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Collision repair and body shops in the Scranton–Wilkes-Barre, PA metro area
How the Scranton–Wilkes-Barre, PA metro area compares with other metro areas and the U.S. for collision repair and body shops: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 21 out of 100: Low
Ranked #354 of 381 scored metro areas
#11 of 16 scored metro areas based in Pennsylvania
- Listings
- 81
- 8 chain locations (10%)
- Official establishments
- 66
- +8.2% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $188M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $803 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.3M
- 25% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.5
- 13% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 574,418
- +1.4% since 2020
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What this means
For collision repair and body shops, the Scranton–Wilkes-Barre metro area has a Groundwork market score of 21 (low): #354 of 381 scored metro areas and #11 of 16 scored metro areas based in Pennsylvania. That puts it in the bottom quarter of metro areas.
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in the Scranton–Wilkes-Barre metro area comes to about $188M a year: $803 per household, 16% below the U.S. average. That works out to $2.3M per shop, 25% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only collision repair and body shops.
There are 81 collision repair and body shops on map listings in the Scranton–Wilkes-Barre metro area as of September 2026. Of those, 8 are chain locations, or 10%, against 14% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 3.5, 13% above the U.S. rate of 3.1.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in the Scranton–Wilkes-Barre metro area was 66 in 2023, up 8.2% from 2019. That is one for every 3,549 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $628K have gone to businesses classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in the Scranton–Wilkes-Barre metro area. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Scranton–Wilkes-Barre metro area grew 1.4%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How the Scranton–Wilkes-Barre 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 | Scranton–Wilkes-Barre metro area | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.5 | 3.4 | 3.1 |
| Spending per listing | $2.3M | $2.5M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment | 3,549 | 3,443 | 3,689 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +8.2% | −3.0% | −0.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.4% | +0.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $803 | $837 | $958 |
| Median household income | $65,158 | $77,971 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 21 | 17 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 66+8.2% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 359
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $18.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 818 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 61The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $628K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in the Scranton–Wilkes-Barre 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 Scranton–Wilkes-Barre metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 574,418+1.4% since 2020
- Households
- 234,230
- Median age
- 42.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 67%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 1,746 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 326
- Median household income
- $65,158+21.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $87,979
- Median home value
- $187,200
- Jobs located here
- 252,886
- Daytime population
- 571,216Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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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 |
| 11Scranton–Wilkes-Barre, PA | 21 | 81 | 3.5 | $2.3M | +1.4% | #354 of 381 |
Other business types in the Scranton–Wilkes-Barre 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 care17
- Auto repair shops16
- Collision repair and body shops21
- Car washes and detailing34
- Tire shops12
- Oil change and quick lube58
- Gas stations24
- Insurance agencies38
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 Scranton–Wilkes-Barre, PA metro area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 81 collision repair and body shops in the Scranton–Wilkes-Barre metro area. 8 of them (10%) are chain locations. The listings count collision repair and auto body shops. Official counts show 66 businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in 2023, up 8.2% from 2019.
How much do households in the Scranton–Wilkes-Barre, PA metro area spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $188M a year, or $803 per household. That is 16% below the U.S. average (an index of 84, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 81 collision repair and body shops on map listings, it comes to $2.3M 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 234,230 households in the Scranton–Wilkes-Barre metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Scranton–Wilkes-Barre, PA metro area compare with the U.S. for collision repair and body shops?
The Scranton–Wilkes-Barre metro area has 3.5 collision repair and body shops per 10,000 households, 13% above the U.S. rate of 3.1. Spending per shop is $2.3M, 25% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the U.S. ratio of collision repair and body shops to household spending, the Scranton–Wilkes-Barre metro area would have about 61, against 81 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,549 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S. The official count rose 8.2% from 2019 to 2023, against −0.8% for the U.S.
How fast is the Scranton–Wilkes-Barre, PA metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Scranton–Wilkes-Barre metro area at 574,418 people in 2025, up 1.4% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 234,230 households. Median household income in the Scranton–Wilkes-Barre metro area is $65,158, 19% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 21.8%, 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 Scranton–Wilkes-Barre metro area scores 21 for collision repair and body shops (low), #354 of 381 scored metro areas.
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