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Collision repair and body shops in York County, PA

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 55 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #539 of 1,327 scored counties
#6 of 55 scored counties in Pennsylvania

Listings
50
9 chain locations (18%)
Official establishments
59
−10.6% since 2019
Household spending a year
$175.4M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $966 a household
Spending per listing
$3.5M
14% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
2.8
10% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
473,197
+3.6% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 50 collision repair and body shops in York County. Chain locations make up 18% of them, against 14% across the U.S. That is 2.8 per 10,000 households, 10% below the U.S. rate of 3.1.

Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in York County comes to about $175.4M a year: $966 per household, in line with the U.S. average. Spread across 50 collision repair and body shops, that is $3.5M per shop, 14% above 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.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in York County was 59 in 2023, down 10.6% from 2019. That is one for every 3,078 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $850K has gone to businesses classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in York County.

Population estimates show York County grew 3.6% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For collision repair and body shops, York County has a Groundwork market score of 55 (upper middle): #539 of 1,327 scored counties and #6 of 55 scored counties in Pennsylvania.

How York 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 York County, PA compared with Pennsylvania and the U.S.
MeasureYork CountyPennsylvaniaU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.83.43.1
Spending per listing$3.5M$2.5M$3.1M
Households per official establishment3,0783,4433,689
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−10.6%−3.0%−0.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025+3.6%+0.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$966$837$958
Median household income$84,829$77,971$80,734
Groundwork market score5517

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
66 → 59−10.6% over the period
Employees, 2023
364
Annual payroll, 2023
$20.9M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
509 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
57The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$850K

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

Population, 2025 estimate
473,197+3.6% since 2020
Households
181,583
Median age
42.2
Homes lived in by their owners
76%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
904 sq. mi.
People per square mile
512
Median household income
$84,829+27.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$104,143
Median home value
$248,600
Jobs located here
187,332
Daytime population
423,675Residents 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 York 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

Other business types in York 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 York County, PA?

There are 50 collision repair and body shops on map listings in York County as of September 2026. 9 of them (18%) are chain locations. The listings count collision repair and auto body shops. Official counts show 59 businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in 2023, down 10.6% from 2019.

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

About $175.4M a year, or $966 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 101, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 50 collision repair and body shops on map listings, it comes to $3.5M 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 181,583 households in York County and national spending patterns by income.

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

York County has 2.8 collision repair and body shops per 10,000 households, 10% below the U.S. rate of 3.1. Spending per shop is $3.5M, 14% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the national ratio of collision repair and body shops to household spending, York County would have about 57, against 50 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,078 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S. The official count fell 10.6% from 2019 to 2023, against −0.8% for the U.S.

How fast is York County, PA growing?

Population estimates put York County at 473,197 people in 2025, up 3.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 181,583 households. The median household income in York County is $84,829 a year, 5% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 27.6% 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. York County scores 55 for collision repair and body shops (upper middle), #539 of 1,327 scored counties.

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