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Collision repair and body shops in Lancaster County, SC
The collision repair and body shops in Lancaster County, SC, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 53 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #601 of 1,327 scored counties
#14 of 29 scored counties in South Carolina
- Listings
- 16
- 1 chain location (6%)
- Official establishments
- 10
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $38.1M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $949 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.4M
- 23% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.0
- 29% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 114,296
- +18.3% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 16 collision repair and body shops in Lancaster County. One of them (6%) is a chain location, against 14% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 4.0, 29% above the U.S. rate of 3.1.
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Lancaster County comes to about $38.1M a year: $949 per household, in line with the U.S. average. That works out to $2.4M per shop, 23% below 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 10 businesses with payroll in Lancaster County classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair. That is one for every 4,013 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S.
Population estimates put the population change in Lancaster County from 2020 to 2025 at +18.3%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Lancaster County scores 53 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for collision repair and body shops, ranking #601 of 1,327 scored counties and #14 of 29 scored counties in South Carolina.
How Lancaster 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 | Lancaster County | South Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.0 | 3.0 | 3.1 |
| Spending per listing | $2.4M | $3M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment | 4,013 | 4,314 | 3,689 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +5.1% | −0.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +18.3% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $949 | $907 | $958 |
| Median household income | $78,869 | $69,324 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 53 | 59 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 13 → 10
- Employees, 2023
- 60
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 161 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 12The 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 Lancaster 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 Lancaster County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 114,296+18.3% since 2020
- Households
- 40,128
- Median age
- 43.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 83%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 549 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 190
- Median household income
- $78,869+34.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $106,641
- Median home value
- $329,900
- Jobs located here
- 29,873
- Daytime population
- 88,047Residents 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 |
| 14Lancaster County, SC | 53 | 16 | 4.0 | $2.4M | +18.3% | #601 of 1,327 |
Other business types in Lancaster 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 care56
- Auto repair shops58
- Collision repair and body shops53
- Car washes and detailing62
- Tire shops47
- Oil change and quick lube43
- Gas stations79
- Insurance agencies83
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 Lancaster County, SC?
Lancaster County has 16 collision repair and body shops on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (6%) is a chain location. The listings count collision repair and auto body shops. Official counts show 10 businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in 2023.
How much do households in Lancaster County, SC spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $38.1M a year, or $949 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 99, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 16 collision repair and body shops on map listings, it comes to $2.4M 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 40,128 households in Lancaster County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Lancaster County, SC compare with the U.S. for collision repair and body shops?
Lancaster County has 4.0 collision repair and body shops per 10,000 households, 29% above the U.S. rate of 3.1. Spending per shop is $2.4M, 23% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the national ratio of collision repair and body shops to household spending, Lancaster County would have about 12, against 16 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,013 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S.
How fast is Lancaster County, SC growing?
Population estimates put Lancaster County at 114,296 people in 2025, up 18.3% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 40,128 households. The median household income in Lancaster County is $78,869 a year, 2% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 34.0% 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. Lancaster County scores 53 for collision repair and body shops (upper middle), #601 of 1,327 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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