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Collision repair and body shops in Williamsburg County, SC

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for collision repair and body shops in Williamsburg County, SC, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 24 out of 100: Low

Ranked #1,204 of 1,327 scored counties
#28 of 29 scored counties in South Carolina

Listings
6
1 chain location (17%)
Official establishments
3
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$10.5M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $856 a household
Spending per listing
$1.8M
43% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
4.9
58% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
29,662
−4.0% 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

Williamsburg County scores 24 (low) on the Groundwork market score for collision repair and body shops, ranking #1,204 of 1,327 scored counties and #28 of 29 scored counties in South Carolina. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Williamsburg County comes to about $10.5M a year: $856 per household, 11% below the U.S. average. That works out to $1.8M per shop, 43% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only collision repair and body shops.

There are 6 collision repair and body shops on map listings in Williamsburg County as of September 2026. One of them (17%) is a chain location, against 14% across the U.S. That is 4.9 per 10,000 households, 58% above the U.S. rate of 3.1.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in Williamsburg County was 3 in 2023. That is one for every 4,097 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Williamsburg County from 2020 to 2025 at −4.0%, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How Williamsburg 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.

Collision repair and body shops in Williamsburg County, SC compared with South Carolina and the U.S.
MeasureWilliamsburg CountySouth CarolinaU.S.
Listings per 10k households4.93.03.1
Spending per listing$1.8M$3M$3.1M
Households per official establishment4,0974,3143,689
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+5.1%−0.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025−4.0%+8.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$856$907$958
Median household income$46,213$69,324$80,734
Groundwork market score2459

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
5 → 3
Employees, 2023
5
Annual payroll, 2023
$245K
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
61 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
3The 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 Williamsburg 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 Williamsburg County

Population, 2025 estimate
29,662−4.0% since 2020
Households
12,291
Median age
43.5
Homes lived in by their owners
76%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
934 sq. mi.
People per square mile
32
Median household income
$46,213+42.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$59,459
Median home value
$104,500
Jobs located here
7,315
Daytime population
24,639Residents 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 counties in South Carolina for collision repair and body shops, numbered among those based in South Carolina, with Williamsburg County marked.

Top counties in South Carolina

Counties in South Carolina ranked for collision repair and body shops by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Aiken County, SC81152.1$4.5M+7.3%#63 of 1,327
2Berkeley County, SC80202.1$4.4M+18.7%#72 of 1,327
3Pickens County, SC77122.3$4.2M+5.7%#105 of 1,327
4Georgetown County, SC7651.8$5M+3.8%#113 of 1,327
5Beaufort County, SC76182.2$4.1M+8.9%#124 of 1,327
6Dorchester County, SC72172.7$3.5M+10.1%#182 of 1,327
7York County, SC64332.9$3.5M+8.1%#346 of 1,327
8Greenville County, SC64622.8$3.3M+10.6%#352 of 1,327
9Laurens County, SC6393.3$2.8M+6.2%#377 of 1,327
10Charleston County, SC60472.6$3.4M+6.4%#434 of 1,327
28Williamsburg County, SC2464.9$1.8M−4.0%#1,204 of 1,327

Other business types in Williamsburg 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 Williamsburg County, SC?

As of September 2026, map listings count 6 collision repair and body shops in Williamsburg County. One of them (17%) is a chain location. The listings count collision repair and auto body shops. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in 2023.

How much do households in Williamsburg County, SC spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?

About $10.5M a year, or $856 per household. That is 11% below the U.S. average (an index of 89, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 6 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 12,291 households in Williamsburg County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Williamsburg County has 4.9 collision repair and body shops per 10,000 households, 58% above the U.S. rate of 3.1. Spending per shop is $1.8M, 43% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the U.S. ratio of collision repair and body shops to household spending, Williamsburg County would have about 3, against 6 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,097 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S.

How fast is Williamsburg County, SC growing?

Population estimates put Williamsburg County at 29,662 people in 2025, down 4.0% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 12,291 households. Median household income in Williamsburg County is $46,213, 43% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 42.3%, 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. Williamsburg County scores 24 for collision repair and body shops (low), #1,204 of 1,327 scored counties.

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How the score works · Top markets for collision repair and body shops · All 56 business types in Williamsburg County

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