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Auto repair and car care businesses in Franklin County, IA
The auto repair and car care businesses in Franklin County, IA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score
Not scored
Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.
- Listings
- 30
- 5 chain locations (17%)
- Official establishments
- 9
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $4.9M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,163 a household
- Spending per listing
- $163K
- 39% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 71.5
- Twice the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 9,868
- −1.2% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Franklin County comes to about $4.9M a year: $1,163 per household, 21% above the U.S. average. That works out to $163K per business, 39% below the U.S. figure of $269K.
There are 30 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings in Franklin County as of September 2026. Of those, 5 are chain locations, or 17%, against 24% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 71.5, twice the U.S. rate of 35.7.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Franklin County was 9 in 2023. That is one for every 466 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Official counts list 15 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates put the population change in Franklin County from 2020 to 2025 at −1.2%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t given a market score, since a few businesses can swing their figures.
How Franklin County compares
The same measures for Iowa 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 | Franklin County | Iowa | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 71.5 | 41.8 | 35.7 |
| Spending per listing | $163K | $271K | $269K |
| Households per official establishment | 466 | 558 | 681 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +0.9% | +4.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.2% | +1.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,163 | $1,134 | $958 |
| Median household income | $59,894 | $75,059 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | Not scored | 42 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 10 → 9
- Employees, 2023
- 36
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 15Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 305 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 18The 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 repair and maintenance, and tire dealers 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
- 9,868−1.2% since 2020
- Households
- 4,198
- Median age
- 45.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 72%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 582 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 17
- Median household income
- $59,894
- Average household income
- $78,308
- Median home value
- $124,100
- Jobs located here
- 3,826
- Daytime population
- 9,660Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Iowa market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Iowa for auto repair and car care businesses, numbered among those based in Iowa, with Franklin County marked.
Top counties in Iowa
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Dallas County, IA | 93 | 117 | 27.5 | $437K | +17.8% | #9 of 2,401 |
| 2Johnson County, IA | 75 | 175 | 27.6 | $370K | +4.6% | #228 of 2,401 |
| 3Buchanan County, IA | 75 | 33 | 40.0 | $314K | +1.3% | #236 of 2,401 |
| 4Tama County, IA | 74 | 24 | 35.7 | $338K | −1.5% | #254 of 2,401 |
| 5Warren County, IA | 72 | 84 | 40.6 | $310K | +9.0% | #316 of 2,401 |
| 6Polk County, IA | 68 | 707 | 34.4 | $313K | +4.8% | #435 of 2,401 |
| 7Bremer County, IA | 65 | 37 | 38.1 | $321K | +1.1% | #532 of 2,401 |
| 8Harrison County, IA | 64 | 28 | 46.0 | $279K | +0.4% | #594 of 2,401 |
| 9Story County, IA | 63 | 135 | 34.7 | $310K | +2.7% | #625 of 2,401 |
| 10Buena Vista County, IA | 62 | 33 | 43.7 | $272K | −1.7% | #676 of 2,401 |
| Franklin County, IA | Not scored | 30 | 71.5 | $163K | −1.2% |
Other business types in Franklin County
None has a Groundwork market score here. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
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 Franklin County, IA?
As of September 2026, map listings count 30 auto repair and car care businesses in Franklin County. 5 of them (17%) are chain locations. The listings count repair shops, body shops, tire shops, car washes, oil change and parts stores. Official counts show 9 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023. Official counts also show 15 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Franklin County, IA spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $4.9M a year, or $1,163 per household. That is 21% above the U.S. average (an index of 121, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 30 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $163K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 4,198 households in Franklin County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Franklin County, IA compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?
Franklin County has 71.5 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, twice the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $163K, 39% below the U.S. figure of $269K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, Franklin County would have about 18, against 30 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 466 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S.
How fast is Franklin County, IA growing?
Population estimates put Franklin County at 9,868 people in 2025, down 1.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 4,198 households. The median household income in Franklin County is $59,894 a year, 26% below the U.S. median of $80,734.
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. The score leaves out counties under 10,000 people, where a handful of businesses would swing it.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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