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Collision repair and body shops in Wichita County, TX
How Wichita County, TX compares with other counties and the U.S. for collision repair and body shops: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 19 out of 100: Low
Ranked #1,272 of 1,327 scored counties
#76 of 82 scored counties in Texas
- Listings
- 29
- 7 chain locations (24%)
- Official establishments
- 16
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $41.1M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $838 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.4M
- 54% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.9
- 90% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 129,555
- 0.0% since 2020
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What this means
For collision repair and body shops, Wichita County has a Groundwork market score of 19 (low): #1,272 of 1,327 scored counties and #76 of 82 scored counties in Texas. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 29 collision repair and body shops in Wichita County. 7 of them (24%) are chain locations, against 14% across the U.S. That comes to 5.9 for every 10,000 households, 90% above the U.S. rate of 3.1.
Households in Wichita County spend about $41.1M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $838 per household, 13% below the U.S. average. That is about $1.4M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 54% 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.
Official counts show 16 businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in Wichita County in 2023. That is one for every 3,064 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Wichita County from 2020 to 2025 at 0.0%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Wichita 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.
| Measure | Wichita County | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.9 | 3.6 | 3.1 |
| Spending per listing | $1.4M | $2.5M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment | 3,064 | 4,034 | 3,689 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +9.1% | −0.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | 0.0% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $838 | $918 | $958 |
| Median household income | $63,524 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 19 | 47 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 13 → 16
- Employees, 2023
- 127
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $7.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 297 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 13The 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 Wichita 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 Wichita County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 129,5550.0% since 2020
- Households
- 49,017
- Median age
- 37.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 61%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 628 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 207
- Median household income
- $63,524+30.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $86,175
- Median home value
- $153,700
- Jobs located here
- 50,556
- Daytime population
- 130,005Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Texas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Fort Bend County, TX | 90 | 54 | 1.8 | $5.8M | +17.4% | #12 of 1,327 |
| 2Brazoria County, TX | 84 | 33 | 2.5 | $4.2M | +12.2% | #35 of 1,327 |
| 3Parker County, TX | 83 | 16 | 2.8 | $3.9M | +23.5% | #44 of 1,327 |
| 4Van Zandt County, TX | 82 | 5 | 2.2 | $4.6M | +10.7% | #53 of 1,327 |
| 5Caldwell County, TX | 74 | 5 | 3.0 | $3.3M | +20.0% | #146 of 1,327 |
| 6Collin County, TX | 71 | 108 | 2.6 | $3.8M | +20.6% | #192 of 1,327 |
| 7Liberty County, TX | 71 | 11 | 3.5 | $2.9M | +31.3% | #200 of 1,327 |
| 8Comal County, TX | 70 | 16 | 2.2 | $4.7M | +27.9% | #211 of 1,327 |
| 9Denton County, TX | 70 | 98 | 2.7 | $3.7M | +16.9% | #219 of 1,327 |
| 10Navarro County, TX | 69 | 6 | 3.2 | $3.1M | +8.2% | #246 of 1,327 |
| 76Wichita County, TX | 19 | 29 | 5.9 | $1.4M | 0.0% | #1,272 of 1,327 |
Other business types in Wichita County
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 care17
- Auto repair shops21
- Collision repair and body shops19
- Car washes and detailing35
- Tire shops31
- Oil change and quick lube9
- Gas stations36
- Insurance agencies29
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 Wichita County, TX?
There are 29 collision repair and body shops on map listings in Wichita County as of September 2026. 7 of them (24%) are chain locations. The listings count collision repair and auto body shops. Official counts show 16 businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in 2023.
How much do households in Wichita County, TX spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $41.1M a year, or $838 per household. That is 13% below the U.S. average (an index of 87, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 29 collision repair and body shops on map listings, it comes to $1.4M 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 49,017 households in Wichita County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Wichita County, TX compare with the U.S. for collision repair and body shops?
Wichita County has 5.9 collision repair and body shops per 10,000 households, 90% above the U.S. rate of 3.1. Spending per shop is $1.4M, 54% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the national ratio of collision repair and body shops to household spending, Wichita County would have about 13, against 29 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,064 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S.
How fast is Wichita County, TX growing?
Population estimates put Wichita County at 129,555 people in 2025, unchanged since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 49,017 households. The median household income in Wichita County is $63,524 a year, 21% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 30.6% from the 2015–2019 survey, 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. Wichita County scores 19 for collision repair and body shops (low), #1,272 of 1,327 scored counties.
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