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Auto repair and car care businesses in Cassia County, ID
The auto repair and car care businesses in Cassia County, ID, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 41 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,638 of 2,401 scored counties
#30 of 30 scored counties in Idaho
- Listings
- 55
- 12 chain locations (22%)
- Official establishments
- 24
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $10.7M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,262 a household
- Spending per listing
- $195K
- 27% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 64.7
- 81% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 26,397
- +6.6% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Cassia County spend about $10.7M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $1,262 per household, 32% above the U.S. average. That is about $195K of household spending for each business on map listings, 27% below the U.S. figure of $269K.
Cassia County has 55 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 22% of them, against 24% across the U.S. That is 64.7 per 10,000 households, 81% above the U.S. rate of 35.7.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Cassia County was 24 in 2023. That is one for every 354 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Official counts also show 41 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $1.5M has gone to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Cassia County.
Population estimates show Cassia County grew 6.6% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For auto repair and car care businesses, Cassia County has a Groundwork market score of 41 (lower middle): #1,638 of 2,401 scored counties and #30 of 30 scored counties in Idaho.
How Cassia County compares
The same measures for Idaho and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all vehicle maintenance and repairs by the auto repair and car care businesses 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 | Cassia County | Idaho | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 64.7 | 41.7 | 35.7 |
| Spending per listing | $195K | $287K | $269K |
| Households per official establishment | 354 | 531 | 681 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +7.1% | +4.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +6.6% | +9.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,262 | $1,196 | $958 |
| Median household income | $70,830 | $77,800 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 41 | 64 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 16 → 24
- Employees, 2023
- 126
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $5.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 41Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 5512 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 40The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $1.5M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Cassia 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 Cassia County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 26,397+6.6% since 2020
- Households
- 8,495
- Median age
- 34.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 69%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.4
- Land area
- 2,566 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 10
- Median household income
- $70,830+33.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $92,485
- Median home value
- $284,600
- Jobs located here
- 12,719
- Daytime population
- 26,894Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Idaho
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Washington County, ID | 85 | 14 | 33.3 | $342K | +9.7% | #58 of 2,401 |
| 2Latah County, ID | 83 | 41 | 25.2 | $432K | +5.6% | #81 of 2,401 |
| 3Owyhee County, ID | 82 | 18 | 41.5 | $305K | +5.6% | #98 of 2,401 |
| 4Shoshone County, ID | 81 | 19 | 33.0 | $328K | +7.1% | #109 of 2,401 |
| 5Payette County, ID | 77 | 37 | 38.2 | $325K | +8.8% | #193 of 2,401 |
| 6Benewah County, ID | 76 | 12 | 29.5 | $409K | +9.7% | #199 of 2,401 |
| 7Ada County, ID | 73 | 690 | 34.1 | $335K | +9.6% | #277 of 2,401 |
| 8Gem County, ID | 72 | 27 | 35.3 | $363K | +13.0% | #297 of 2,401 |
| 9Canyon County, ID | 71 | 331 | 38.5 | $326K | +18.1% | #341 of 2,401 |
| 10Jefferson County, ID | 70 | 46 | 45.1 | $326K | +13.6% | #366 of 2,401 |
| 30Cassia County, ID | 41 | 55 | 64.7 | $195K | +6.6% | #1,638 of 2,401 |
Other business types in Cassia 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 care41
- Auto repair shops41
- Collision repair and body shops
- Car washes and detailing54
- Tire shops54
- Oil change and quick lube
- Gas stations39
- Insurance agencies46
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many auto repair and car care businesses are in Cassia County, ID?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 55 auto repair and car care businesses in Cassia County. 12 of them (22%) are chain locations. The listings count repair shops, body shops, tire shops, car washes, oil change and parts stores. Official counts show 24 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023. Another 41 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Cassia County, ID spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $10.7M a year, or $1,262 per household. That is 32% above the U.S. average (an index of 132, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 55 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $195K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 8,495 households in Cassia County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Cassia County, ID compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?
Cassia County has 64.7 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 81% above the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $195K, 27% below the U.S. figure of $269K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, Cassia County would have about 40, against 55 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 354 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S.
How fast is Cassia County, ID growing?
Population estimates put Cassia County at 26,397 people in 2025, up 6.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 8,495 households. The median household income in Cassia County is $70,830 a year, 12% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 33.8% 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. Cassia County scores 41 for auto repair and car care businesses (lower middle), #1,638 of 2,401 scored counties.
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