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Collision repair and body shops in Anderson County, TN

The collision repair and body shops in Anderson County, TN, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 79 out of 100: High

Ranked #80 of 1,327 scored counties
#5 of 42 scored counties in Tennessee

Listings
7
1 chain location (14%)
Official establishments
3
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$31.1M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $950 a household
Spending per listing
$4.4M
44% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
2.1
32% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
82,066
+6.1% 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

The Groundwork market score for collision repair and body shops in Anderson County is 79 (high), #80 of 1,327 scored counties and #5 of 42 scored counties in Tennessee. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for collision repair and body shops.

Households in Anderson County spend about $31.1M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $950 per household, in line with the U.S. average. That works out to $4.4M per shop, 44% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only collision repair and body shops.

Anderson County has 7 collision repair and body shops on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (14%) is a chain location, against 14% across the U.S. That comes to 2.1 for every 10,000 households, 32% below the U.S. rate of 3.1.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in Anderson County was 3 in 2023. That is one for every 10,918 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S. Population estimates show Anderson County grew 6.1% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Anderson County compares

The same measures for Tennessee 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 Anderson County, TN compared with Tennessee and the U.S.
MeasureAnderson CountyTennesseeU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.12.53.1
Spending per listing$4.4M$3.7M$3.1M
Households per official establishment10,9184,6073,689
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−1.1%−0.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025+6.1%+5.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$950$944$958
Median household income$66,183$69,595$80,734
Groundwork market score7974

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
5 → 3
Employees, 2023
10
Annual payroll, 2023
$702K
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
71 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
10The 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 Anderson 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 Anderson County

Population, 2025 estimate
82,066+6.1% since 2020
Households
32,755
Median age
42.4
Homes lived in by their owners
72%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
337 sq. mi.
People per square mile
235
Median household income
$66,183+31.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$88,830
Median home value
$239,400
Jobs located here
56,272
Daytime population
100,088Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Collision repair and body shops across Tennessee

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The highest-scoring counties in Tennessee for collision repair and body shops, numbered among those based in Tennessee, with Anderson County marked.

Top counties in Tennessee

Counties in Tennessee ranked for collision repair and body shops by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Williamson County, TN87212.3$5M+9.0%#26 of 1,327
2Loudon County, TN8472.9$3.8M+15.6%#36 of 1,327
3Hamilton County, TN80281.8$5.1M+6.2%#69 of 1,327
4Rutherford County, TN80292.2$4.5M+12.6%#71 of 1,327
5Anderson County, TN7972.1$4.4M+6.1%#80 of 1,327
6Roane County, TN7962.6$3.9M+7.0%#82 of 1,327
7Knox County, TN78351.7$5.3M+6.5%#86 of 1,327
8McMinn County, TN7852.4$4.4M+7.6%#91 of 1,327
9Sumner County, TN78192.4$4.3M+9.2%#92 of 1,327
10Bradley County, TN78102.3$4.2M+6.1%#95 of 1,327

Other business types in Anderson 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 Anderson County, TN?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 7 collision repair and body shops in Anderson County. One of them (14%) 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 Anderson County, TN spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?

About $31.1M a year, or $950 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 7 collision repair and body shops on map listings, it comes to $4.4M 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 32,755 households in Anderson County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Anderson County has 2.1 collision repair and body shops per 10,000 households, 32% below the U.S. rate of 3.1. Spending per shop is $4.4M, 44% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the U.S. ratio of collision repair and body shops to household spending, Anderson County would have about 10, against 7 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 10,918 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S.

How fast is Anderson County, TN growing?

Population estimates put Anderson County at 82,066 people in 2025, up 6.1% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 32,755 households. Median household income in Anderson County is $66,183, 18% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 31.3%, 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. Anderson County scores 79 for collision repair and body shops (high), #80 of 1,327 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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