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Collision repair and body shops in Fayette County, PA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for collision repair and body shops in Fayette County, PA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 24 out of 100: Low
Ranked #1,199 of 1,327 scored counties
#41 of 55 scored counties in Pennsylvania
- Listings
- 22
- 2 chain locations (9%)
- Official establishments
- 15
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $46.3M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $839 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.1M
- 32% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.0
- 29% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 123,021
- −4.3% since 2020
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What this means
For collision repair and body shops, Fayette County has a Groundwork market score of 24 (low): #1,199 of 1,327 scored counties and #41 of 55 scored counties in Pennsylvania. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Fayette County comes to about $46.3M a year: $839 per household, 12% below the U.S. average. Spread across 22 collision repair and body shops, that is $2.1M per shop, 32% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only collision repair and body shops.
Fayette County has 22 collision repair and body shops on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 9% of them, against 14% across the U.S. That comes to 4.0 for every 10,000 households, 29% above the U.S. rate of 3.1.
Official counts show 15 businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in Fayette County in 2023. That is one for every 3,679 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S. Population estimates show Fayette County declined 4.3% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Fayette 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 | Fayette County | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.0 | 3.4 | 3.1 |
| Spending per listing | $2.1M | $2.5M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment | 3,679 | 3,443 | 3,689 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −3.0% | −0.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −4.3% | +0.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $839 | $837 | $958 |
| Median household income | $58,236 | $77,971 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 24 | 17 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 14 → 15
- Employees, 2023
- 55
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 222 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 15The 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 Fayette 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 Fayette County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 123,021−4.3% since 2020
- Households
- 55,182
- Median age
- 45.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 72%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 791 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 159
- Median household income
- $58,236+23.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $74,754
- Median home value
- $143,200
- Jobs located here
- 37,583
- Daytime population
- 110,057Residents 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 |
| 41Fayette County, PA | 24 | 22 | 4.0 | $2.1M | −4.3% | #1,199 of 1,327 |
Other business types in Fayette 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 care15
- Auto repair shops14
- Collision repair and body shops24
- Car washes and detailing32
- Tire shops34
- Oil change and quick lube
- Gas stations29
- Insurance agencies45
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 Fayette County, PA?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 22 collision repair and body shops in Fayette County. 2 of them (9%) are chain locations. The listings count collision repair and auto body shops. Official counts show 15 businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in 2023.
How much do households in Fayette County, PA spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $46.3M a year, or $839 per household. That is 12% below the U.S. average (an index of 88, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 22 collision repair and body shops on map listings, it comes to $2.1M 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 55,182 households in Fayette County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Fayette County, PA compare with the U.S. for collision repair and body shops?
Fayette County has 4.0 collision repair and body shops per 10,000 households, 29% above the U.S. rate of 3.1. Spending per shop is $2.1M, 32% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the U.S. ratio of collision repair and body shops to household spending, Fayette County would have about 15, against 22 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,679 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S.
How fast is Fayette County, PA growing?
Population estimates put Fayette County at 123,021 people in 2025, down 4.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 55,182 households. Median household income in Fayette County is $58,236, 28% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 23.0%, 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. Fayette County scores 24 for collision repair and body shops (low), #1,199 of 1,327 scored counties.
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