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Collision repair and body shops in the Bradford, PA area
The collision repair and body shops in the Bradford, PA area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other small-town markets.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 25 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #354 of 387 scored small-town markets
#14 of 17 scored small-town markets based in Pennsylvania
- Listings
- 9
- 1 chain location (11%)
- Official establishments
- 3
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $12.7M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $776 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.4M
- 54% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.5
- 77% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 38,984
- −3.5% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for collision repair and body shops in the Bradford area is 25 (lower middle), #354 of 387 scored small-town markets and #14 of 17 scored small-town markets based in Pennsylvania. That puts it in the bottom quarter of small-town markets.
At $776 per household (19% below the U.S. average), households in the Bradford area spend about $12.7M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. Spread across 9 collision repair and body shops, that is $1.4M per shop, 54% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only collision repair and body shops.
The Bradford area has 9 collision repair and body shops on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (11%) is a chain location, against 14% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 5.5, 77% above the U.S. rate of 3.1.
In 2023, official counts showed 3 businesses with payroll in the Bradford area classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair. That is one for every 5,456 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Bradford area declined 3.5%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How the Bradford area compares
The same measures for Pennsylvania 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 | Bradford area | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.5 | 3.4 | 3.1 |
| Spending per listing | $1.4M | $2.5M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment | 5,456 | 3,443 | 3,689 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −3.0% | −0.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −3.5% | +0.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $776 | $837 | $958 |
| Median household income | $62,905 | $77,971 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 25 | 17 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 3
- Employees, 2023
- 14
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $549K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 91 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 4The 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 Bradford 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 Bradford area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 38,984−3.5% since 2020
- Households
- 16,369
- Median age
- 44.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 78%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 980 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 41
- Median household income
- $62,905+29.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $79,484
- Median home value
- $104,500
- Jobs located here
- 13,613
- Daytime population
- 37,207Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top small-town markets in Pennsylvania
| 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 |
| 14Bradford, PA | 25 | 9 | 5.5 | $1.4M | −3.5% | #354 of 387 |
Other business types in the Bradford 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 care27
- Auto repair shops19
- Collision repair and body shops25
- Car washes and detailing35
- Tire shops34
- Oil change and quick lube
- Gas stations38
- Insurance agencies22
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 Bradford, PA area?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 9 collision repair and body shops in the Bradford area. One of them (11%) is a chain location. The listings count collision repair and auto body shops. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in 2023.
How much do households in the Bradford, PA area spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $12.7M a year, or $776 per household. That is 19% below the U.S. average (an index of 81, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 9 collision repair and body shops on map listings, it comes to $1.4M 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 16,369 households in the Bradford area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Bradford, PA area compare with the U.S. for collision repair and body shops?
The Bradford area has 5.5 collision repair and body shops per 10,000 households, 77% above the U.S. rate of 3.1. Spending per shop is $1.4M, 54% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the U.S. ratio of collision repair and body shops to household spending, the Bradford area would have about 4, against 9 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 5,456 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S.
How fast is the Bradford, PA area growing?
Population estimates put the Bradford area at 38,984 people in 2025, down 3.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 16,369 households. Median household income in the Bradford area is $62,905, 22% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 29.3%, 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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 Bradford area scores 25 for collision repair and body shops (lower middle), #354 of 387 scored small-town markets.
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