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Collision repair and body shops in the Johnstown, PA metro area
The collision repair and body shops in the Johnstown, PA metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 11 out of 100: Low
Ranked #376 of 381 scored metro areas
#15 of 16 scored metro areas based in Pennsylvania
- Listings
- 21
- 3 chain locations (14%)
- Official establishments
- 17
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $44.7M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $798 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.1M
- 31% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.8
- 23% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 128,968
- −3.2% since 2020
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What this means
The Johnstown metro area scores 11 (low) on the Groundwork market score for collision repair and body shops, ranking #376 of 381 scored metro areas and #15 of 16 scored metro areas based in Pennsylvania. That puts it in the bottom quarter of metro areas.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 21 collision repair and body shops in the Johnstown metro area. 3 of them (14%) are chain locations, against 14% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 3.8, 23% above the U.S. rate of 3.1.
At $798 per household (17% below the U.S. average), households in the Johnstown metro area spend about $44.7M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That is about $2.1M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 31% 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 17 businesses with payroll in the Johnstown metro area classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair. That is one for every 3,293 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Johnstown metro area declined 3.2%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How the Johnstown metro 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 | Johnstown metro area | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.8 | 3.4 | 3.1 |
| Spending per listing | $2.1M | $2.5M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment | 3,293 | 3,443 | 3,689 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −3.0% | −0.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −3.2% | +0.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $798 | $837 | $958 |
| Median household income | $58,418 | $77,971 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 11 | 17 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 17
- Employees, 2023
- 99
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $4.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 213 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 the Johnstown metro 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 Johnstown metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 128,968−3.2% since 2020
- Households
- 55,973
- Median age
- 45.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 76%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 688 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 191
- Median household income
- $58,418+25.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $79,237
- Median home value
- $121,000
- Jobs located here
- 48,495
- Daytime population
- 125,354Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Pennsylvania market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in Pennsylvania for collision repair and body shops, numbered among those based in Pennsylvania, with the Johnstown metro area marked.
Top metro areas in Pennsylvania
| 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 |
| 15Johnstown, PA | 11 | 21 | 3.8 | $2.1M | −3.2% | #376 of 381 |
Other business types in the Johnstown metro 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 care10
- Auto repair shops5
- Collision repair and body shops11
- Car washes and detailing47
- Tire shops26
- Oil change and quick lube
- Gas stations48
- 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 Johnstown, PA metro area?
There are 21 collision repair and body shops on map listings in the Johnstown metro area as of September 2026. 3 of them (14%) are chain locations. The listings count collision repair and auto body shops. Official counts show 17 businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in 2023.
How much do households in the Johnstown, PA metro area spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $44.7M a year, or $798 per household. That is 17% below the U.S. average (an index of 83, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 21 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 55,973 households in the Johnstown metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Johnstown, PA metro area compare with the U.S. for collision repair and body shops?
The Johnstown metro area has 3.8 collision repair and body shops per 10,000 households, 23% above the U.S. rate of 3.1. Spending per shop is $2.1M, 31% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the national ratio of collision repair and body shops to household spending, the Johnstown metro area would have about 15, against 21 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,293 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S.
How fast is the Johnstown, PA metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Johnstown metro area at 128,968 people in 2025, down 3.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 55,973 households. The median household income in the Johnstown metro area is $58,418 a year, 28% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 25.2% 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. The Johnstown metro area scores 11 for collision repair and body shops (low), #376 of 381 scored metro areas.
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