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Collision repair and body shops in Montgomery County, PA

How Montgomery County, PA compares with other counties and the U.S. for collision repair and body shops: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 42 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #847 of 1,327 scored counties
#18 of 55 scored counties in Pennsylvania

Listings
112
33 chain locations (29%)
Official establishments
130
+3.2% since 2019
Household spending a year
$319.9M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $953 a household
Spending per listing
$2.9M
7% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
3.3
6% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
877,643
+2.4% 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

At $953 per household (in line with the U.S. average), households in Montgomery County spend about $319.9M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That works out to $2.9M per shop, 7% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only collision repair and body shops.

Montgomery County has 112 collision repair and body shops on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 33 are chain locations, or 29%, against 14% across the U.S. That comes to 3.3 for every 10,000 households, 6% above the U.S. rate of 3.1.

Official counts show 130 businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in Montgomery County in 2023, up 3.2% from 2019. That is one for every 2,581 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 6 SBA-backed loans worth $1.6M have gone to businesses classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in Montgomery County.

Population estimates show Montgomery County grew 2.4% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for collision repair and body shops in Montgomery County is 42 (lower middle), #847 of 1,327 scored counties and #18 of 55 scored counties in Pennsylvania.

How Montgomery 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 Montgomery County, PA compared with Pennsylvania and the U.S.
MeasureMontgomery CountyPennsylvaniaU.S.
Listings per 10k households3.33.43.1
Spending per listing$2.9M$2.5M$3.1M
Households per official establishment2,5813,4433,689
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+3.2%−3.0%−0.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.4%+0.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$953$837$958
Median household income$113,915$77,971$80,734
Groundwork market score4217

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
126 → 130+3.2% over the period
Employees, 2023
887
Annual payroll, 2023
$55.7M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
11233 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
104The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
6
Amount
$1.6M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in Montgomery 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 Montgomery County

Population, 2025 estimate
877,643+2.4% since 2020
Households
335,505
Median age
42.3
Homes lived in by their owners
71%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
483 sq. mi.
People per square mile
1,796
Median household income
$113,915+24.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$158,114
Median home value
$436,700
Jobs located here
546,323
Daytime population
974,838Residents 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 Montgomery 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
18Montgomery County, PA421123.3$2.9M+2.4%#847 of 1,327

Other business types in Montgomery 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 Montgomery County, PA?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 112 collision repair and body shops in Montgomery County. 33 of them (29%) are chain locations. The listings count collision repair and auto body shops. Official counts show 130 businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in 2023, up 3.2% from 2019.

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

About $319.9M a year, or $953 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 100, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 112 collision repair and body shops on map listings, it comes to $2.9M 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 335,505 households in Montgomery County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Montgomery County has 3.3 collision repair and body shops per 10,000 households, 6% above the U.S. rate of 3.1. Spending per shop is $2.9M, 7% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the U.S. ratio of collision repair and body shops to household spending, Montgomery County would have about 104, against 112 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,581 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S. The official count rose 3.2% from 2019 to 2023, against −0.8% for the U.S.

How fast is Montgomery County, PA growing?

Population estimates put Montgomery County at 877,643 people in 2025, up 2.4% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 335,505 households. Median household income in Montgomery County is $113,915, 41% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 24.4%, 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. Montgomery County scores 42 for collision repair and body shops (lower middle), #847 of 1,327 scored counties.

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