Auto · Small-town market · Idaho
Auto repair shops in the Mountain Home, ID area
How the Mountain Home, ID area compares with other small-town markets and the U.S. for auto repair shops: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 88 out of 100: High
Ranked #4 of 538 scored small-town markets
#1 of 7 scored small-town markets based in Idaho
- Listings
- 19
- 3 chain locations (16%)
- Official establishments
- 7
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $12.5M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,130 a household
- Spending per listing
- $658K
- 48% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 17.2
- 20% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 29,465
- +2.8% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for auto repair shops in the Mountain Home area is 88 (high), #4 of 538 scored small-town markets and #1 of 7 scored small-town markets based in Idaho. That puts it in the top 10% of small-town markets for auto repair shops.
As of September 2026, map listings count 19 auto repair shops in the Mountain Home area. 3 of them (16%) are chain locations, against 16% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 17.2, 20% below the U.S. rate of 21.5.
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in the Mountain Home area comes to about $12.5M a year: $1,130 per household, 18% above the U.S. average. That works out to $658K per shop, 48% above 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.
In 2023, official counts showed 7 businesses with payroll in the Mountain Home area classed as mechanical, body and glass repair. That is one for every 1,581 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $669K have gone to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in the Mountain Home area. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Mountain Home area grew 2.8%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%).
How the Mountain Home 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 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.
| Measure | Mountain Home area | Idaho | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 17.2 | 24.1 | 21.5 |
| Spending per listing | $658K | $497K | $445K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,581 | 758 | 955 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +8.3% | +2.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.8% | +9.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,130 | $1,196 | $958 |
| Median household income | $65,359 | $77,800 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 88 | 68 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 7
- Employees, 2023
- 39
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 35Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 193 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 28The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 3
- Amount
- $669K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in the Mountain Home 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 Mountain Home area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 29,465+2.8% since 2020
- Households
- 11,067
- Median age
- 35.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 66%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 3,075 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 10
- Median household income
- $65,359+39.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $82,615
- Median home value
- $316,500
- Jobs located here
- 6,488
- Daytime population
- 25,305Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Idaho market ranked →The highest-scoring small-town markets in Idaho for auto repair shops, numbered among those based in Idaho (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Mountain Home area marked.
Top small-town markets in Idaho
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Mountain Home, ID | 88 | 19 | 17.2 | $658K | +2.8% | #4 of 538 |
| 2Moscow, ID | 85 | 23 | 14.1 | $770K | +5.6% | #8 of 538 |
| Brigham City, UT-ID | 81 | 44 | 20.5 | $671K | +12.6% | #20 of 538 |
| Jackson, WY-ID | 69 | 31 | 21.4 | $588K | +4.2% | #78 of 538 |
| 3Sandpoint, ID | 69 | 48 | 23.7 | $480K | +14.8% | #81 of 538 |
| 4Rexburg, ID | 69 | 47 | 26.1 | $478K | +4.5% | #82 of 538 |
| 5Hailey, ID | 66 | 32 | 25.3 | $505K | +6.1% | #103 of 538 |
| 6Blackfoot, ID | 60 | 49 | 30.4 | $443K | +6.4% | #169 of 538 |
| Ontario, OR-ID | 52 | 61 | 30.5 | $385K | +5.0% | #267 of 538 |
| 7Burley, ID | 43 | 66 | 39.8 | $314K | +6.2% | #355 of 538 |
Other business types in the Mountain Home area
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
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 shops are in the Mountain Home, ID area?
The Mountain Home area has 19 auto repair shops on map listings as of September 2026. 3 of them (16%) are chain locations. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. Official counts show 7 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in 2023. Official counts list 35 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Mountain Home, ID area spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $12.5M a year, or $1,130 per household. That is 18% above the U.S. average (an index of 118, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 19 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $658K per shop. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 11,067 households in the Mountain Home area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Mountain Home, ID area compare with the U.S. for auto repair shops?
The Mountain Home area has 17.2 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 20% below the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $658K, 48% above the U.S. figure of $445K. At the national ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, the Mountain Home area would have about 28, against 19 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,581 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S.
How fast is the Mountain Home, ID area growing?
Population estimates put the Mountain Home area at 29,465 people in 2025, up 2.8% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 11,067 households. The median household income in the Mountain Home area is $65,359 a year, 19% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 39.5% 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. 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 Mountain Home area scores 88 for auto repair shops (high), #4 of 538 scored small-town markets.
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