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Auto repair shops in Grundy County, IA
The auto repair shops in Grundy County, IA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 69 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #389 of 2,378 scored counties
#8 of 72 scored counties in Iowa
- Listings
- 13
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 4
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $6.5M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,267 a household
- Spending per listing
- $499K
- 12% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 25.4
- 18% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 12,361
- +0.2% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Grundy County comes to about $6.5M a year: $1,267 per household, 32% above the U.S. average. That works out to $499K per shop, 12% above the U.S. figure of $445K. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops.
There are 13 auto repair shops on map listings in Grundy County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 16% across the U.S. That is 25.4 per 10,000 households, 18% above the U.S. rate of 21.5.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Grundy County was 4 in 2023. That is one for every 1,279 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Official counts list 12 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates put the population change in Grundy County from 2020 to 2025 at +0.2%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Grundy County scores 69 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for auto repair shops, ranking #389 of 2,378 scored counties and #8 of 72 scored counties in Iowa. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Grundy 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 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 | Grundy County | Iowa | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 25.4 | 24.1 | 21.5 |
| Spending per listing | $499K | $470K | $445K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,279 | 766 | 955 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −1.3% | +2.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.2% | +1.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,267 | $1,134 | $958 |
| Median household income | $87,205 | $75,059 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 69 | 46 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 4 → 4
- Employees, 2023
- 29
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 12Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 130 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 15The 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 mechanical, body and glass repair in Grundy 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 Grundy County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 12,361+0.2% since 2020
- Households
- 5,117
- Median age
- 42.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 84%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 502 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 25
- Median household income
- $87,205+28.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $101,039
- Median home value
- $198,800
- Jobs located here
- 4,124
- Daytime population
- 10,903Residents 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 shops, numbered among those based in Iowa, with Grundy County marked.
Top counties in Iowa
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Dallas County, IA | 95 | 53 | 12.5 | $964K | +17.8% | #5 of 2,378 |
| 2Tama County, IA | 78 | 11 | 16.4 | $738K | −1.5% | #150 of 2,378 |
| 3Johnson County, IA | 75 | 100 | 15.8 | $647K | +4.6% | #211 of 2,378 |
| 4Buchanan County, IA | 72 | 18 | 21.8 | $577K | +1.3% | #290 of 2,378 |
| 5Marion County, IA | 71 | 28 | 21.0 | $603K | +2.3% | #309 of 2,378 |
| 6Polk County, IA | 70 | 404 | 19.7 | $549K | +4.8% | #347 of 2,378 |
| 7Buena Vista County, IA | 69 | 15 | 19.9 | $597K | −1.7% | #372 of 2,378 |
| 8Grundy County, IA | 69 | 13 | 25.4 | $499K | +0.2% | #389 of 2,378 |
| 9Bremer County, IA | 68 | 19 | 19.6 | $626K | +1.1% | #412 of 2,378 |
| 10Story County, IA | 66 | 78 | 20.0 | $537K | +2.7% | #495 of 2,378 |
Other business types in Grundy County
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 Grundy County, IA?
As of September 2026, map listings count 13 auto repair shops in Grundy County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in 2023. Official counts also show 12 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Grundy County, IA spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $6.5M a year, or $1,267 per household. That is 32% above the U.S. average (an index of 132, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 13 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $499K 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 5,117 households in Grundy County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Grundy County, IA compare with the U.S. for auto repair shops?
Grundy County has 25.4 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 18% above the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $499K, 12% above the U.S. figure of $445K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, Grundy County would have about 15, against 13 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,279 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S.
How fast is Grundy County, IA growing?
Population estimates put Grundy County at 12,361 people in 2025, up 0.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 5,117 households. Median household income in Grundy County is $87,205, 8% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 28.2%, 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. Grundy County scores 69 for auto repair shops (upper middle), #389 of 2,378 scored counties.
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