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Auto repair and car care businesses in the Sioux City, IA-NE-SD metro area
How the Sioux City, IA-NE-SD metro area compares with other metro areas 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 47 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #225 of 387 scored metro areas
#7 of 8 scored metro areas based in Iowa
- Listings
- 225
- 59 chain locations (26%)
- Official establishments
- 118
- +10.4% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $63.9M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,152 a household
- Spending per listing
- $284K
- 6% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 40.6
- 14% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 145,738
- +1.0% since 2020
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What this means
Households in the Sioux City metro area spend about $63.9M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $1,152 per household, 20% above the U.S. average. Spread across 225 auto repair and car care businesses, that is $284K per business, 6% above the U.S. figure of $269K.
There are 225 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings in the Sioux City metro area as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 26% of them, against 24% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 40.6, 14% above the U.S. rate of 35.7.
Official counts show 118 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in the Sioux City metro area in 2023, up 10.4% from 2019. That is one for every 470 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Official counts list 136 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 4 SBA-backed loans worth $3.6M have gone to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in the Sioux City metro area.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Sioux City metro area grew 1.0%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For auto repair and car care businesses, the Sioux City metro area has a Groundwork market score of 47 (lower middle): #225 of 387 scored metro areas and #7 of 8 scored metro areas based in Iowa.
How the Sioux City metro area 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 | Sioux City metro area | Iowa | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 40.6 | 41.8 | 35.7 |
| Spending per listing | $284K | $271K | $269K |
| Households per official establishment | 470 | 558 | 681 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +10.4% | +0.9% | +4.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.0% | +1.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,152 | $1,134 | $958 |
| Median household income | $75,192 | $75,059 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 47 | 42 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 118+10.4% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 760
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $35.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 136Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 22559 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 238The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 4
- Amount
- $3.6M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in the Sioux City metro 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 Sioux City metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 145,738+1.0% since 2020
- Households
- 55,468
- Median age
- 37.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 68%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 1,599 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 90
- Median household income
- $75,192
- Average household income
- $95,336
- Median home value
- $193,100
- Jobs located here
- 75,324
- Daytime population
- 149,603Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Iowa market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in Iowa for auto repair and car care businesses, numbered among those based in Iowa (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Sioux City metro area marked.
Top metro areas in Iowa
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | 76 | 1,040 | 35.3 | $319K | +6.7% | #23 of 387 |
| 2Iowa City, IA | 74 | 230 | 31.8 | $327K | +4.1% | #33 of 387 |
| Omaha, NE-IA | 70 | 1,321 | 33.9 | $326K | +4.2% | #52 of 387 |
| 3Ames, IA | 62 | 177 | 35.5 | $314K | +2.2% | #101 of 387 |
| 4Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA | 55 | 262 | 37.8 | $292K | +0.5% | #159 of 387 |
| 5Cedar Rapids, IA | 53 | 435 | 38.2 | $295K | +1.0% | #179 of 387 |
| 6Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | 49 | 580 | 35.9 | $289K | −0.9% | #208 of 387 |
| 7Sioux City, IA-NE-SD | 47 | 225 | 40.6 | $284K | +1.0% | #225 of 387 |
| 8Dubuque, IA | 40 | 165 | 40.3 | $269K | +0.1% | #270 of 387 |
Other business types in the Sioux City metro 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 care47
- Auto repair shops53
- Collision repair and body shops38
- Car washes and detailing28
- Tire shops75
- Oil change and quick lube
- Gas stations46
- Insurance agencies17
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 Sioux City, IA-NE-SD metro area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 225 auto repair and car care businesses in the Sioux City metro area. 59 of them (26%) are chain locations. The listings count repair shops, body shops, tire shops, car washes, oil change and parts stores. Official counts show 118 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023, up 10.4% from 2019. Official counts also show 136 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Sioux City, IA-NE-SD metro area spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $63.9M a year, or $1,152 per household. That is 20% above the U.S. average (an index of 120, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 225 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $284K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 55,468 households in the Sioux City metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Sioux City, IA-NE-SD metro area compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?
The Sioux City metro area has 40.6 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 14% above the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $284K, 6% above the U.S. figure of $269K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, the Sioux City metro area would have about 238, against 225 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 470 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. The official count rose 10.4% from 2019 to 2023, against +4.1% for the U.S.
How fast is the Sioux City, IA-NE-SD metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Sioux City metro area at 145,738 people in 2025, up 1.0% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 55,468 households. The median household income in the Sioux City metro area is $75,192 a year, 7% 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 Sioux City metro area scores 47 for auto repair and car care businesses (lower middle), #225 of 387 scored metro areas.
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