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Collision repair and body shops in Erie County, PA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for collision repair and body shops in Erie County, PA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 25 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,183 of 1,327 scored counties
#39 of 55 scored counties in Pennsylvania
- Listings
- 41
- 1 chain location (2%)
- Official establishments
- 28
- +27.3% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $84.7M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $766 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.1M
- 33% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.7
- 19% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 265,832
- −1.8% since 2020
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What this means
For collision repair and body shops, Erie County has a Groundwork market score of 25 (lower middle): #1,183 of 1,327 scored counties and #39 of 55 scored counties in Pennsylvania. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
As of September 2026, map listings count 41 collision repair and body shops in Erie County. One of them (2%) is a chain location, against 14% across the U.S. That comes to 3.7 for every 10,000 households, 19% above the U.S. rate of 3.1.
Households in Erie County spend about $84.7M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $766 per household, 20% below the U.S. average. That works out to $2.1M per shop, 33% 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.
In 2023, official counts showed 28 businesses with payroll in Erie County classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair, up 27.3% from 2019. That is one for every 3,950 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $510K have gone to businesses classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in Erie County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Erie County declined 1.8%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Erie 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 | Erie County | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.7 | 3.4 | 3.1 |
| Spending per listing | $2.1M | $2.5M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment | 3,950 | 3,443 | 3,689 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +27.3% | −3.0% | −0.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.8% | +0.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $766 | $837 | $958 |
| Median household income | $63,354 | $77,971 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 25 | 17 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 22 → 28+27.3% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 157
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $7.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 411 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 28The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $510K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in Erie 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 Erie County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 265,832−1.8% since 2020
- Households
- 110,587
- Median age
- 41.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 68%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 799 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 337
- Median household income
- $63,354+23.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $85,573
- Median home value
- $177,000
- Jobs located here
- 120,819
- Daytime population
- 270,477Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Pennsylvania market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Pennsylvania for collision repair and body shops, numbered among those based in Pennsylvania, with Erie County marked.
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 |
| 39Erie County, PA | 25 | 41 | 3.7 | $2.1M | −1.8% | #1,183 of 1,327 |
Other business types in Erie 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 care18
- Auto repair shops18
- Collision repair and body shops25
- Car washes and detailing26
- Tire shops40
- Oil change and quick lube37
- Gas stations51
- Insurance agencies24
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 Erie County, PA?
Erie County has 41 collision repair and body shops on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (2%) is a chain location. The listings count collision repair and auto body shops. Official counts show 28 businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in 2023, up 27.3% from 2019.
How much do households in Erie County, PA spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $84.7M a year, or $766 per household. That is 20% below the U.S. average (an index of 80, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 41 collision repair and body shops on map listings, it comes to $2.1M 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 110,587 households in Erie County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Erie County, PA compare with the U.S. for collision repair and body shops?
Erie County has 3.7 collision repair and body shops per 10,000 households, 19% above the U.S. rate of 3.1. Spending per shop is $2.1M, 33% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the national ratio of collision repair and body shops to household spending, Erie County would have about 28, against 41 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,950 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S. The official count rose 27.3% from 2019 to 2023, against −0.8% for the U.S.
How fast is Erie County, PA growing?
Population estimates put Erie County at 265,832 people in 2025, down 1.8% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 110,587 households. The median household income in Erie County is $63,354 a year, 22% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 23.0% 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. Erie County scores 25 for collision repair and body shops (lower middle), #1,183 of 1,327 scored counties.
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