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Collision repair and body shops in Freestone County, TX

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for collision repair and body shops in Freestone County, TX, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 2.

Listings
2
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
3
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$7.2M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,015 a household
Spending per listing
$3.6M
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
2.8
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
20,811
+7.1% 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

Households in Freestone County spend about $7.2M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $1,015 per household, 6% above the U.S. average. That is about $3.6M of household spending for each shop on map listings. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only collision repair and body shops.

There are 2 collision repair and body shops on map listings in Freestone County as of September 2026. That is 2.8 per 10,000 households.

In 2023, official counts showed 3 businesses with payroll in Freestone County classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair. That is one for every 2,363 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S.

Population estimates put the population change in Freestone County from 2020 to 2025 at +7.1%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 2 collision repair and body shops on map listings, Freestone County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Freestone 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 Freestone County, TX compared with Texas and the U.S.
MeasureFreestone CountyTexasU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.83.63.1
Spending per listing$3.6M$2.5M$3.1M
Households per official establishment2,3634,0343,689
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+9.1%−0.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025+7.1%+8.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$1,015$918$958
Median household income$59,960$78,476$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored47

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
3 → 3
Employees, 2023
25
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.3M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
20 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
2The 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 Freestone 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 Freestone County

Population, 2025 estimate
20,811+7.1% since 2020
Households
7,090
Median age
41.2
Homes lived in by their owners
75%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
878 sq. mi.
People per square mile
23
Median household income
$59,960+21.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$81,521
Median home value
$168,000
Jobs located here
4,661
Daytime population
16,084Residents 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 Freestone 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
Freestone County, TXNot scored22.8$3.6M+7.1%

Other business types in Freestone 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 Freestone County, TX?

As of September 2026, map listings count 2 collision repair and body shops in Freestone County. The listings count collision repair and auto body shops. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in 2023.

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

About $7.2M a year, or $1,015 per household. That is 6% above the U.S. average (an index of 106, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 2 collision repair and body shops on map listings, it comes to $3.6M 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 7,090 households in Freestone County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Freestone County has 2 collision repair and body shops on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. 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 2,363 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S.

How fast is Freestone County, TX growing?

Population estimates put Freestone County at 20,811 people in 2025, up 7.1% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 7,090 households. Median household income in Freestone County is $59,960, 26% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 21.2%, 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. Freestone County has no market score for collision repair and body shops: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 2.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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How the score works · Top markets for collision repair and body shops · All 56 business types in Freestone County

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