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Auto repair shops in Cassia County, ID

The auto repair shops 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 #1,630 of 2,378 scored counties
#28 of 30 scored counties in Idaho

Listings
34
6 chain locations (18%)
Official establishments
18
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$10.7M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,262 a household
Spending per listing
$315K
29% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
40.0
86% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
26,397
+6.6% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

Map listings as of September 2026 show 34 auto repair shops in Cassia County. Chain locations make up 18% of them, against 16% across the U.S. That is 40.0 per 10,000 households, 86% above the U.S. rate of 21.5.

At $1,262 per household (32% above the U.S. average), households in Cassia County spend about $10.7M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That works out to $315K per shop, 29% below the U.S. figure of $445K. That spending covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, which auto repair shops share with other businesses in the trade.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Cassia County was 18 in 2023. That is one for every 472 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Another 36 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $1.5M has gone to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Cassia County.

Population estimates show Cassia County grew 6.6% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for auto repair shops in Cassia County is 41 (lower middle), #1,630 of 2,378 scored counties and #28 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 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.

Auto repair shops in Cassia County, ID compared with Idaho and the U.S.
MeasureCassia CountyIdahoU.S.
Listings per 10k households40.024.121.5
Spending per listing$315K$497K$445K
Households per official establishment472758955
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+8.3%+2.1%
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 score4168

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
15 → 18
Employees, 2023
62
Annual payroll, 2023
$3.2M
One-person businesses, 2023
36Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
346 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
24The 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 mechanical, body and glass repair 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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Auto repair shops across Idaho

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The highest-scoring counties in Idaho for auto repair shops, numbered among those based in Idaho, with Cassia County marked.

Top counties in Idaho

Counties in Idaho ranked for auto repair shops by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Washington County, ID87716.7$685K+9.7%#35 of 2,378
2Shoshone County, ID86915.6$692K+7.1%#44 of 2,378
3Latah County, ID812314.1$770K+5.6%#98 of 2,378
4Elmore County, ID811917.2$658K+2.8%#104 of 2,378
5Ada County, ID7938318.9$604K+9.6%#136 of 2,378
6Teton County, ID75919.2$676K+12.9%#207 of 2,378
7Jefferson County, ID752524.5$600K+13.6%#215 of 2,378
8Owyhee County, ID741125.4$499K+5.6%#245 of 2,378
9Canyon County, ID7318922.0$570K+18.1%#266 of 2,378
10Benewah County, ID71819.6$613K+9.7%#308 of 2,378
28Cassia County, ID413440.0$315K+6.6%#1,630 of 2,378

Other business types in Cassia County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many auto repair shops are in Cassia County, ID?

There are 34 auto repair shops on map listings in Cassia County as of September 2026. 6 of them (18%) are chain locations. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. Official counts show 18 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in 2023. Official counts list 36 one-person businesses without payroll.

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 34 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $315K per shop. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops. 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 shops?

Cassia County has 40.0 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 86% above the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $315K, 29% below the U.S. figure of $445K. At the national ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, Cassia County would have about 24, against 34 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 472 households, against one for every 955 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 shops (lower middle), #1,630 of 2,378 scored counties.

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