Auto · Small-town market · South Dakota
Collision repair and body shops in the Mitchell, SD area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for collision repair and body shops in the Mitchell, SD area, set against other small-town markets and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 31 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #322 of 387 scored small-town markets
#5 of 8 scored small-town markets based in South Dakota
- Listings
- 8
- 2 chain locations (25%)
- Official establishments
- 11
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $13M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,181 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.6M
- 47% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 7.3
- 2.4 times the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 25,913
- +0.6% since 2020
See the collision repair and body shops around any address in the Mitchell area
The site report maps the collision repair and body shops on map listings near the address, by name and distance, and sizes the households and spending around it. Or open the report at the center of the Mitchell area. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.
Free10 actions over 3 days, no cardSurvey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure
What this means
For collision repair and body shops, the Mitchell area has a Groundwork market score of 31 (lower middle): #322 of 387 scored small-town markets and #5 of 8 scored small-town markets based in South Dakota. That puts it in the bottom quarter of small-town markets.
At $1,181 per household (23% above the U.S. average), households in the Mitchell area spend about $13M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That works out to $1.6M per shop, 47% 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 8 collision repair and body shops on map listings in the Mitchell area as of September 2026. Of those, 2 are chain locations, or 25%, against 14% across the U.S. That is 7.3 per 10,000 households, 2.4 times the U.S. rate of 3.1.
Official counts show 11 businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in the Mitchell area in 2023. That is one for every 998 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in the Mitchell area from 2020 to 2025 at +0.6%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How the Mitchell area compares
The same measures for South Dakota 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 | Mitchell area | South Dakota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 7.3 | 4.6 | 3.1 |
| Spending per listing | $1.6M | $2.6M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment | 998 | 1,749 | 3,689 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +3.0% | −0.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.6% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,181 | $1,189 | $958 |
| Median household income | $69,101 | $75,081 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 31 | 41 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 11
- Employees, 2023
- 46
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 82 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 4The 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 Mitchell 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 Mitchell area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 25,913+0.6% since 2020
- Households
- 10,977
- Median age
- 41.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 66%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 1,440 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 18
- Median household income
- $69,101
- Average household income
- $87,541
- Median home value
- $197,700
- Jobs located here
- 13,823
- Daytime population
- 25,767Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
Looking at a specific site in the Mitchell area?
These figures cover the whole small-town market. A site report draws rings around one address and counts what’s inside them: households, spending, jobs, and the collision repair and body shops on map listings by name and distance.
Or open the report at the center of the Mitchell area. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.
Free10 actions over 3 days, no cardCollision repair and body shops across South Dakota
Every South Dakota market ranked →The highest-scoring small-town markets in South Dakota for collision repair and body shops, numbered among those based in South Dakota, with the Mitchell area marked.
Top small-town markets in South Dakota
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Brookings, SD | 58 | 6 | 4.3 | $2.7M | +9.6% | #130 of 387 |
| 2Spearfish, SD | 44 | 7 | 5.8 | $2M | +14.0% | #244 of 387 |
| 3Huron, SD | 35 | 6 | 8.0 | $1.5M | +2.4% | #306 of 387 |
| 4Pierre, SD | 33 | 6 | 7.0 | $1.6M | −0.5% | #312 of 387 |
| 5Mitchell, SD | 31 | 8 | 7.3 | $1.6M | +0.6% | #322 of 387 |
| 6Yankton, SD | 30 | 8 | 8.3 | $1.4M | +1.5% | #330 of 387 |
| 7Aberdeen, SD | 28 | 10 | 5.6 | $2M | −1.5% | #337 of 387 |
| 8Vermillion, SD | 28 | 5 | 9.0 | $1.2M | +0.2% | #340 of 387 |
Other business types in the Mitchell area
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 care40
- Auto repair shops45
- Collision repair and body shops31
- Car washes and detailing35
- Tire shops47
- Oil change and quick lube
- Gas stations49
- Insurance agencies20
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 the Mitchell, SD area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 8 collision repair and body shops in the Mitchell area. 2 of them (25%) are chain locations. The listings count collision repair and auto body shops. Official counts show 11 businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in 2023.
How much do households in the Mitchell, SD area spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $13M a year, or $1,181 per household. That is 23% above the U.S. average (an index of 123, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 8 collision repair and body shops on map listings, it comes to $1.6M 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 10,977 households in the Mitchell area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Mitchell, SD area compare with the U.S. for collision repair and body shops?
The Mitchell area has 7.3 collision repair and body shops per 10,000 households, 2.4 times the U.S. rate of 3.1. Spending per shop is $1.6M, 47% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the U.S. ratio of collision repair and body shops to household spending, the Mitchell area would have about 4, against 8 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 998 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S.
How fast is the Mitchell, SD area growing?
Population estimates put the Mitchell area at 25,913 people in 2025, up 0.6% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 10,977 households. Median household income in the Mitchell area is $69,101, 14% below the U.S. median of $80,734.
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 Mitchell area scores 31 for collision repair and body shops (lower middle), #322 of 387 scored small-town markets.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
Run a Groundwork site report on an address in the Mitchell area. It maps the collision repair and body shops on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.
How the score works · Top markets for collision repair and body shops · All 56 business types in the Mitchell area
Screening a site or an acquisition in the Mitchell area?
A site report maps the competitors on map listings near an address and sizes the households and spending around it.
The button opens the report at the center of the Mitchell area. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.
This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.
Figures are estimates for research only. Not investment or real estate advice.