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Collision repair and body shops in Washington County, VT
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for collision repair and body shops in Washington County, VT, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 45 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #780 of 1,327 scored counties
#3 of 8 scored counties in Vermont
- Listings
- 8
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 5
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $21.9M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $846 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.7M
- 11% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.1
- In line with the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 59,652
- −0.2% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Washington County comes to about $21.9M a year: $846 per household, 12% below the U.S. average. That is about $2.7M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 11% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only collision repair and body shops.
Washington County has 8 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 is 3.1 per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 3.1.
Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in Washington County in 2023. That is one for every 5,171 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S.
Population estimates show Washington County declined 0.2% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. For collision repair and body shops, Washington County has a Groundwork market score of 45 (lower middle): #780 of 1,327 scored counties and #3 of 8 scored counties in Vermont.
How Washington 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.
| Measure | Washington County | Vermont | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.1 | 2.9 | 3.1 |
| Spending per listing | $2.7M | $3M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment | 5,171 | 3,179 | 3,689 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −4.4% | −0.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.2% | +0.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $846 | $866 | $958 |
| Median household income | $83,449 | $81,203 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 45 | 25 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 6 → 5
- Employees, 2023
- 35
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 80 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
- 0
- Amount
- $0
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in Washington 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 Washington County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 59,652−0.2% since 2020
- Households
- 25,855
- Median age
- 44.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 74%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 687 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 87
- Median household income
- $83,449+32.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $108,553
- Median home value
- $315,000
- Jobs located here
- 30,099
- Daytime population
- 61,944Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Vermont
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Chittenden County, VT | 46 | 16 | 2.2 | $3.8M | +0.4% | #744 of 1,327 |
| 2Windsor County, VT | 46 | 7 | 2.8 | $3.2M | −0.7% | #750 of 1,327 |
| 3Washington County, VT | 45 | 8 | 3.1 | $2.7M | −0.2% | #780 of 1,327 |
| 4Lamoille County, VT | 30 | 5 | 4.2 | $2.1M | +1.4% | #1,104 of 1,327 |
| 5Rutland County, VT | 24 | 8 | 3.2 | $2.6M | −1.4% | #1,197 of 1,327 |
| 6Windham County, VT | 24 | 7 | 3.5 | $2.4M | −1.4% | #1,198 of 1,327 |
| 7Franklin County, VT | 23 | 10 | 5.0 | $1.8M | +2.3% | #1,212 of 1,327 |
| 8Bennington County, VT | 10 | 7 | 4.7 | $1.8M | −1.8% | #1,317 of 1,327 |
Other business types in Washington 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 shops16
- Collision repair and body shops45
- Car washes and detailing44
- Tire shops35
- Oil change and quick lube
- Gas stations13
- Insurance agencies38
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 Washington County, VT?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 8 collision repair and body shops in Washington County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count collision repair and auto body shops. Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in 2023.
How much do households in Washington County, VT spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $21.9M a year, or $846 per household. That is 12% below the U.S. average (an index of 88, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 8 collision repair and body shops on map listings, it comes to $2.7M 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 25,855 households in Washington County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Washington County, VT compare with the U.S. for collision repair and body shops?
Washington County has 3.1 collision repair and body shops per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 3.1. Spending per shop is $2.7M, 11% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the U.S. ratio of collision repair and body shops to household spending, Washington County would have about 7, against 8 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 5,171 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S.
How fast is Washington County, VT growing?
Population estimates put Washington County at 59,652 people in 2025, down 0.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 25,855 households. Median household income in Washington County is $83,449, 3% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 32.9%, 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. Washington County scores 45 for collision repair and body shops (lower middle), #780 of 1,327 scored counties.
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