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Collision repair and body shops in Bradley County, TN

How Bradley County, TN compares with other counties and the U.S. for collision repair and body shops: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 78 out of 100: High

Ranked #95 of 1,327 scored counties
#10 of 42 scored counties in Tennessee

Listings
10
4 chain locations (40%)
Official establishments
7
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$41.8M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $981 a household
Spending per listing
$4.2M
36% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
2.3
26% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
115,465
+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

Bradley County scores 78 (high) on the Groundwork market score for collision repair and body shops, ranking #95 of 1,327 scored counties and #10 of 42 scored counties in Tennessee. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for collision repair and body shops.

As of September 2026, map listings count 10 collision repair and body shops in Bradley County. Chain locations make up 40% of them, against 14% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 2.3, 26% below the U.S. rate of 3.1.

At $981 per household (2% above the U.S. average), households in Bradley County spend about $41.8M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. Spread across 10 collision repair and body shops, that is $4.2M per shop, 36% above 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 Bradley County was 7 in 2023. That is one for every 6,085 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Bradley County grew 6.1%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Bradley 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 Bradley County, TN compared with Tennessee and the U.S.
MeasureBradley CountyTennesseeU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.32.53.1
Spending per listing$4.2M$3.7M$3.1M
Households per official establishment6,0854,6073,689
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$981$944$958
Median household income$66,552$69,595$80,734
Groundwork market score7874

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
8 → 7
Employees, 2023
62
Annual payroll, 2023
$4M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
104 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
14The 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 Bradley 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 Bradley County

Population, 2025 estimate
115,465+6.1% since 2020
Households
42,596
Median age
40.3
Homes lived in by their owners
67%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
329 sq. mi.
People per square mile
338
Median household income
$66,552+29.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$85,706
Median home value
$261,900
Jobs located here
42,670
Daytime population
105,258Residents 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 Bradley 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 Bradley 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 Bradley County, TN?

Bradley County has 10 collision repair and body shops on map listings as of September 2026. 4 of them (40%) are chain locations. The listings count collision repair and auto body shops. Official counts show 7 businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in 2023.

How much do households in Bradley County, TN spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?

About $41.8M a year, or $981 per household. That is 2% above the U.S. average (an index of 102, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 10 collision repair and body shops on map listings, it comes to $4.2M 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 42,596 households in Bradley County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Bradley County has 2.3 collision repair and body shops per 10,000 households, 26% below the U.S. rate of 3.1. Spending per shop is $4.2M, 36% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the national ratio of collision repair and body shops to household spending, Bradley County would have about 14, against 10 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 6,085 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S.

How fast is Bradley County, TN growing?

Population estimates put Bradley County at 115,465 people in 2025, up 6.1% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 42,596 households. The median household income in Bradley County is $66,552 a year, 18% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 29.7% 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. 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. Bradley County scores 78 for collision repair and body shops (high), #95 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 Bradley County

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