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Collision repair and body shops in Lycoming County, PA

The collision repair and body shops in Lycoming County, PA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 32 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,056 of 1,327 scored counties
#30 of 55 scored counties in Pennsylvania

Listings
14
2 chain locations (14%)
Official establishments
16
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$39.9M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $852 a household
Spending per listing
$2.9M
7% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
3.0
3% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
112,587
−1.3% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

For collision repair and body shops, Lycoming County has a Groundwork market score of 32 (lower middle): #1,056 of 1,327 scored counties and #30 of 55 scored counties in Pennsylvania. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

As of September 2026, map listings count 14 collision repair and body shops in Lycoming County. 2 of them (14%) are chain locations, 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.

Households in Lycoming County spend about $39.9M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $852 per household, 11% below the U.S. average. Spread across 14 collision repair and body shops, that is $2.9M per shop, 7% 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 16 businesses with payroll in Lycoming County classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair. That is one for every 2,929 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Lycoming County declined 1.3%, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How Lycoming 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.

Collision repair and body shops in Lycoming County, PA compared with Pennsylvania and the U.S.
MeasureLycoming CountyPennsylvaniaU.S.
Listings per 10k households3.03.43.1
Spending per listing$2.9M$2.5M$3.1M
Households per official establishment2,9293,4433,689
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−3.0%−0.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.3%+0.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$852$837$958
Median household income$63,917$77,971$80,734
Groundwork market score3217

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
15 → 16
Employees, 2023
73
Annual payroll, 2023
$3.8M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
142 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
13The 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 Lycoming 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 Lycoming County

Population, 2025 estimate
112,587−1.3% since 2020
Households
46,861
Median age
42.3
Homes lived in by their owners
69%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
1,229 sq. mi.
People per square mile
92
Median household income
$63,917+17.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$84,003
Median home value
$202,200
Jobs located here
49,055
Daytime population
110,643Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Collision repair and body shops across Pennsylvania

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The highest-scoring counties in Pennsylvania for collision repair and body shops, numbered among those based in Pennsylvania, with Lycoming County marked.

Top counties in Pennsylvania

Counties in Pennsylvania ranked for collision repair and body shops by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Pike County, PA7952.1$4.6M+7.2%#77 of 1,327
2Perry County, PA6752.7$3.8M+2.1%#278 of 1,327
3Cumberland County, PA60302.8$3.3M+6.5%#435 of 1,327
4Armstrong County, PA5851.8$5M−2.7%#471 of 1,327
5Berks County, PA55422.6$3.6M+2.7%#534 of 1,327
6York County, PA55502.8$3.5M+3.6%#539 of 1,327
7Columbia County, PA5572.7$3.3M+2.3%#543 of 1,327
8Centre County, PA54142.4$3.5M−0.4%#564 of 1,327
9Lebanon County, PA54152.6$3.4M+2.2%#565 of 1,327
10Dauphin County, PA54373.0$2.8M+2.3%#578 of 1,327
30Lycoming County, PA32143.0$2.9M−1.3%#1,056 of 1,327

Other business types in Lycoming County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many collision repair and body shops are in Lycoming County, PA?

Lycoming County has 14 collision repair and body shops on map listings as of September 2026. 2 of them (14%) 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.

How much do households in Lycoming County, PA spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?

About $39.9M a year, or $852 per household. That is 11% below the U.S. average (an index of 89, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 14 collision repair and body shops on map listings, it comes to $2.9M 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 46,861 households in Lycoming County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Lycoming County, PA compare with the U.S. for collision repair and body shops?

Lycoming 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 $2.9M, 7% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the national ratio of collision repair and body shops to household spending, Lycoming County would have about 13, against 14 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,929 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S.

How fast is Lycoming County, PA growing?

Population estimates put Lycoming County at 112,587 people in 2025, down 1.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 46,861 households. The median household income in Lycoming County is $63,917 a year, 21% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 17.8% 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. Lycoming County scores 32 for collision repair and body shops (lower middle), #1,056 of 1,327 scored counties.

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