and household spending for each.
- Listings
- 1,776
- 216 chain locations (12%)
- Official establishments
- 1,532
- −3.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $4.4B
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.4
- 10% above the U.S.
- Spending per listing
- $2.5M
- 19% below the U.S.
- Rank among states
- #48 of 51
- Market score 17 · Low
A site report maps the collision repair and body shops on map listings around any address in Pennsylvania by name and distance, and the spending within reach.
Free10 actions over 3 days, no cardSurvey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure
What this means
Pennsylvania has 1,776 collision repair and body shops on map listings as of September 2026. 216 of them (12%) are chain locations, against 14% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 3.4, 10% above the U.S. rate of 3.1.
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Pennsylvania comes to about $4.4B a year: $837 per household, 13% below the U.S. average. That works out to $2.5M per shop, 19% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only collision repair and body shops.
Official counts show 1,532 businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in Pennsylvania in 2023, down 3.0% from 2019. That is one for every 3,443 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S. Across the U.S., the count fell 0.8% over the same years. Since fiscal 2022, 40 SBA-backed loans worth $23.3M have gone to businesses classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in Pennsylvania.
Among the 50 states and DC, Pennsylvania ranks #48 for collision repair and body shops, with a Groundwork market score of 17 (low). Of the 16 scored metro areas in or partly in Pennsylvania, the Harrisburg-Carlisle metro area scores highest (55). Of the 17 scored small-town markets in or partly in Pennsylvania, the Hemlock Farms area scores highest (82).
Every market in Pennsylvania for collision repair and body shops
Download the ranking (CSV)Numbered by Groundwork market score among the markets based in Pennsylvania, highest first; the U.S. rank compares each market with every other of its kind. A metro area that crosses a state line is listed in each state it reaches, and numbered only in the state its page is under. How the score works.
Metro areas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | 55 | 72 | 2.9 | $3M | +4.2% | #165 of 381 |
| 2State College, PA | 49 | 14 | 2.4 | $3.5M | −0.4% | #207 of 381 |
| 3York-Hanover, PA | 48 | 50 | 2.8 | $3.5M | +3.6% | #210 of 381 |
| 4Reading, PA | 47 | 42 | 2.6 | $3.6M | +2.7% | #213 of 381 |
| 5Lebanon, PA | 46 | 15 | 2.6 | $3.4M | +2.2% | #222 of 381 |
| 6Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | 39 | 115 | 3.4 | $2.7M | +3.0% | #272 of 381 |
| 7Chambersburg, PA | 34 | 25 | 3.9 | $2.5M | +3.0% | #306 of 381 |
| 8Gettysburg, PA | 32 | 17 | 4.2 | $2.5M | +3.6% | #313 of 381 |
| 9Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | 27 | 746 | 3.0 | $2.7M | +1.4% | #334 of 381 |
| 10Pittsburgh, PA | 22 | 346 | 3.3 | $2.5M | −1.3% | #351 of 381 |
| 11Scranton–Wilkes-Barre, PA | 21 | 81 | 3.5 | $2.3M | +1.4% | #354 of 381 |
| 12Williamsport, PA | 20 | 14 | 3.0 | $2.9M | −1.3% | #358 of 381 |
| 13Lancaster, PA | 20 | 88 | 4.1 | $2.2M | +1.9% | #359 of 381 |
| 14Erie, PA | 17 | 41 | 3.7 | $2.1M | −1.8% | #367 of 381 |
| 15Johnstown, PA | 11 | 21 | 3.8 | $2.1M | −3.2% | #376 of 381 |
| 16Altoona, PA | 6 | 19 | 3.8 | $2.2M | −2.5% | #380 of 381 |
Small-town markets
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Hemlock Farms, PA | 82 | 5 | 2.1 | $4.6M | +7.2% | #10 of 387 |
| 2Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA | 63 | 7 | 2.7 | $3.3M | +2.3% | #100 of 387 |
| 3Sunbury, PA | 50 | 12 | 2.6 | $3.2M | −1.7% | #184 of 387 |
| 4Pottsville, PA | 43 | 19 | 3.3 | $2.7M | +1.5% | #249 of 387 |
| 5Somerset, PA | 39 | 10 | 3.4 | $2.6M | −2.7% | #274 of 387 |
| 6Meadville, PA | 37 | 10 | 3.0 | $2.7M | −2.4% | #289 of 387 |
| 7Warren, PA | 36 | 6 | 3.7 | $2.3M | −3.8% | #295 of 387 |
| 8Huntingdon, PA | 36 | 8 | 4.9 | $2M | −2.4% | #299 of 387 |
| 9Indiana, PA | 33 | 12 | 3.7 | $2.3M | −0.3% | #310 of 387 |
| 10East Stroudsburg, PA | 31 | 27 | 4.4 | $2.2M | −0.7% | #320 of 387 |
| 11Sayre, PA | 28 | 12 | 4.9 | $1.8M | −0.6% | #338 of 387 |
| 12Selinsgrove, PA | 26 | 9 | 6.2 | $1.6M | −0.2% | #348 of 387 |
| 13DuBois, PA | 25 | 14 | 4.3 | $2.1M | −2.9% | #351 of 387 |
| 14Bradford, PA | 25 | 9 | 5.5 | $1.4M | −3.5% | #354 of 387 |
| 15Oil City, PA | 23 | 11 | 5.1 | $1.6M | −2.0% | #363 of 387 |
| 16Hermitage, PA | 21 | 16 | 3.4 | $2.3M | −2.4% | #369 of 387 |
| 17St. Marys, PA | 20 | 8 | 6.0 | $1.5M | −3.3% | #372 of 387 |
| Lewistown, PA | Not scored | 3 | 1.6 | $5.2M | 0.0% | |
| Lewisburg, PA | Not scored | 3 | 2.1 | $4.4M | −0.8% | |
| Lock Haven, PA | Not scored | 4 | 2.6 | $3.3M | +1.3% |
Counties
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Pike County, PA | 79 | 5 | 2.1 | $4.6M | +7.2% | #77 of 1,327 |
| 2Perry County, PA | 67 | 5 | 2.7 | $3.8M | +2.1% | #278 of 1,327 |
| 3Cumberland County, PA | 60 | 30 | 2.8 | $3.3M | +6.5% | #435 of 1,327 |
| 4Armstrong County, PA | 58 | 5 | 1.8 | $5M | −2.7% | #471 of 1,327 |
| 5Berks County, PA | 55 | 42 | 2.6 | $3.6M | +2.7% | #534 of 1,327 |
| 6York County, PA | 55 | 50 | 2.8 | $3.5M | +3.6% | #539 of 1,327 |
| 7Columbia County, PA | 55 | 7 | 2.7 | $3.3M | +2.3% | #543 of 1,327 |
| 8Centre County, PA | 54 | 14 | 2.4 | $3.5M | −0.4% | #564 of 1,327 |
| 9Lebanon County, PA | 54 | 15 | 2.6 | $3.4M | +2.2% | #565 of 1,327 |
| 10Dauphin County, PA | 54 | 37 | 3.0 | $2.8M | +2.3% | #578 of 1,327 |
| 11Northampton County, PA | 53 | 37 | 3.0 | $3.1M | +3.7% | #589 of 1,327 |
| 12Northumberland County, PA | 50 | 9 | 2.4 | $3.5M | −1.8% | #651 of 1,327 |
| 13Chester County, PA | 48 | 78 | 3.8 | $2.7M | +4.2% | #704 of 1,327 |
| 14Franklin County, PA | 46 | 25 | 3.9 | $2.5M | +3.0% | #767 of 1,327 |
| 15Westmoreland County, PA | 43 | 48 | 3.1 | $2.8M | −1.4% | #811 of 1,327 |
| 16Luzerne County, PA | 43 | 42 | 3.1 | $2.6M | +2.1% | #822 of 1,327 |
| 17Lehigh County, PA | 43 | 52 | 3.6 | $2.4M | +2.7% | #828 of 1,327 |
| 18Montgomery County, PA | 42 | 112 | 3.3 | $2.9M | +2.4% | #847 of 1,327 |
| 19Carbon County, PA | 42 | 10 | 3.7 | $2.5M | +1.7% | #854 of 1,327 |
| 20Butler County, PA | 40 | 29 | 3.6 | $2.7M | +3.2% | #899 of 1,327 |
| 21Adams County, PA | 40 | 17 | 4.2 | $2.5M | +3.6% | #904 of 1,327 |
| 22Beaver County, PA | 39 | 25 | 3.5 | $2.5M | −1.1% | #925 of 1,327 |
| 23Bedford County, PA | 35 | 13 | 6.6 | $1.5M | −0.2% | #1,007 of 1,327 |
| 24Schuylkill County, PA | 34 | 19 | 3.3 | $2.7M | +1.5% | #1,010 of 1,327 |
| 25Somerset County, PA | 34 | 10 | 3.4 | $2.6M | −2.7% | #1,011 of 1,327 |
Show all 67 counties
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26Warren County, PA | 34 | 6 | 3.7 | $2.3M | −3.8% | #1,016 of 1,327 |
| 27Susquehanna County, PA | 34 | 10 | 6.4 | $1.4M | −0.3% | #1,031 of 1,327 |
| 28Bucks County, PA | 33 | 101 | 4.1 | $2.5M | +0.3% | #1,037 of 1,327 |
| 29Huntingdon County, PA | 33 | 8 | 4.9 | $2M | −2.4% | #1,046 of 1,327 |
| 30Lycoming County, PA | 32 | 14 | 3.0 | $2.9M | −1.3% | #1,056 of 1,327 |
| 31Crawford County, PA | 32 | 10 | 3.0 | $2.7M | −2.4% | #1,057 of 1,327 |
| 32Philadelphia County, PA | 32 | 173 | 2.5 | $2M | −1.6% | #1,069 of 1,327 |
| 33Allegheny County, PA | 31 | 169 | 3.1 | $2.4M | −2.0% | #1,078 of 1,327 |
| 34Lancaster County, PA | 30 | 88 | 4.1 | $2.2M | +1.9% | #1,103 of 1,327 |
| 35Indiana County, PA | 28 | 12 | 3.7 | $2.3M | −0.3% | #1,133 of 1,327 |
| 36Washington County, PA | 26 | 35 | 4.0 | $2.2M | +0.7% | #1,169 of 1,327 |
| 37Monroe County, PA | 26 | 27 | 4.4 | $2.2M | −0.7% | #1,170 of 1,327 |
| 38Wayne County, PA | 26 | 9 | 4.3 | $2.1M | +1.1% | #1,171 of 1,327 |
| 39Erie County, PA | 25 | 41 | 3.7 | $2.1M | −1.8% | #1,183 of 1,327 |
| 40McKean County, PA | 25 | 9 | 5.5 | $1.4M | −3.5% | #1,194 of 1,327 |
| 41Fayette County, PA | 24 | 22 | 4.0 | $2.1M | −4.3% | #1,199 of 1,327 |
| 42Bradford County, PA | 23 | 12 | 4.9 | $1.8M | −0.6% | #1,211 of 1,327 |
| 43Clearfield County, PA | 22 | 14 | 4.3 | $2.1M | −2.9% | #1,218 of 1,327 |
| 44Delaware County, PA | 22 | 92 | 4.2 | $1.9M | +0.8% | #1,221 of 1,327 |
| 45Cambria County, PA | 21 | 21 | 3.8 | $2.1M | −3.2% | #1,237 of 1,327 |
| 46Tioga County, PA | 21 | 8 | 4.8 | $1.9M | −1.3% | #1,242 of 1,327 |
| 47Snyder County, PA | 21 | 9 | 6.2 | $1.6M | −0.2% | #1,245 of 1,327 |
| 48Lackawanna County, PA | 20 | 36 | 4.1 | $1.9M | +0.5% | #1,252 of 1,327 |
| 49Venango County, PA | 20 | 11 | 5.1 | $1.6M | −2.0% | #1,259 of 1,327 |
| 50Elk County, PA | 18 | 8 | 6.0 | $1.5M | −3.3% | #1,280 of 1,327 |
| 51Mercer County, PA | 17 | 16 | 3.4 | $2.3M | −2.4% | #1,283 of 1,327 |
| 52Lawrence County, PA | 17 | 13 | 3.6 | $2.3M | −2.4% | #1,284 of 1,327 |
| 53Blair County, PA | 16 | 19 | 3.8 | $2.2M | −2.5% | #1,292 of 1,327 |
| 54Clarion County, PA | 15 | 7 | 4.7 | $1.9M | −1.4% | #1,296 of 1,327 |
| 55Jefferson County, PA | 11 | 8 | 4.4 | $1.9M | −2.8% | #1,315 of 1,327 |
| Mifflin County, PA | Not scored | 3 | 1.6 | $5.2M | 0.0% | |
| Union County, PA | Not scored | 3 | 2.1 | $4.4M | −0.8% | |
| Clinton County, PA | Not scored | 4 | 2.6 | $3.3M | +1.3% | |
| Greene County, PA | Not scored | 4 | 2.8 | $3.3M | −5.5% | |
| Wyoming County, PA | Not scored | 3 | 2.7 | $3.5M | −0.9% | |
| Juniata County, PA | Not scored | 3 | 3.3 | $3M | −0.3% | |
| Montour County, PA | Not scored | 3 | 3.8 | $2.4M | −1.4% | |
| Potter County, PA | Not scored | 4 | 5.7 | $1.5M | −3.0% | |
| Fulton County, PA | Not scored | 3 | 4.7 | $2.2M | −0.6% | |
| Forest County, PA | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −5.1% | |
| Sullivan County, PA | Not scored | 2 | 7.8 | $1.2M | +0.6% | |
| Cameron County, PA | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −7.0% |
Markets with fewer than 5 collision repair and body shops on map listings, and counties under 10,000 people, aren’t scored; they’re listed last in each table.
Questions
How many collision repair and body shops are in Pennsylvania?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 1,776 collision repair and body shops in Pennsylvania. 216 of them (12%) are chain locations. The listings count collision repair and auto body shops. Official counts show 1,532 businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in 2023, down 3.0% from 2019.
How much do households in Pennsylvania spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $4.4B a year, or $837 per household. That is 13% below the U.S. average (an index of 87, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1,776 collision repair and body shops on map listings, it comes to $2.5M 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 5,274,853 households in Pennsylvania and national spending patterns by income.
How does Pennsylvania compare with the U.S. for collision repair and body shops?
Pennsylvania has 3.4 collision repair and body shops per 10,000 households, 10% above the U.S. rate of 3.1. Spending per shop is $2.5M, 19% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the U.S. ratio of collision repair and body shops to household spending, Pennsylvania would have about 1,432, against 1,776 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,443 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S. The official count fell 3.0% from 2019 to 2023, against −0.8% for the U.S.
Which market in Pennsylvania has the highest market score for collision repair and body shops?
Among 16 scored metro areas in or partly in Pennsylvania, the Harrisburg-Carlisle metro area scores highest, at 55 (upper middle). Among 17 scored small-town markets in or partly in Pennsylvania, the Hemlock Farms area scores highest, at 82 (high). Among 55 scored counties in Pennsylvania, Pike County scores highest, at 79 (high). Scores compare each market with others of its kind across the U.S.
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. Pennsylvania scores 17 for collision repair and body shops (low), #48 of the 50 states and DC.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Pennsylvania. It maps the collision repair and body shops on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.
Collision repair and body shops in other states
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Related business types in Pennsylvania
- Auto repair and car care19,060 listings
- Auto repair shops12,201 listings
- Car washes and detailing1,968 listings
- Tire shops1,775 listings
- Oil change and quick lube208 listings
- Gas stations3,828 listings
- Insurance agencies7,072 listings
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