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Collision repair and body shops in Dorchester County, SC
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for collision repair and body shops in Dorchester County, SC, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 72 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #182 of 1,327 scored counties
#6 of 29 scored counties in South Carolina
- Listings
- 17
- 3 chain locations (18%)
- Official establishments
- 12
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $60.3M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $954 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.5M
- 15% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.7
- 13% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 178,397
- +10.1% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 17 collision repair and body shops in Dorchester County. 3 of them (18%) are chain locations, against 14% across the U.S. That is 2.7 per 10,000 households, 13% below the U.S. rate of 3.1.
Households in Dorchester County spend about $60.3M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $954 per household, in line with the U.S. average. That is about $3.5M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 15% 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.
In 2023, official counts showed 12 businesses with payroll in Dorchester County classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair. That is one for every 5,265 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $1.4M have gone to businesses classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in Dorchester County.
Population estimates show Dorchester County grew 10.1% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For collision repair and body shops, Dorchester County has a Groundwork market score of 72 (upper middle): #182 of 1,327 scored counties and #6 of 29 scored counties in South Carolina. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Dorchester 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 | Dorchester County | South Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.7 | 3.0 | 3.1 |
| Spending per listing | $3.5M | $3M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment | 5,265 | 4,314 | 3,689 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +5.1% | −0.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +10.1% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $954 | $907 | $958 |
| Median household income | $78,198 | $69,324 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 72 | 59 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 11 → 12
- Employees, 2023
- 75
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $5.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 173 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 20The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 3
- Amount
- $1.4M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in Dorchester 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 Dorchester County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 178,397+10.1% since 2020
- Households
- 63,179
- Median age
- 38.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 76%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 568 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 294
- Median household income
- $78,198+24.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $100,220
- Median home value
- $329,300
- Jobs located here
- 39,777
- Daytime population
- 129,933Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every South Carolina market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in South Carolina for collision repair and body shops, numbered among those based in South Carolina, with Dorchester County marked.
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 |
Other business types in Dorchester 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 care65
- Auto repair shops68
- Collision repair and body shops72
- Car washes and detailing52
- Tire shops57
- Oil change and quick lube46
- Gas stations78
- Insurance agencies79
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 Dorchester County, SC?
Dorchester County has 17 collision repair and body shops on map listings as of September 2026. 3 of them (18%) are chain locations. The listings count collision repair and auto body shops. Official counts show 12 businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in 2023.
How much do households in Dorchester County, SC spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $60.3M a year, or $954 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 17 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 63,179 households in Dorchester County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Dorchester County, SC compare with the U.S. for collision repair and body shops?
Dorchester County has 2.7 collision repair and body shops per 10,000 households, 13% below the U.S. rate of 3.1. Spending per shop is $3.5M, 15% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the national ratio of collision repair and body shops to household spending, Dorchester County would have about 20, against 17 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 5,265 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S.
How fast is Dorchester County, SC growing?
Population estimates put Dorchester County at 178,397 people in 2025, up 10.1% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 63,179 households. The median household income in Dorchester County is $78,198 a year, 3% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 24.0% 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. Dorchester County scores 72 for collision repair and body shops (upper middle), #182 of 1,327 scored counties.
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