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Collision repair and body shops in Blount County, TN
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for collision repair and body shops in Blount County, TN, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 76 out of 100: High
Ranked #121 of 1,327 scored counties
#12 of 42 scored counties in Tennessee
- Listings
- 14
- 2 chain locations (14%)
- Official establishments
- 12
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $57.9M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,043 a household
- Spending per listing
- $4.1M
- 34% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.5
- 19% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 143,820
- +6.0% since 2020
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What this means
Blount County scores 76 (high) on the Groundwork market score for collision repair and body shops, ranking #121 of 1,327 scored counties and #12 of 42 scored counties in Tennessee. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for collision repair and body shops.
Households in Blount County spend about $57.9M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $1,043 per household, 9% above the U.S. average. Spread across 14 collision repair and body shops, that is $4.1M per shop, 34% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only collision repair and body shops.
Blount County has 14 collision repair and body shops on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 14% of them, against 14% across the U.S. That comes to 2.5 for every 10,000 households, 19% below the U.S. rate of 3.1.
In 2023, official counts showed 12 businesses with payroll in Blount County classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair. That is one for every 4,627 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 4 SBA-backed loans worth $3M have gone to businesses classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in Blount County. Population estimates show Blount County grew 6.0% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Blount 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.
| Measure | Blount County | Tennessee | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.5 | 2.5 | 3.1 |
| Spending per listing | $4.1M | $3.7M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment | 4,627 | 4,607 | 3,689 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −1.1% | −0.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +6.0% | +5.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,043 | $944 | $958 |
| Median household income | $77,365 | $69,595 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 76 | 74 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 16 → 12
- Employees, 2023
- 81
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 142 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 19The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 4
- Amount
- $3M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in Blount 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 Blount County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 143,820+6.0% since 2020
- Households
- 55,522
- Median age
- 44.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 77%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 559 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 249
- Median household income
- $77,365+36.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $101,400
- Median home value
- $320,500
- Jobs located here
- 56,831
- Daytime population
- 134,383Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Tennessee
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Williamson County, TN | 87 | 21 | 2.3 | $5M | +9.0% | #26 of 1,327 |
| 2Loudon County, TN | 84 | 7 | 2.9 | $3.8M | +15.6% | #36 of 1,327 |
| 3Hamilton County, TN | 80 | 28 | 1.8 | $5.1M | +6.2% | #69 of 1,327 |
| 4Rutherford County, TN | 80 | 29 | 2.2 | $4.5M | +12.6% | #71 of 1,327 |
| 5Anderson County, TN | 79 | 7 | 2.1 | $4.4M | +6.1% | #80 of 1,327 |
| 6Roane County, TN | 79 | 6 | 2.6 | $3.9M | +7.0% | #82 of 1,327 |
| 7Knox County, TN | 78 | 35 | 1.7 | $5.3M | +6.5% | #86 of 1,327 |
| 8McMinn County, TN | 78 | 5 | 2.4 | $4.4M | +7.6% | #91 of 1,327 |
| 9Sumner County, TN | 78 | 19 | 2.4 | $4.3M | +9.2% | #92 of 1,327 |
| 10Bradley County, TN | 78 | 10 | 2.3 | $4.2M | +6.1% | #95 of 1,327 |
| 12Blount County, TN | 76 | 14 | 2.5 | $4.1M | +6.0% | #121 of 1,327 |
Other business types in Blount 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 care64
- Auto repair shops69
- Collision repair and body shops76
- Car washes and detailing57
- Tire shops72
- Oil change and quick lube61
- Gas stations74
- Insurance agencies79
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 Blount County, TN?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 14 collision repair and body shops in Blount County. 2 of them (14%) are chain locations. The listings count collision repair and auto body shops. Official counts show 12 businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in 2023.
How much do households in Blount County, TN spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $57.9M a year, or $1,043 per household. That is 9% above the U.S. average (an index of 109, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 14 collision repair and body shops on map listings, it comes to $4.1M 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 55,522 households in Blount County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Blount County, TN compare with the U.S. for collision repair and body shops?
Blount County has 2.5 collision repair and body shops per 10,000 households, 19% below the U.S. rate of 3.1. Spending per shop is $4.1M, 34% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the U.S. ratio of collision repair and body shops to household spending, Blount County would have about 19, against 14 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,627 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S.
How fast is Blount County, TN growing?
Population estimates put Blount County at 143,820 people in 2025, up 6.0% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 55,522 households. Median household income in Blount County is $77,365, 4% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 36.5%, 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. Blount County scores 76 for collision repair and body shops (high), #121 of 1,327 scored counties.
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