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Collision repair and body shops in the Fredericksburg, TX area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for collision repair and body shops in the Fredericksburg, TX area, set against other small-town markets and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 38 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #286 of 387 scored small-town markets
#18 of 24 scored small-town markets based in Texas
- Listings
- 7
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 5
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $11.5M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $996 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.6M
- 47% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 6.1
- 97% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 28,527
- +6.6% since 2020
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What this means
Households in the Fredericksburg area spend about $11.5M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $996 per household, 4% above the U.S. average. That works out to $1.6M per shop, 47% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only collision repair and body shops.
The Fredericksburg area has 7 collision repair and body shops on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 14% across the U.S. That is 6.1 per 10,000 households, 97% above the U.S. rate of 3.1.
In 2023, official counts showed 5 businesses with payroll in the Fredericksburg area classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair. That is one for every 2,303 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S.
Population estimates show the Fredericksburg area grew 6.6% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for collision repair and body shops in the Fredericksburg area is 38 (lower middle), #286 of 387 scored small-town markets and #18 of 24 scored small-town markets based in Texas.
How the Fredericksburg 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 | Fredericksburg area | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 6.1 | 3.6 | 3.1 |
| Spending per listing | $1.6M | $2.5M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment | 2,303 | 4,034 | 3,689 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +9.1% | −0.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +6.6% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $996 | $918 | $958 |
| Median household income | $76,162 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 38 | 47 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 5
- Employees, 2023
- 22
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 70 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 4The 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 Fredericksburg 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 Fredericksburg area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 28,527+6.6% since 2020
- Households
- 11,513
- Median age
- 49.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 75%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 1,058 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 26
- Median household income
- $76,162+28.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $116,131
- Median home value
- $460,700
- Jobs located here
- 11,821
- Daytime population
- 27,066Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Texas market ranked →The highest-scoring small-town markets in Texas for collision repair and body shops, numbered among those based in Texas, with the Fredericksburg area marked.
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 |
| 18Fredericksburg, TX | 38 | 7 | 6.1 | $1.6M | +6.6% | #286 of 387 |
Other business types in the Fredericksburg 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 care58
- Auto repair shops54
- Collision repair and body shops38
- Car washes and detailing
- Tire shops58
- Oil change and quick lube
- Gas stations71
- Insurance agencies73
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 Fredericksburg, TX area?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 7 collision repair and body shops in the Fredericksburg area. None of them are chain locations. The listings count collision repair and auto body shops. Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in 2023.
How much do households in the Fredericksburg, TX area spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $11.5M a year, or $996 per household. That is 4% above the U.S. average (an index of 104, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 7 collision repair and body shops on map listings, it comes to $1.6M 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 11,513 households in the Fredericksburg area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Fredericksburg, TX area compare with the U.S. for collision repair and body shops?
The Fredericksburg area has 6.1 collision repair and body shops per 10,000 households, 97% above the U.S. rate of 3.1. Spending per shop is $1.6M, 47% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the U.S. ratio of collision repair and body shops to household spending, the Fredericksburg area would have about 4, against 7 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,303 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S.
How fast is the Fredericksburg, TX area growing?
Population estimates put the Fredericksburg area at 28,527 people in 2025, up 6.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 11,513 households. Median household income in the Fredericksburg area is $76,162, 6% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 28.8%, 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 Fredericksburg area scores 38 for collision repair and body shops (lower middle), #286 of 387 scored small-town markets.
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