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Collision repair and body shops in the Orangeburg, SC area

How the Orangeburg, SC area compares with other small-town markets and the U.S. for collision repair and body shops: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 49 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #197 of 387 scored small-town markets
#3 of 4 scored small-town markets based in South Carolina

Listings
10
1 chain location (10%)
Official establishments
6
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$27.3M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $826 a household
Spending per listing
$2.7M
11% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
3.0
3% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
83,177
−0.9% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 10 collision repair and body shops in the Orangeburg area. One of them (10%) is a chain location, against 14% across the U.S. That is 3.0 per 10,000 households, 3% below the U.S. rate of 3.1.

Households in the Orangeburg area spend about $27.3M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $826 per household, 14% below the U.S. average. That works out to $2.7M per shop, 11% 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.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in the Orangeburg area was 6 in 2023. That is one for every 5,513 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S.

Population estimates put the population change in the Orangeburg area from 2020 to 2025 at −0.9%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for collision repair and body shops in the Orangeburg area is 49 (lower middle), #197 of 387 scored small-town markets and #3 of 4 scored small-town markets based in South Carolina.

How the Orangeburg area 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.

Collision repair and body shops in Orangeburg, SC area compared with South Carolina and the U.S.
MeasureOrangeburg areaSouth CarolinaU.S.
Listings per 10k households3.03.03.1
Spending per listing$2.7M$3M$3.1M
Households per official establishment5,5134,3143,689
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+5.1%−0.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025−0.9%+8.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$826$907$958
Median household income$45,675$69,324$80,734
Groundwork market score4959

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
6
Employees, 2023
29
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.6M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
101 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
9The 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 the Orangeburg 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 Orangeburg area

Population, 2025 estimate
83,177−0.9% since 2020
Households
33,077
Median age
42.1
Homes lived in by their owners
67%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
1,106 sq. mi.
People per square mile
75
Median household income
$45,675+20.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$64,628
Median home value
$115,800
Jobs located here
28,236
Daytime population
72,707Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Collision repair and body shops across South Carolina

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The highest-scoring small-town markets in South Carolina for collision repair and body shops, numbered among those based in South Carolina, with the Orangeburg area marked.

Top small-town markets in South Carolina

Small-town markets in South Carolina ranked for collision repair and body shops by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Murrells Inlet, SC8151.8$5M+3.8%#13 of 387
2Greenwood, SC58112.9$2.9M+1.7%#127 of 387
3Orangeburg, SC49103.0$2.7M−0.9%#197 of 387
4Gaffney, SC3694.1$2.2M+3.7%#296 of 387

Other business types in the Orangeburg area

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many collision repair and body shops are in the Orangeburg, SC area?

The Orangeburg area has 10 collision repair and body shops on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (10%) is a chain location. The listings count collision repair and auto body shops. Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in 2023.

How much do households in the Orangeburg, SC area spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?

About $27.3M a year, or $826 per household. That is 14% below the U.S. average (an index of 86, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 10 collision repair and body shops on map listings, it comes to $2.7M 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 33,077 households in the Orangeburg area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Orangeburg, SC area compare with the U.S. for collision repair and body shops?

The Orangeburg area has 3.0 collision repair and body shops per 10,000 households, 3% below the U.S. rate of 3.1. Spending per shop is $2.7M, 11% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the national ratio of collision repair and body shops to household spending, the Orangeburg area would have about 9, against 10 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 5,513 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S.

How fast is the Orangeburg, SC area growing?

Population estimates put the Orangeburg area at 83,177 people in 2025, down 0.9% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 33,077 households. The median household income in the Orangeburg area is $45,675 a year, 43% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 20.3% 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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 Orangeburg area scores 49 for collision repair and body shops (lower middle), #197 of 387 scored small-town markets.

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