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Collision repair and body shops in the Waco, TX metro area
How the Waco, TX metro area compares with other metro areas and the U.S. for collision repair and body shops: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 35 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #296 of 381 scored metro areas
#13 of 25 scored metro areas based in Texas
- Listings
- 43
- 14 chain locations (33%)
- Official establishments
- 30
- +12.5% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $100.8M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $907 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.3M
- 24% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.9
- 26% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 308,807
- +4.2% since 2020
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What this means
For collision repair and body shops, the Waco metro area has a Groundwork market score of 35 (lower middle): #296 of 381 scored metro areas and #13 of 25 scored metro areas based in Texas. That puts it in the bottom quarter of metro areas.
As of September 2026, map listings count 43 collision repair and body shops in the Waco metro area. Of those, 14 are chain locations, or 33%, against 14% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 3.9, 26% above the U.S. rate of 3.1.
Households in the Waco metro area spend about $100.8M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $907 per household, 5% below the U.S. average. That works out to $2.3M per shop, 24% 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.
In 2023, official counts showed 30 businesses with payroll in the Waco metro area classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair, up 12.5% from 2019. That is one for every 3,706 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $325K have gone to businesses classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in the Waco metro area. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Waco metro area grew 4.2%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How the Waco metro 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 | Waco metro area | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.9 | 3.6 | 3.1 |
| Spending per listing | $2.3M | $2.5M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment | 3,706 | 4,034 | 3,689 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +12.5% | +9.1% | −0.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.2% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $907 | $918 | $958 |
| Median household income | $66,205 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 35 | 47 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 30+12.5% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 154
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 4314 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 33The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $325K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in the Waco metro 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 Waco metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 308,807+4.2% since 2020
- Households
- 111,178
- Median age
- 37.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 64%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 2,785 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 108
- Median household income
- $66,205
- Average household income
- $91,997
- Median home value
- $234,100
- Jobs located here
- 129,143
- Daytime population
- 295,622Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Texas market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in Texas for collision repair and body shops, numbered among those based in Texas, with the Waco metro area marked.
Top metro areas in Texas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX | 61 | 73 | 2.7 | $3.2M | +5.6% | #124 of 381 |
| 2Brownsville-Harlingen, TX | 53 | 37 | 2.7 | $3.1M | +3.0% | #180 of 381 |
| 3Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | 52 | 317 | 3.2 | $2.9M | +14.0% | #187 of 381 |
| 4Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | 52 | 919 | 3.5 | $2.7M | +10.3% | #188 of 381 |
| 5Laredo, TX | 50 | 31 | 3.8 | $2.4M | +5.2% | #205 of 381 |
| 6San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | 45 | 332 | 3.4 | $2.6M | +9.5% | #234 of 381 |
| 7Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | 45 | 1,087 | 3.8 | $2.5M | +10.6% | #236 of 381 |
| 8Victoria, TX | 41 | 12 | 3.2 | $2.8M | +1.6% | #259 of 381 |
| 9Sherman-Denison, TX | 41 | 22 | 4.0 | $2.4M | +12.8% | #261 of 381 |
| 10Killeen-Temple, TX | 38 | 64 | 3.6 | $2.5M | +7.2% | #277 of 381 |
| 13Waco, TX | 35 | 43 | 3.9 | $2.3M | +4.2% | #296 of 381 |
Other business types in the Waco metro 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 care32
- Auto repair shops34
- Collision repair and body shops35
- Car washes and detailing43
- Tire shops26
- Oil change and quick lube48
- Gas stations39
- Insurance agencies48
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 Waco, TX metro area?
The Waco metro area has 43 collision repair and body shops on map listings as of September 2026. 14 of them (33%) are chain locations. The listings count collision repair and auto body shops. Official counts show 30 businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in 2023, up 12.5% from 2019.
How much do households in the Waco, TX metro area spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $100.8M a year, or $907 per household. That is 5% below the U.S. average (an index of 95, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 43 collision repair and body shops on map listings, it comes to $2.3M 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 111,178 households in the Waco metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Waco, TX metro area compare with the U.S. for collision repair and body shops?
The Waco metro area has 3.9 collision repair and body shops per 10,000 households, 26% above the U.S. rate of 3.1. Spending per shop is $2.3M, 24% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the national ratio of collision repair and body shops to household spending, the Waco metro area would have about 33, against 43 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,706 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S. The official count rose 12.5% from 2019 to 2023, against −0.8% for the U.S.
How fast is the Waco, TX metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Waco metro area at 308,807 people in 2025, up 4.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 111,178 households. The median household income in the Waco metro area is $66,205 a year, 18% below the U.S. median of $80,734.
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. The Waco metro area scores 35 for collision repair and body shops (lower middle), #296 of 381 scored metro areas.
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