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Collision repair and body shops in Hawkins County, TN

How Hawkins 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 54 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #575 of 1,327 scored counties
#27 of 42 scored counties in Tennessee

Listings
8
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
7
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$23.2M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $986 a household
Spending per listing
$2.9M
6% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
3.4
10% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
59,559
+5.0% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 8 collision repair and body shops in Hawkins County. None of them are chain locations, against 14% across the U.S. That is 3.4 per 10,000 households, 10% above the U.S. rate of 3.1.

Households in Hawkins County spend about $23.2M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $986 per household, 3% above the U.S. average. That works out to $2.9M per shop, 6% below 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.

In 2023, official counts showed 7 businesses with payroll in Hawkins County classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair. That is one for every 3,367 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S.

Population estimates put the population change in Hawkins County from 2020 to 2025 at +5.0%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for collision repair and body shops in Hawkins County is 54 (upper middle), #575 of 1,327 scored counties and #27 of 42 scored counties in Tennessee.

How Hawkins 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 Hawkins County, TN compared with Tennessee and the U.S.
MeasureHawkins CountyTennesseeU.S.
Listings per 10k households3.42.53.1
Spending per listing$2.9M$3.7M$3.1M
Households per official establishment3,3674,6073,689
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−1.1%−0.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025+5.0%+5.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$986$944$958
Median household income$56,936$69,595$80,734
Groundwork market score5474

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
6 → 7
Employees, 2023
37
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.4M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
80 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
8The 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 Hawkins 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 Hawkins County

Population, 2025 estimate
59,559+5.0% since 2020
Households
23,567
Median age
45.7
Homes lived in by their owners
80%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
487 sq. mi.
People per square mile
119
Median household income
$56,936+35.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$72,222
Median home value
$176,300
Jobs located here
12,518
Daytime population
48,388Residents 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 Hawkins 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
27Hawkins County, TN5483.4$2.9M+5.0%#575 of 1,327

Other business types in Hawkins 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 Hawkins County, TN?

Hawkins County has 8 collision repair and body shops on map listings as of September 2026. None of them 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 Hawkins County, TN spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?

About $23.2M a year, or $986 per household. That is 3% above the U.S. average (an index of 103, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 8 collision repair and body shops on map listings, it comes to $2.9M 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 23,567 households in Hawkins County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Hawkins County has 3.4 collision repair and body shops per 10,000 households, 10% above the U.S. rate of 3.1. Spending per shop is $2.9M, 6% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of collision repair and body shops to household spending. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,367 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S.

How fast is Hawkins County, TN growing?

Population estimates put Hawkins County at 59,559 people in 2025, up 5.0% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 23,567 households. The median household income in Hawkins County is $56,936 a year, 29% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 35.8% 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. Hawkins County scores 54 for collision repair and body shops (upper middle), #575 of 1,327 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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How the score works · Top markets for collision repair and body shops · All 56 business types in Hawkins County

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