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Auto repair shops in Jones County, IA
How Jones County, IA 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 53 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #1,052 of 2,378 scored counties
#26 of 72 scored counties in Iowa
- Listings
- 20
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 17
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $9.7M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,186 a household
- Spending per listing
- $486K
- 9% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 24.4
- 13% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 21,253
- +2.9% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Jones County comes to about $9.7M a year: $1,186 per household, 24% above the U.S. average. That is about $486K of household spending for each shop on map listings, 9% above the U.S. figure of $445K. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops.
There are 20 auto repair shops on map listings in Jones County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 16% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 24.4, 13% above the U.S. rate of 21.5.
In 2023, official counts showed 17 businesses with payroll in Jones County classed as mechanical, body and glass repair. That is one for every 482 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Official counts also show 25 one-person businesses without payroll.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Jones County grew 2.9%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). For auto repair shops, Jones County has a Groundwork market score of 53 (upper middle): #1,052 of 2,378 scored counties and #26 of 72 scored counties in Iowa.
How Jones 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 | Jones County | Iowa | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 24.4 | 24.1 | 21.5 |
| Spending per listing | $486K | $470K | $445K |
| Households per official establishment | 482 | 766 | 955 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −1.3% | +2.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.9% | +1.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,186 | $1,134 | $958 |
| Median household income | $73,531 | $75,059 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 53 | 46 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 16 → 17
- Employees, 2023
- 51
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 25Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 200 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 22The 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 Jones 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 Jones County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 21,253+2.9% since 2020
- Households
- 8,198
- Median age
- 43.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 81%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 576 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 36
- Median household income
- $73,531+27.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $87,904
- Median home value
- $184,800
- Jobs located here
- 6,134
- Daytime population
- 17,027Residents 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 Jones 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 |
| 26Jones County, IA | 53 | 20 | 24.4 | $486K | +2.9% | #1,052 of 2,378 |
Other business types in Jones 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 Jones County, IA?
As of September 2026, map listings count 20 auto repair shops in Jones County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. Official counts show 17 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in 2023. Another 25 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Jones County, IA spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $9.7M a year, or $1,186 per household. That is 24% above the U.S. average (an index of 124, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 20 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $486K 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 8,198 households in Jones County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Jones County, IA compare with the U.S. for auto repair shops?
Jones County has 24.4 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 13% above the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $486K, 9% above the U.S. figure of $445K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, Jones County would have about 22, against 20 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 482 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S.
How fast is Jones County, IA growing?
Population estimates put Jones County at 21,253 people in 2025, up 2.9% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 8,198 households. Median household income in Jones County is $73,531, 9% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 27.8%, 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. Jones County scores 53 for auto repair shops (upper middle), #1,052 of 2,378 scored counties.
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