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Collision repair and body shops in the Brownsville-Harlingen, TX metro area
The collision repair and body shops in the Brownsville-Harlingen, TX metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 53 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #180 of 381 scored metro areas
#2 of 25 scored metro areas based in Texas
- Listings
- 37
- 7 chain locations (19%)
- Official establishments
- 15
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $116.5M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $841 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.1M
- 2% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.7
- 13% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 433,946
- +3.0% since 2020
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What this means
At $841 per household (12% below the U.S. average), households in the Brownsville-Harlingen metro area spend about $116.5M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That works out to $3.1M per shop, 2% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only collision repair and body shops.
There are 37 collision repair and body shops on map listings in the Brownsville-Harlingen metro area as of September 2026. 7 of them (19%) are chain locations, against 14% across the U.S. That is 2.7 per 10,000 households, 13% below the U.S. rate of 3.1.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in the Brownsville-Harlingen metro area was 15 in 2023. That is one for every 9,229 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $500K has gone to businesses classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in the Brownsville-Harlingen metro area.
Population estimates show the Brownsville-Harlingen metro area grew 3.0% from 2020 to 2025, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). The Brownsville-Harlingen metro area scores 53 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for collision repair and body shops, ranking #180 of 381 scored metro areas and #2 of 25 scored metro areas based in Texas.
How the Brownsville-Harlingen metro area 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 | Brownsville-Harlingen metro area | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.7 | 3.6 | 3.1 |
| Spending per listing | $3.1M | $2.5M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment | 9,229 | 4,034 | 3,689 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +9.1% | −0.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.0% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $841 | $918 | $958 |
| Median household income | $52,601 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 53 | 47 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 15
- Employees, 2023
- 136
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $4.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 377 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 38The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $500K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in the Brownsville-Harlingen metro area, 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 the Brownsville-Harlingen metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 433,946+3.0% since 2020
- Households
- 138,433
- Median age
- 33.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 65%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 892 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 478
- Median household income
- $52,601+35.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $71,931
- Median home value
- $136,500
- Jobs located here
- 146,355
- Daytime population
- 405,619Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Texas market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in Texas for collision repair and body shops, numbered among those based in Texas, with the Brownsville-Harlingen metro area marked.
Top metro areas in Texas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX | 61 | 73 | 2.7 | $3.2M | +5.6% | #124 of 381 |
| 2Brownsville-Harlingen, TX | 53 | 37 | 2.7 | $3.1M | +3.0% | #180 of 381 |
| 3Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | 52 | 317 | 3.2 | $2.9M | +14.0% | #187 of 381 |
| 4Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | 52 | 919 | 3.5 | $2.7M | +10.3% | #188 of 381 |
| 5Laredo, TX | 50 | 31 | 3.8 | $2.4M | +5.2% | #205 of 381 |
| 6San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | 45 | 332 | 3.4 | $2.6M | +9.5% | #234 of 381 |
| 7Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | 45 | 1,087 | 3.8 | $2.5M | +10.6% | #236 of 381 |
| 8Victoria, TX | 41 | 12 | 3.2 | $2.8M | +1.6% | #259 of 381 |
| 9Sherman-Denison, TX | 41 | 22 | 4.0 | $2.4M | +12.8% | #261 of 381 |
| 10Killeen-Temple, TX | 38 | 64 | 3.6 | $2.5M | +7.2% | #277 of 381 |
Other business types in the Brownsville-Harlingen metro area
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 care43
- Auto repair shops43
- Collision repair and body shops53
- Car washes and detailing35
- Tire shops39
- Oil change and quick lube29
- Gas stations55
- Insurance agencies45
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 the Brownsville-Harlingen, TX metro area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 37 collision repair and body shops in the Brownsville-Harlingen metro area. 7 of them (19%) are chain locations. The listings count collision repair and auto body shops. Official counts show 15 businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in 2023.
How much do households in the Brownsville-Harlingen, TX metro area spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $116.5M a year, or $841 per household. That is 12% below the U.S. average (an index of 88, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 37 collision repair and body shops on map listings, it comes to $3.1M 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 138,433 households in the Brownsville-Harlingen metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Brownsville-Harlingen, TX metro area compare with the U.S. for collision repair and body shops?
The Brownsville-Harlingen metro area has 2.7 collision repair and body shops per 10,000 households, 13% below the U.S. rate of 3.1. Spending per shop is $3.1M, 2% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the U.S. ratio of collision repair and body shops to household spending, the Brownsville-Harlingen metro area would have about 38, against 37 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 9,229 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S.
How fast is the Brownsville-Harlingen, TX metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Brownsville-Harlingen metro area at 433,946 people in 2025, up 3.0% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 138,433 households. Median household income in the Brownsville-Harlingen metro area is $52,601, 35% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 35.7%, 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. The Brownsville-Harlingen metro area scores 53 for collision repair and body shops (upper middle), #180 of 381 scored metro areas.
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