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Collision repair and body shops in Franklin County, WA
The collision repair and body shops in Franklin County, WA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 44 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #803 of 1,327 scored counties
#19 of 20 scored counties in Washington
- Listings
- 19
- 1 chain location (5%)
- Official establishments
- 16
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $39.3M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,316 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.1M
- 33% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 6.4
- 2.1 times the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 102,612
- +5.6% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 19 collision repair and body shops in Franklin County. One of them (5%) is a chain location, against 14% across the U.S. That is 6.4 per 10,000 households, 2.1 times the U.S. rate of 3.1.
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Franklin County comes to about $39.3M a year: $1,316 per household, 37% above the U.S. average. Spread across 19 collision repair and body shops, that is $2.1M per shop, 33% 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 16 businesses with payroll in Franklin County classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair. That is one for every 1,868 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $111K have gone to businesses classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in Franklin County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Franklin County grew 5.6%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for collision repair and body shops in Franklin County is 44 (lower middle), #803 of 1,327 scored counties and #19 of 20 scored counties in Washington.
How Franklin County compares
The same measures for Washington 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 | Franklin County | Washington | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 6.4 | 2.1 | 3.1 |
| Spending per listing | $2.1M | $5.2M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,868 | 4,245 | 3,689 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −1.1% | −0.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +5.6% | +3.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,316 | $1,104 | $958 |
| Median household income | $86,714 | $98,141 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 44 | 82 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 11 → 16
- Employees, 2023
- 66
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 191 chain location
- 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
- 2
- Amount
- $111K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in Franklin 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 Franklin County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 102,612+5.6% since 2020
- Households
- 29,890
- Median age
- 31.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.3
- Land area
- 1,242 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 80
- Median household income
- $86,714+36.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $109,166
- Median home value
- $379,300
- Jobs located here
- 34,282
- Daytime population
- 90,548Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Washington market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Washington for collision repair and body shops, numbered among those based in Washington, with Franklin County marked.
Top counties in Washington
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Lewis County, WA | 91 | 7 | 2.1 | $5.7M | +6.7% | #10 of 1,327 |
| 2Grant County, WA | 87 | 6 | 1.7 | $7.1M | +6.3% | #20 of 1,327 |
| 3Benton County, WA | 87 | 16 | 2.1 | $5.6M | +6.9% | #25 of 1,327 |
| 4Clark County, WA | 84 | 29 | 1.5 | $7.9M | +5.3% | #33 of 1,327 |
| 5Whatcom County, WA | 82 | 18 | 1.9 | $5.8M | +3.9% | #49 of 1,327 |
| 6Kitsap County, WA | 82 | 24 | 2.2 | $5.4M | +2.7% | #52 of 1,327 |
| 7Snohomish County, WA | 81 | 71 | 2.2 | $5.3M | +4.9% | #59 of 1,327 |
| 8Thurston County, WA | 80 | 23 | 1.9 | $5.8M | +2.8% | #67 of 1,327 |
| 9Spokane County, WA | 77 | 42 | 1.9 | $5.6M | +3.2% | #99 of 1,327 |
| 10Island County, WA | 76 | 5 | 1.4 | $8.4M | −1.5% | #107 of 1,327 |
| 19Franklin County, WA | 44 | 19 | 6.4 | $2.1M | +5.6% | #803 of 1,327 |
Other business types in Franklin 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 care55
- Auto repair shops56
- Collision repair and body shops44
- Car washes and detailing52
- Tire shops43
- Oil change and quick lube
- Gas stations67
- Insurance agencies81
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 Franklin County, WA?
Franklin County has 19 collision repair and body shops on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (5%) is a chain location. 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 Franklin County, WA spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $39.3M a year, or $1,316 per household. That is 37% above the U.S. average (an index of 137, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 19 collision repair and body shops on map listings, it comes to $2.1M 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 29,890 households in Franklin County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Franklin County, WA compare with the U.S. for collision repair and body shops?
Franklin County has 6.4 collision repair and body shops per 10,000 households, 2.1 times the U.S. rate of 3.1. Spending per shop is $2.1M, 33% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the national ratio of collision repair and body shops to household spending, Franklin County would have about 13, against 19 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,868 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S.
How fast is Franklin County, WA growing?
Population estimates put Franklin County at 102,612 people in 2025, up 5.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 29,890 households. The median household income in Franklin County is $86,714 a year, 7% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 36.4% 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. Franklin County scores 44 for collision repair and body shops (lower middle), #803 of 1,327 scored counties.
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