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Collision repair and body shops in Hickman County, TN
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for collision repair and body shops in Hickman County, TN, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 47 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #741 of 1,327 scored counties
#30 of 42 scored counties in Tennessee
- Listings
- 5
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 3
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $10.3M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,094 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.1M
- 33% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.3
- 71% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 26,219
- +5.0% since 2020
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What this means
At $1,094 per household (14% above the U.S. average), households in Hickman County spend about $10.3M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. Spread across 5 collision repair and body shops, that is $2.1M per shop, 33% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only collision repair and body shops.
Hickman 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. Per 10,000 households, that is 5.3, 71% above the U.S. rate of 3.1.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in Hickman County was 3 in 2023. That is one for every 3,145 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S.
Population estimates show Hickman County grew 5.0% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for collision repair and body shops in Hickman County is 47 (lower middle), #741 of 1,327 scored counties and #30 of 42 scored counties in Tennessee.
How Hickman 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 | Hickman County | Tennessee | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.3 | 2.5 | 3.1 |
| Spending per listing | $2.1M | $3.7M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment | 3,145 | 4,607 | 3,689 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −1.1% | −0.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +5.0% | +5.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,094 | $944 | $958 |
| Median household income | $68,247 | $69,595 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 47 | 74 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 3 → 3
- Employees, 2023
- 21
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1M
- 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
- 3The 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 Hickman 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 Hickman County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 26,219+5.0% since 2020
- Households
- 9,435
- Median age
- 42.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 79%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.3
- Land area
- 613 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 42
- Median household income
- $68,247+56.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $86,308
- Median home value
- $224,100
- Jobs located here
- 4,018
- Daytime population
- 20,397Residents 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 |
| 30Hickman County, TN | 47 | 5 | 5.3 | $2.1M | +5.0% | #741 of 1,327 |
Other business types in Hickman 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 care78
- Auto repair shops68
- Collision repair and body shops47
- Car washes and detailing
- Tire shops
- Oil change and quick lube
- Gas stations83
- Insurance agencies94
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 Hickman County, TN?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 5 collision repair and body shops in Hickman 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 Hickman County, TN spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $10.3M a year, or $1,094 per household. That is 14% above the U.S. average (an index of 114, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 collision repair and body shops on map listings, it comes to $2.1M 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 9,435 households in Hickman County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Hickman County, TN compare with the U.S. for collision repair and body shops?
Hickman County has 5.3 collision repair and body shops per 10,000 households, 71% above the U.S. rate of 3.1. Spending per shop is $2.1M, 33% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the U.S. ratio of collision repair and body shops to household spending, Hickman County would have about 3, against 5 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,145 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S.
How fast is Hickman County, TN growing?
Population estimates put Hickman County at 26,219 people in 2025, up 5.0% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 9,435 households. Median household income in Hickman County is $68,247, 15% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 56.5%, 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. Hickman County scores 47 for collision repair and body shops (lower middle), #741 of 1,327 scored counties.
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