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Auto repair shops in Page County, IA

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for auto repair shops in Page County, IA, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 24 out of 100: Low

Ranked #2,180 of 2,378 scored counties
#70 of 72 scored counties in Iowa

Listings
21
2 chain locations (10%)
Official establishments
9
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$6.6M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,056 a household
Spending per listing
$315K
29% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
33.6
56% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
14,856
−2.3% 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

For auto repair shops, Page County has a Groundwork market score of 24 (low): #2,180 of 2,378 scored counties and #70 of 72 scored counties in Iowa. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Page County comes to about $6.6M a year: $1,056 per household, 10% above the U.S. average. That works out to $315K per shop, 29% below the U.S. figure of $445K. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops.

There are 21 auto repair shops on map listings in Page County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 10% of them, against 16% across the U.S. That is 33.6 per 10,000 households, 56% above the U.S. rate of 21.5.

Official counts show 9 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Page County in 2023. That is one for every 695 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Page County declined 2.3%, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How Page 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.

Auto repair shops in Page County, IA compared with Iowa and the U.S.
MeasurePage CountyIowaU.S.
Listings per 10k households33.624.121.5
Spending per listing$315K$470K$445K
Households per official establishment695766955
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−1.3%+2.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025−2.3%+1.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$1,056$1,134$958
Median household income$57,953$75,059$80,734
Groundwork market score2446

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
9 → 9
Employees, 2023
29
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.4M
One-person businesses, 2023
16Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
212 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 Page 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 Page County

Population, 2025 estimate
14,856−2.3% since 2020
Households
6,255
Median age
44.8
Homes lived in by their owners
71%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
535 sq. mi.
People per square mile
28
Median household income
$57,953+11.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$76,498
Median home value
$125,300
Jobs located here
6,169
Daytime population
14,765Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Auto repair shops across Iowa

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

Top counties in Iowa

Counties in Iowa ranked for auto repair shops by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Dallas County, IA955312.5$964K+17.8%#5 of 2,378
2Tama County, IA781116.4$738K−1.5%#150 of 2,378
3Johnson County, IA7510015.8$647K+4.6%#211 of 2,378
4Buchanan County, IA721821.8$577K+1.3%#290 of 2,378
5Marion County, IA712821.0$603K+2.3%#309 of 2,378
6Polk County, IA7040419.7$549K+4.8%#347 of 2,378
7Buena Vista County, IA691519.9$597K−1.7%#372 of 2,378
8Grundy County, IA691325.4$499K+0.2%#389 of 2,378
9Bremer County, IA681919.6$626K+1.1%#412 of 2,378
10Story County, IA667820.0$537K+2.7%#495 of 2,378
70Page County, IA242133.6$315K−2.3%#2,180 of 2,378

Other business types in Page County

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

Questions

How many auto repair shops are in Page County, IA?

As of September 2026, map listings count 21 auto repair shops in Page County. 2 of them (10%) are chain locations. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. Official counts show 9 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in 2023. Official counts also show 16 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Page County, IA spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?

About $6.6M a year, or $1,056 per household. That is 10% above the U.S. average (an index of 110, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 21 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $315K 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 6,255 households in Page County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Page County, IA compare with the U.S. for auto repair shops?

Page County has 33.6 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 56% above the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $315K, 29% below the U.S. figure of $445K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, Page County would have about 15, against 21 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 695 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S.

How fast is Page County, IA growing?

Population estimates put Page County at 14,856 people in 2025, down 2.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 6,255 households. Median household income in Page County is $57,953, 28% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 11.7%, 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. Page County scores 24 for auto repair shops (low), #2,180 of 2,378 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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