Auto · Small-town market · Idaho
Auto repair and car care businesses in the Rexburg, ID area
How the Rexburg, ID area compares with other small-town markets and the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 66 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #119 of 538 scored small-town markets
#6 of 7 scored small-town markets based in Idaho
- Listings
- 87
- 21 chain locations (24%)
- Official establishments
- 33
- +65.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $22.4M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,248 a household
- Spending per listing
- $258K
- 4% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 48.4
- 36% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 69,380
- +4.5% since 2020
See the auto repair and car care businesses around any address in the Rexburg area
The site report maps the auto repair and car care businesses on map listings near the address, by name and distance, and sizes the households and spending around it. Or open the report at the center of the Rexburg area. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.
Free10 actions over 3 days, no cardSurvey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure
What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 87 auto repair and car care businesses in the Rexburg area. Chain locations make up 24% of them, against 24% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 48.4, 36% above the U.S. rate of 35.7.
Households in the Rexburg area spend about $22.4M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $1,248 per household, 30% above the U.S. average. Spread across 87 auto repair and car care businesses, that is $258K per business, 4% below the U.S. figure of $269K.
Official counts show 33 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in the Rexburg area in 2023, up 65.0% from 2019. That is one for every 545 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Another 78 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $97K have gone to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in the Rexburg area.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Rexburg area grew 4.5%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for auto repair and car care businesses in the Rexburg area is 66 (upper middle), #119 of 538 scored small-town markets and #6 of 7 scored small-town markets based in Idaho. That puts it in the top quarter of small-town markets.
How the Rexburg area 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 | Rexburg area | Idaho | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 48.4 | 41.7 | 35.7 |
| Spending per listing | $258K | $287K | $269K |
| Households per official establishment | 545 | 531 | 681 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +65.0% | +7.1% | +4.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.5% | +9.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,248 | $1,196 | $958 |
| Median household income | $61,940 | $77,800 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 66 | 64 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 33+65.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 244
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $11.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 78Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 8721 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 84The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $97K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in the Rexburg area, 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 the Rexburg area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 69,380+4.5% since 2020
- Households
- 17,980
- Median age
- 27.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 51%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.4
- Land area
- 2,333 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 29
- Median household income
- $61,940+42.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $91,462
- Median home value
- $372,900
- Jobs located here
- 20,157
- Daytime population
- 64,838Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
Looking at a specific site in the Rexburg area?
These figures cover the whole small-town market. A site report draws rings around one address and counts what’s inside them: households, spending, jobs, and the auto repair and car care businesses on map listings by name and distance.
Or open the report at the center of the Rexburg area. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.
Free10 actions over 3 days, no cardAuto repair and car care across Idaho
Every Idaho market ranked →The highest-scoring small-town markets in Idaho for auto repair and car care businesses, numbered among those based in Idaho (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Rexburg area marked.
Top small-town markets in Idaho
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Moscow, ID | 89 | 41 | 25.2 | $432K | +5.6% | #3 of 538 |
| Brigham City, UT-ID | 79 | 80 | 37.2 | $369K | +12.6% | #24 of 538 |
| 2Mountain Home, ID | 78 | 47 | 42.5 | $266K | +2.8% | #33 of 538 |
| 3Hailey, ID | 74 | 48 | 38.0 | $337K | +6.1% | #49 of 538 |
| 4Sandpoint, ID | 69 | 83 | 40.9 | $278K | +14.8% | #89 of 538 |
| Jackson, WY-ID | 68 | 60 | 41.4 | $304K | +4.2% | #97 of 538 |
| 5Blackfoot, ID | 67 | 79 | 49.0 | $274K | +6.4% | #111 of 538 |
| 6Rexburg, ID | 66 | 87 | 48.4 | $258K | +4.5% | #119 of 538 |
| Ontario, OR-ID | 51 | 106 | 53.0 | $221K | +5.0% | #266 of 538 |
| 7Burley, ID | 47 | 100 | 60.2 | $207K | +6.2% | #308 of 538 |
Other business types in the Rexburg area
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 care66
- Auto repair shops69
- Collision repair and body shops64
- Car washes and detailing76
- Tire shops62
- Oil change and quick lube
- Gas stations75
- Insurance agencies50
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 the Rexburg, ID area?
The Rexburg area has 87 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 21 of them (24%) are chain locations. The listings count repair shops, body shops, tire shops, car washes, oil change and parts stores. Official counts show 33 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023, up 65.0% from 2019. Official counts list 78 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Rexburg, ID area spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $22.4M a year, or $1,248 per household. That is 30% above the U.S. average (an index of 130, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 87 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $258K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 17,980 households in the Rexburg area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Rexburg, ID area compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?
The Rexburg area has 48.4 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 36% above the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $258K, 4% below the U.S. figure of $269K. At the national ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, the Rexburg area would have about 84, against 87 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 545 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. The official count rose 65.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +4.1% for the U.S.
How fast is the Rexburg, ID area growing?
Population estimates put the Rexburg area at 69,380 people in 2025, up 4.5% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 17,980 households. Median household income in the Rexburg area is $61,940, 23% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 42.0%, 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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. The Rexburg area scores 66 for auto repair and car care businesses (upper middle), #119 of 538 scored small-town markets.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
Run a Groundwork site report on an address in the Rexburg area. It maps the auto repair and car care businesses on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.
How the score works · Top markets for auto repair and car care businesses · All 56 business types in the Rexburg area
Screening a site or an acquisition in the Rexburg area?
A site report maps the competitors on map listings near an address and sizes the households and spending around it.
The button opens the report at the center of the Rexburg area. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.
This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.
Figures are estimates for research only. Not investment or real estate advice.