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Collision repair and body shops in Rutland County, VT

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 24 out of 100: Low

Ranked #1,197 of 1,327 scored counties
#5 of 8 scored counties in Vermont

Listings
8
1 chain location (13%)
Official establishments
10
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$20.7M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $816 a household
Spending per listing
$2.6M
16% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
3.2
3% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
59,653
−1.4% since 2020

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What this means

Rutland County scores 24 (low) on the Groundwork market score for collision repair and body shops, ranking #1,197 of 1,327 scored counties and #5 of 8 scored counties in Vermont. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

At $816 per household (15% below the U.S. average), households in Rutland County spend about $20.7M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That works out to $2.6M per shop, 16% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only collision repair and body shops.

There are 8 collision repair and body shops on map listings in Rutland County as of September 2026. One of them (13%) is a chain location, against 14% across the U.S. That comes to 3.2 for every 10,000 households, 3% above the U.S. rate of 3.1.

In 2023, official counts showed 10 businesses with payroll in Rutland County classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair. That is one for every 2,532 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Rutland County from 2020 to 2025 at −1.4%, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How Rutland County compares

The same measures for Vermont 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 Rutland County, VT compared with Vermont and the U.S.
MeasureRutland CountyVermontU.S.
Listings per 10k households3.22.93.1
Spending per listing$2.6M$3M$3.1M
Households per official establishment2,5323,1793,689
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−4.4%−0.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.4%+0.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$816$866$958
Median household income$68,616$81,203$80,734
Groundwork market score2425

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
10 → 10
Employees, 2023
59
Annual payroll, 2023
$2.3M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
81 chain location
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
0
Amount
$0

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in Rutland 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 Rutland County

Population, 2025 estimate
59,653−1.4% since 2020
Households
25,321
Median age
46.7
Homes lived in by their owners
75%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
931 sq. mi.
People per square mile
65
Median household income
$68,616+22.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$92,636
Median home value
$229,400
Jobs located here
27,134
Daytime population
57,388Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Collision repair and body shops across Vermont

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The highest-scoring counties in Vermont for collision repair and body shops, numbered among those based in Vermont, with Rutland County marked.

Top counties in Vermont

Counties in Vermont ranked for collision repair and body shops by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Chittenden County, VT46162.2$3.8M+0.4%#744 of 1,327
2Windsor County, VT4672.8$3.2M−0.7%#750 of 1,327
3Washington County, VT4583.1$2.7M−0.2%#780 of 1,327
4Lamoille County, VT3054.2$2.1M+1.4%#1,104 of 1,327
5Rutland County, VT2483.2$2.6M−1.4%#1,197 of 1,327
6Windham County, VT2473.5$2.4M−1.4%#1,198 of 1,327
7Franklin County, VT23105.0$1.8M+2.3%#1,212 of 1,327
8Bennington County, VT1074.7$1.8M−1.8%#1,317 of 1,327

Other business types in Rutland County

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

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Questions

How many collision repair and body shops are in Rutland County, VT?

As of September 2026, map listings count 8 collision repair and body shops in Rutland County. One of them (13%) is a chain location. The listings count collision repair and auto body shops. Official counts show 10 businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in 2023.

How much do households in Rutland County, VT spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?

About $20.7M a year, or $816 per household. That is 15% below the U.S. average (an index of 85, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 8 collision repair and body shops on map listings, it comes to $2.6M 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 25,321 households in Rutland County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Rutland County has 3.2 collision repair and body shops per 10,000 households, 3% above the U.S. rate of 3.1. Spending per shop is $2.6M, 16% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the U.S. ratio of collision repair and body shops to household spending, Rutland County would have about 7, against 8 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,532 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S.

How fast is Rutland County, VT growing?

Population estimates put Rutland County at 59,653 people in 2025, down 1.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 25,321 households. Median household income in Rutland County is $68,616, 15% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 22.2%, 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. Rutland County scores 24 for collision repair and body shops (low), #1,197 of 1,327 scored counties.

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