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Collision repair and body shops in Bamberg County, SC
The collision repair and body shops in Bamberg County, SC, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score
Not scored
The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 2.
- Listings
- 2
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $3.7M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $790 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.8M
- Too few listings to compare
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.3
- Too few listings to compare
- Population, 2025
- 12,796
- −3.5% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Bamberg County comes to about $3.7M a year: $790 per household, 18% below the U.S. average. Spread across 2 collision repair and body shops, that is $1.8M per shop. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only collision repair and body shops.
There are 2 collision repair and body shops on map listings in Bamberg County as of September 2026. That is 4.3 per 10,000 households.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for automotive body, paint and interior repair in Bamberg County, since they leave out counts under 3.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Bamberg County declined 3.5%, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 2 collision repair and body shops on map listings, Bamberg County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.
How Bamberg County compares
The same measures for South Carolina 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 | Bamberg County | South Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.3 | 3.0 | 3.1 |
| Spending per listing | $1.8M | $3M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 4,314 | 3,689 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +5.1% | −0.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −3.5% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $790 | $907 | $958 |
| Median household income | $44,370 | $69,324 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | Not scored | 59 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- n/a
- Employees, 2023
- n/a
- Annual payroll, 2023
- n/a
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 20 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 1The 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 Bamberg 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 Bamberg County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 12,796−3.5% since 2020
- Households
- 4,644
- Median age
- 43.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 70%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 393 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 33
- Median household income
- $44,370+41.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $57,606
- Median home value
- $97,800
- Jobs located here
- 3,526
- Daytime population
- 10,638Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in South Carolina
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Aiken County, SC | 81 | 15 | 2.1 | $4.5M | +7.3% | #63 of 1,327 |
| 2Berkeley County, SC | 80 | 20 | 2.1 | $4.4M | +18.7% | #72 of 1,327 |
| 3Pickens County, SC | 77 | 12 | 2.3 | $4.2M | +5.7% | #105 of 1,327 |
| 4Georgetown County, SC | 76 | 5 | 1.8 | $5M | +3.8% | #113 of 1,327 |
| 5Beaufort County, SC | 76 | 18 | 2.2 | $4.1M | +8.9% | #124 of 1,327 |
| 6Dorchester County, SC | 72 | 17 | 2.7 | $3.5M | +10.1% | #182 of 1,327 |
| 7York County, SC | 64 | 33 | 2.9 | $3.5M | +8.1% | #346 of 1,327 |
| 8Greenville County, SC | 64 | 62 | 2.8 | $3.3M | +10.6% | #352 of 1,327 |
| 9Laurens County, SC | 63 | 9 | 3.3 | $2.8M | +6.2% | #377 of 1,327 |
| 10Charleston County, SC | 60 | 47 | 2.6 | $3.4M | +6.4% | #434 of 1,327 |
| Bamberg County, SC | Not scored | 2 | 4.3 | $1.8M | −3.5% |
Other business types in Bamberg County
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 care30
- Auto repair shops44
- Collision repair and body shops
- Car washes and detailing
- Tire shops
- Oil change and quick lube
- Gas stations22
- Insurance agencies56
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 Bamberg County, SC?
As of September 2026, map listings count 2 collision repair and body shops in Bamberg County. The listings count collision repair and auto body shops. No official count is published for automotive body, paint and interior repair in Bamberg County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Bamberg County, SC spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $3.7M a year, or $790 per household. That is 18% below the U.S. average (an index of 82, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 2 collision repair and body shops on map listings, it comes to $1.8M 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 4,644 households in Bamberg County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Bamberg County, SC compare with the U.S. for collision repair and body shops?
Bamberg County has 2 collision repair and body shops on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. At the U.S. ratio of collision repair and body shops to household spending, Bamberg County would have about 1, against 2 on map listings.
How fast is Bamberg County, SC growing?
Population estimates put Bamberg County at 12,796 people in 2025, down 3.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 4,644 households. Median household income in Bamberg County is $44,370, 45% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 41.2%, 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. Bamberg County has no market score for collision repair and body shops: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 2.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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