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Collision repair and body shops in Bell County, TX
How Bell County, TX 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 49 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #685 of 1,327 scored counties
#36 of 82 scored counties in Texas
- Listings
- 54
- 9 chain locations (17%)
- Official establishments
- 33
- +3.1% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $125.4M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $881 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.3M
- 25% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.8
- 23% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 402,248
- +8.0% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 54 collision repair and body shops in Bell County. Chain locations make up 17% of them, against 14% across the U.S. That comes to 3.8 for every 10,000 households, 23% above the U.S. rate of 3.1.
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Bell County comes to about $125.4M a year: $881 per household, 8% below the U.S. average. That works out to $2.3M per shop, 25% 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 33 businesses with payroll in Bell County classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair, up 3.1% from 2019. That is one for every 4,312 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $135K has gone to businesses classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in Bell County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Bell County grew 8.0%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Bell County scores 49 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for collision repair and body shops, ranking #685 of 1,327 scored counties and #36 of 82 scored counties in Texas.
How Bell County compares
The same measures for Texas 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 | Bell County | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.8 | 3.6 | 3.1 |
| Spending per listing | $2.3M | $2.5M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment | 4,312 | 4,034 | 3,689 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +3.1% | +9.1% | −0.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +8.0% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $881 | $918 | $958 |
| Median household income | $68,865 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 49 | 47 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 32 → 33+3.1% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 300
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $20.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 549 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 41The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $135K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in Bell 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 Bell County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 402,248+8.0% since 2020
- Households
- 142,305
- Median age
- 34.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 57%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 1,054 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 367
- Median household income
- $68,865+25.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $89,513
- Median home value
- $241,000
- Jobs located here
- 118,827
- Daytime population
- 363,152Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Texas market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Texas for collision repair and body shops, numbered among those based in Texas, with Bell County marked.
Top counties in Texas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Fort Bend County, TX | 90 | 54 | 1.8 | $5.8M | +17.4% | #12 of 1,327 |
| 2Brazoria County, TX | 84 | 33 | 2.5 | $4.2M | +12.2% | #35 of 1,327 |
| 3Parker County, TX | 83 | 16 | 2.8 | $3.9M | +23.5% | #44 of 1,327 |
| 4Van Zandt County, TX | 82 | 5 | 2.2 | $4.6M | +10.7% | #53 of 1,327 |
| 5Caldwell County, TX | 74 | 5 | 3.0 | $3.3M | +20.0% | #146 of 1,327 |
| 6Collin County, TX | 71 | 108 | 2.6 | $3.8M | +20.6% | #192 of 1,327 |
| 7Liberty County, TX | 71 | 11 | 3.5 | $2.9M | +31.3% | #200 of 1,327 |
| 8Comal County, TX | 70 | 16 | 2.2 | $4.7M | +27.9% | #211 of 1,327 |
| 9Denton County, TX | 70 | 98 | 2.7 | $3.7M | +16.9% | #219 of 1,327 |
| 10Navarro County, TX | 69 | 6 | 3.2 | $3.1M | +8.2% | #246 of 1,327 |
| 36Bell County, TX | 49 | 54 | 3.8 | $2.3M | +8.0% | #685 of 1,327 |
Other business types in Bell 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 care44
- Auto repair shops45
- Collision repair and body shops49
- Car washes and detailing51
- Tire shops46
- Oil change and quick lube29
- Gas stations71
- Insurance agencies77
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 Bell County, TX?
There are 54 collision repair and body shops on map listings in Bell County as of September 2026. 9 of them (17%) are chain locations. The listings count collision repair and auto body shops. Official counts show 33 businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in 2023, up 3.1% from 2019.
How much do households in Bell County, TX spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $125.4M a year, or $881 per household. That is 8% below the U.S. average (an index of 92, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 54 collision repair and body shops on map listings, it comes to $2.3M 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 142,305 households in Bell County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Bell County, TX compare with the U.S. for collision repair and body shops?
Bell County has 3.8 collision repair and body shops per 10,000 households, 23% above the U.S. rate of 3.1. Spending per shop is $2.3M, 25% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the national ratio of collision repair and body shops to household spending, Bell County would have about 41, against 54 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,312 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S. The official count rose 3.1% from 2019 to 2023, against −0.8% for the U.S.
How fast is Bell County, TX growing?
Population estimates put Bell County at 402,248 people in 2025, up 8.0% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 142,305 households. The median household income in Bell County is $68,865 a year, 15% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 25.5% 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. Bell County scores 49 for collision repair and body shops (lower middle), #685 of 1,327 scored counties.
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