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Collision repair and body shops in Dallas County, TX

The collision repair and body shops in Dallas County, TX, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 36 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #988 of 1,327 scored counties
#58 of 82 scored counties in Texas

Listings
441
41 chain locations (9%)
Official establishments
233
+13.1% since 2019
Household spending a year
$855.2M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $870 a household
Spending per listing
$1.9M
37% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
4.5
45% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
2,661,397
+1.9% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 441 collision repair and body shops in Dallas County. Chain locations make up 9% of them, against 14% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 4.5, 45% above the U.S. rate of 3.1.

At $870 per household (9% below the U.S. average), households in Dallas County spend about $855.2M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. Spread across 441 collision repair and body shops, that is $1.9M per shop, 37% 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.

Official counts show 233 businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in Dallas County in 2023, up 13.1% from 2019. That is one for every 4,218 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 12 SBA-backed loans worth $14.3M have gone to businesses classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in Dallas County.

Population estimates show Dallas County grew 1.9% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Dallas County scores 36 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for collision repair and body shops, ranking #988 of 1,327 scored counties and #58 of 82 scored counties in Texas.

How Dallas 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.

Collision repair and body shops in Dallas County, TX compared with Texas and the U.S.
MeasureDallas CountyTexasU.S.
Listings per 10k households4.53.63.1
Spending per listing$1.9M$2.5M$3.1M
Households per official establishment4,2184,0343,689
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+13.1%+9.1%−0.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.9%+8.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$870$918$958
Median household income$76,547$78,476$80,734
Groundwork market score3647

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
206 → 233+13.1% over the period
Employees, 2023
1,955
Annual payroll, 2023
$137.8M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
44141 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
277The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
12
Amount
$14.3M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in Dallas 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 Dallas County

Population, 2025 estimate
2,661,397+1.9% since 2020
Households
982,737
Median age
35.4
Homes lived in by their owners
51%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
873 sq. mi.
People per square mile
3,002
Median household income
$76,547+28.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$112,403
Median home value
$303,000
Jobs located here
1,894,804
Daytime population
3,279,819Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Collision repair and body shops across Texas

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The highest-scoring counties in Texas for collision repair and body shops, numbered among those based in Texas, with Dallas County marked.

Top counties in Texas

Counties in Texas ranked for collision repair and body shops by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Fort Bend County, TX90541.8$5.8M+17.4%#12 of 1,327
2Brazoria County, TX84332.5$4.2M+12.2%#35 of 1,327
3Parker County, TX83162.8$3.9M+23.5%#44 of 1,327
4Van Zandt County, TX8252.2$4.6M+10.7%#53 of 1,327
5Caldwell County, TX7453.0$3.3M+20.0%#146 of 1,327
6Collin County, TX711082.6$3.8M+20.6%#192 of 1,327
7Liberty County, TX71113.5$2.9M+31.3%#200 of 1,327
8Comal County, TX70162.2$4.7M+27.9%#211 of 1,327
9Denton County, TX70982.7$3.7M+16.9%#219 of 1,327
10Navarro County, TX6963.2$3.1M+8.2%#246 of 1,327
58Dallas County, TX364414.5$1.9M+1.9%#988 of 1,327

Other business types in Dallas 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 Dallas County, TX?

There are 441 collision repair and body shops on map listings in Dallas County as of September 2026. 41 of them (9%) are chain locations. The listings count collision repair and auto body shops. Official counts show 233 businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in 2023, up 13.1% from 2019.

How much do households in Dallas County, TX spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?

About $855.2M a year, or $870 per household. That is 9% below the U.S. average (an index of 91, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 441 collision repair and body shops on map listings, it comes to $1.9M 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 982,737 households in Dallas County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Dallas County has 4.5 collision repair and body shops per 10,000 households, 45% above the U.S. rate of 3.1. Spending per shop is $1.9M, 37% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the national ratio of collision repair and body shops to household spending, Dallas County would have about 277, against 441 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,218 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S. The official count rose 13.1% from 2019 to 2023, against −0.8% for the U.S.

How fast is Dallas County, TX growing?

Population estimates put Dallas County at 2,661,397 people in 2025, up 1.9% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 982,737 households. The median household income in Dallas County is $76,547 a year, 5% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 28.4% 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. Dallas County scores 36 for collision repair and body shops (lower middle), #988 of 1,327 scored counties.

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