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Collision repair and body shops in the El Campo, TX area
The collision repair and body shops in the El Campo, TX area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other small-town markets.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 51 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #175 of 387 scored small-town markets
#7 of 24 scored small-town markets based in Texas
- Listings
- 5
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 6
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $15.3M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $961 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.1M
- In line with the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.1
- In line with the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 42,060
- +1.2% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in the El Campo area comes to about $15.3M a year: $961 per household, in line with the U.S. average. Spread across 5 collision repair and body shops, that is $3.1M per shop, in line with 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 5 collision repair and body shops on map listings in the El Campo area as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 14% across the U.S. That is 3.1 per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 3.1.
Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in the El Campo area in 2023. That is one for every 2,648 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the El Campo area grew 1.2%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for collision repair and body shops in the El Campo area is 51 (upper middle), #175 of 387 scored small-town markets and #7 of 24 scored small-town markets based in Texas.
How the El Campo 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 | El Campo area | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.1 | 3.6 | 3.1 |
| Spending per listing | $3.1M | $2.5M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment | 2,648 | 4,034 | 3,689 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +9.1% | −0.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.2% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $961 | $918 | $958 |
| Median household income | $66,924 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 51 | 47 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 6
- Employees, 2023
- 32
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.4M
- 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
- 5The 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 the El Campo 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 El Campo area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 42,060+1.2% since 2020
- Households
- 15,890
- Median age
- 37.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 72%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 1,086 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 38
- Median household income
- $66,924+38.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $95,050
- Median home value
- $189,900
- Jobs located here
- 15,145
- Daytime population
- 34,718Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top small-town markets in Texas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Corsicana, TX | 76 | 6 | 3.2 | $3.1M | +8.2% | #32 of 387 |
| 2Jacksonville, TX | 68 | 6 | 3.3 | $2.8M | +5.4% | #69 of 387 |
| 3Brenham, TX | 66 | 5 | 3.2 | $2.8M | +7.0% | #84 of 387 |
| 4Granbury, TX | 58 | 11 | 4.3 | $2.3M | +13.6% | #132 of 387 |
| 5Del Rio, TX | 57 | 5 | 3.0 | $3.1M | +0.5% | #136 of 387 |
| 6Mount Pleasant, TX | 55 | 7 | 3.4 | $2.8M | +2.5% | #152 of 387 |
| 7El Campo, TX | 51 | 5 | 3.1 | $3.1M | +1.2% | #175 of 387 |
| 8Athens, TX | 51 | 16 | 4.8 | $2M | +7.5% | #183 of 387 |
| 9Huntsville, TX | 47 | 10 | 3.8 | $2.1M | +9.5% | #219 of 387 |
| 10Kerrville, TX | 47 | 12 | 5.3 | $1.7M | +2.5% | #221 of 387 |
Other business types in the El Campo 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 shops58
- Collision repair and body shops51
- Car washes and detailing30
- Tire shops37
- Oil change and quick lube
- Gas stations41
- Insurance agencies53
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 El Campo, TX area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 5 collision repair and body shops in the El Campo area. None of them are chain locations. The listings count collision repair and auto body shops. Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in 2023.
How much do households in the El Campo, TX area spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $15.3M a year, or $961 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 100, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 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 15,890 households in the El Campo area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the El Campo, TX area compare with the U.S. for collision repair and body shops?
The El Campo area has 3.1 collision repair and body shops per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 3.1. Spending per shop is $3.1M, in line with 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 2,648 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S.
How fast is the El Campo, TX area growing?
Population estimates put the El Campo area at 42,060 people in 2025, up 1.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 15,890 households. Median household income in the El Campo area is $66,924, 17% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 38.5%, 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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 El Campo area scores 51 for collision repair and body shops (upper middle), #175 of 387 scored small-town markets.
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