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Collision repair and body shops in the Nacogdoches, TX area

The collision repair and body shops in the Nacogdoches, TX area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other small-town markets.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 41 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #265 of 387 scored small-town markets
#15 of 24 scored small-town markets based in Texas

Listings
10
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
7
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$21.9M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $864 a household
Spending per listing
$2.2M
29% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
4.0
29% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
66,035
+2.2% 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

At $864 per household (10% below the U.S. average), households in the Nacogdoches area spend about $21.9M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That works out to $2.2M per shop, 29% 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 Nacogdoches area has 10 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 comes to 4.0 for every 10,000 households, 29% above the U.S. rate of 3.1.

In 2023, official counts showed 7 businesses with payroll in the Nacogdoches area classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair. That is one for every 3,615 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $3M have gone to businesses classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in the Nacogdoches area.

Population estimates put the population change in the Nacogdoches area from 2020 to 2025 at +2.2%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For collision repair and body shops, the Nacogdoches area has a Groundwork market score of 41 (lower middle): #265 of 387 scored small-town markets and #15 of 24 scored small-town markets based in Texas.

How the Nacogdoches 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.

Collision repair and body shops in Nacogdoches, TX area compared with Texas and the U.S.
MeasureNacogdoches areaTexasU.S.
Listings per 10k households4.03.63.1
Spending per listing$2.2M$2.5M$3.1M
Households per official establishment3,6154,0343,689
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+9.1%−0.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.2%+8.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$864$918$958
Median household income$53,555$78,476$80,734
Groundwork market score4147

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
7
Employees, 2023
41
Annual payroll, 2023
$2.9M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
100 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
7The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
2
Amount
$3M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in the Nacogdoches 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 Nacogdoches area

Population, 2025 estimate
66,035+2.2% since 2020
Households
25,302
Median age
35.3
Homes lived in by their owners
59%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
946 sq. mi.
People per square mile
69
Median household income
$53,555+19.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$77,396
Median home value
$169,200
Jobs located here
22,006
Daytime population
62,663Residents 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 small-town markets in Texas for collision repair and body shops, numbered among those based in Texas, with the Nacogdoches area marked.

Top small-town markets in Texas

Small-town markets in Texas ranked for collision repair and body shops by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Corsicana, TX7663.2$3.1M+8.2%#32 of 387
2Jacksonville, TX6863.3$2.8M+5.4%#69 of 387
3Brenham, TX6653.2$2.8M+7.0%#84 of 387
4Granbury, TX58114.3$2.3M+13.6%#132 of 387
5Del Rio, TX5753.0$3.1M+0.5%#136 of 387
6Mount Pleasant, TX5573.4$2.8M+2.5%#152 of 387
7El Campo, TX5153.1$3.1M+1.2%#175 of 387
8Athens, TX51164.8$2M+7.5%#183 of 387
9Huntsville, TX47103.8$2.1M+9.5%#219 of 387
10Kerrville, TX47125.3$1.7M+2.5%#221 of 387
15Nacogdoches, TX41104.0$2.2M+2.2%#265 of 387

Other business types in the Nacogdoches area

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many collision repair and body shops are in the Nacogdoches, TX area?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 10 collision repair and body shops in the Nacogdoches area. None of them are chain locations. The listings count collision repair and auto body shops. Official counts show 7 businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in 2023.

How much do households in the Nacogdoches, TX area spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?

About $21.9M a year, or $864 per household. That is 10% below the U.S. average (an index of 90, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 10 collision repair and body shops on map listings, it comes to $2.2M 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 25,302 households in the Nacogdoches area and national spending patterns by income.

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

The Nacogdoches area has 4.0 collision repair and body shops per 10,000 households, 29% above the U.S. rate of 3.1. Spending per shop is $2.2M, 29% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the U.S. ratio of collision repair and body shops to household spending, the Nacogdoches area would have about 7, against 10 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,615 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S.

How fast is the Nacogdoches, TX area growing?

Population estimates put the Nacogdoches area at 66,035 people in 2025, up 2.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 25,302 households. Median household income in the Nacogdoches area is $53,555, 34% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 19.4%, 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 Nacogdoches area scores 41 for collision repair and body shops (lower middle), #265 of 387 scored small-town markets.

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