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Auto repair shops in Twin Falls County, ID

How Twin Falls County, ID compares with other counties and the U.S. for auto repair shops: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 46 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,407 of 2,378 scored counties
#25 of 30 scored counties in Idaho

Listings
104
24 chain locations (23%)
Official establishments
58
−1.7% since 2019
Household spending a year
$39.5M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,135 a household
Spending per listing
$379K
15% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
29.9
39% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
97,539
+7.9% 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

Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Twin Falls County comes to about $39.5M a year: $1,135 per household, 19% above the U.S. average. Spread across 104 auto repair shops, that is $379K per shop, 15% below the U.S. figure of $445K. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops.

Twin Falls County has 104 auto repair shops on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 24 are chain locations, or 23%, against 16% across the U.S. That is 29.9 per 10,000 households, 39% above the U.S. rate of 21.5.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Twin Falls County was 58 in 2023, down 1.7% from 2019. That is one for every 599 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Official counts list 112 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $150K has gone to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Twin Falls County.

Population estimates put the population change in Twin Falls County from 2020 to 2025 at +7.9%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Twin Falls County scores 46 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for auto repair shops, ranking #1,407 of 2,378 scored counties and #25 of 30 scored counties in Idaho.

How Twin Falls 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 Twin Falls County, ID compared with Idaho and the U.S.
MeasureTwin Falls CountyIdahoU.S.
Listings per 10k households29.924.121.5
Spending per listing$379K$497K$445K
Households per official establishment599758955
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−1.7%+8.3%+2.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+7.9%+9.8%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$1,135$1,196$958
Median household income$67,409$77,800$80,734
Groundwork market score4668

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
59 → 58−1.7% over the period
Employees, 2023
277
Annual payroll, 2023
$12.8M
One-person businesses, 2023
112Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
10424 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
89The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$150K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Twin Falls 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 Twin Falls County

Population, 2025 estimate
97,539+7.9% since 2020
Households
34,754
Median age
36.7
Homes lived in by their owners
70%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
1,922 sq. mi.
People per square mile
49
Median household income
$67,409+27.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$90,415
Median home value
$337,900
Jobs located here
40,755
Daytime population
93,037Residents 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 Twin Falls 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
25Twin Falls County, ID4610429.9$379K+7.9%#1,407 of 2,378

Other business types in Twin Falls County

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

Questions

How many auto repair shops are in Twin Falls County, ID?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 104 auto repair shops in Twin Falls County. 24 of them (23%) are chain locations. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. Official counts show 58 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in 2023, down 1.7% from 2019. Official counts also show 112 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Twin Falls County, ID spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?

About $39.5M a year, or $1,135 per household. That is 19% above the U.S. average (an index of 119, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 104 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $379K per shop. That spending covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, which auto repair shops share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 34,754 households in Twin Falls County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Twin Falls County, ID compare with the U.S. for auto repair shops?

Twin Falls County has 29.9 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 39% above the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $379K, 15% below the U.S. figure of $445K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, Twin Falls County would have about 89, against 104 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 599 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. The official count fell 1.7% from 2019 to 2023, against +2.1% for the U.S.

How fast is Twin Falls County, ID growing?

Population estimates put Twin Falls County at 97,539 people in 2025, up 7.9% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 34,754 households. Median household income in Twin Falls County is $67,409, 17% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 27.4%, 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. Twin Falls County scores 46 for auto repair shops (lower middle), #1,407 of 2,378 scored counties.

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