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Collision repair and body shops in Chester County, TN
How Chester 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 27 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,166 of 1,327 scored counties
#41 of 42 scored counties in Tennessee
- Listings
- 5
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 3
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $6.4M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $997 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.3M
- 58% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 7.8
- 2.5 times the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 17,994
- +3.5% since 2020
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What this means
Chester County scores 27 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for collision repair and body shops, ranking #1,166 of 1,327 scored counties and #41 of 42 scored counties in Tennessee. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Chester County comes to about $6.4M a year: $997 per household, 4% above the U.S. average. Spread across 5 collision repair and body shops, that is $1.3M per shop, 58% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only collision repair and body shops.
Chester County has 5 collision repair and body shops on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 14% across the U.S. That comes to 7.8 for every 10,000 households, 2.5 times the U.S. rate of 3.1.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in Chester County was 3 in 2023. That is one for every 2,143 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Chester County from 2020 to 2025 at +3.5%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Chester 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 | Chester County | Tennessee | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 7.8 | 2.5 | 3.1 |
| Spending per listing | $1.3M | $3.7M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment | 2,143 | 4,607 | 3,689 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −1.1% | −0.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.5% | +5.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $997 | $944 | $958 |
| Median household income | $59,341 | $69,595 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 27 | 74 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 3
- Employees, 2023
- 16
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $549K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 50 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 2The 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 Chester 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 Chester County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 17,994+3.5% since 2020
- Households
- 6,430
- Median age
- 39.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 75%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 286 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 62
- Median household income
- $59,341+14.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $75,402
- Median home value
- $164,400
- Jobs located here
- 4,037
- Daytime population
- 14,512Residents 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 |
| 41Chester County, TN | 27 | 5 | 7.8 | $1.3M | +3.5% | #1,166 of 1,327 |
Other business types in Chester 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 care40
- Auto repair shops43
- Collision repair and body shops27
- Car washes and detailing
- Tire shops
- Oil change and quick lube
- Gas stations64
- 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 Chester County, TN?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 5 collision repair and body shops in Chester County. None of them are chain locations. 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 Chester County, TN spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $6.4M a year, or $997 per household. That is 4% above the U.S. average (an index of 104, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 collision repair and body shops on map listings, it comes to $1.3M 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 6,430 households in Chester County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Chester County, TN compare with the U.S. for collision repair and body shops?
Chester County has 7.8 collision repair and body shops per 10,000 households, 2.5 times the U.S. rate of 3.1. Spending per shop is $1.3M, 58% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the U.S. ratio of collision repair and body shops to household spending, Chester County would have about 2, against 5 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,143 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S.
How fast is Chester County, TN growing?
Population estimates put Chester County at 17,994 people in 2025, up 3.5% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 6,430 households. Median household income in Chester County is $59,341, 26% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 14.2%, 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. Chester County scores 27 for collision repair and body shops (lower middle), #1,166 of 1,327 scored counties.
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