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Collision repair and body shops in Dauphin County, PA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for collision repair and body shops in Dauphin County, PA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 54 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #578 of 1,327 scored counties
#10 of 55 scored counties in Pennsylvania
- Listings
- 37
- 6 chain locations (16%)
- Official establishments
- 16
- −33.3% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $102.6M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $846 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.8M
- 10% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.0
- 3% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 293,351
- +2.3% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 37 collision repair and body shops in Dauphin County. Chain locations make up 16% of them, against 14% across the U.S. That comes to 3.0 for every 10,000 households, 3% below the U.S. rate of 3.1.
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Dauphin County comes to about $102.6M a year: $846 per household, 12% below the U.S. average. That works out to $2.8M per shop, 10% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. That spending covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, which collision repair and body shops share with other businesses in the trade.
Official counts show 16 businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in Dauphin County in 2023, down 33.3% from 2019. That is one for every 7,585 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $650K has gone to businesses classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in Dauphin County.
Population estimates show Dauphin County grew 2.3% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Dauphin County scores 54 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for collision repair and body shops, ranking #578 of 1,327 scored counties and #10 of 55 scored counties in Pennsylvania.
How Dauphin County 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 | Dauphin County | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.0 | 3.4 | 3.1 |
| Spending per listing | $2.8M | $2.5M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment | 7,585 | 3,443 | 3,689 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −33.3% | −3.0% | −0.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.3% | +0.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $846 | $837 | $958 |
| Median household income | $76,242 | $77,971 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 54 | 17 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 24 → 16−33.3% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 108
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $5.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 376 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 33The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $650K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in Dauphin 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 Dauphin County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 293,351+2.3% since 2020
- Households
- 121,358
- Median age
- 39.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 63%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 525 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 552
- Median household income
- $76,242+25.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $101,388
- Median home value
- $236,400
- Jobs located here
- 201,933
- Daytime population
- 355,122Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Pennsylvania
| 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 |
Other business types in Dauphin 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 care48
- Auto repair shops45
- Collision repair and body shops54
- Car washes and detailing55
- Tire shops53
- Oil change and quick lube
- Gas stations62
- Insurance agencies40
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 Dauphin County, PA?
There are 37 collision repair and body shops on map listings in Dauphin County as of September 2026. 6 of them (16%) are chain locations. The listings count collision repair and auto body shops. Official counts show 16 businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in 2023, down 33.3% from 2019.
How much do households in Dauphin County, PA spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $102.6M a year, or $846 per household. That is 12% below the U.S. average (an index of 88, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 37 collision repair and body shops on map listings, it comes to $2.8M per shop. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only collision repair and body shops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 121,358 households in Dauphin County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Dauphin County, PA compare with the U.S. for collision repair and body shops?
Dauphin County has 3.0 collision repair and body shops per 10,000 households, 3% below the U.S. rate of 3.1. Spending per shop is $2.8M, 10% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the national ratio of collision repair and body shops to household spending, Dauphin County would have about 33, against 37 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 7,585 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S. The official count fell 33.3% from 2019 to 2023, against −0.8% for the U.S.
How fast is Dauphin County, PA growing?
Population estimates put Dauphin County at 293,351 people in 2025, up 2.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 121,358 households. The median household income in Dauphin County is $76,242 a year, 6% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 25.6% from the 2015–2019 survey, 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. Dauphin County scores 54 for collision repair and body shops (upper middle), #578 of 1,327 scored counties.
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