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Auto repair shops in Iron County, UT
How Iron County, UT 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 67 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #466 of 2,378 scored counties
#12 of 21 scored counties in Utah
- Listings
- 45
- 11 chain locations (24%)
- Official establishments
- 35
- +12.9% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $24.8M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,230 a household
- Spending per listing
- $551K
- 24% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 22.3
- 4% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 67,141
- +16.4% since 2020
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What this means
At $1,230 per household (28% above the U.S. average), households in Iron County spend about $24.8M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That works out to $551K per shop, 24% above the U.S. figure of $445K. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops.
Iron County has 45 auto repair shops on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 24% of them, against 16% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 22.3, 4% above the U.S. rate of 21.5.
Official counts show 35 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Iron County in 2023, up 12.9% from 2019. That is one for every 576 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Official counts also show 51 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 6 SBA-backed loans worth $1.2M have gone to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Iron County.
Population estimates show Iron County grew 16.4% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for auto repair shops in Iron County is 67 (upper middle), #466 of 2,378 scored counties and #12 of 21 scored counties in Utah. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Iron County compares
The same measures for Utah 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 | Iron County | Utah | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 22.3 | 23.5 | 21.5 |
| Spending per listing | $551K | $522K | $445K |
| Households per official establishment | 576 | 831 | 955 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +12.9% | +6.5% | +2.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +16.4% | +7.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,230 | $1,224 | $958 |
| Median household income | $66,247 | $95,166 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 67 | 75 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 31 → 35+12.9% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 159
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $7.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 51Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 4511 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 56The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 6
- Amount
- $1.2M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Iron 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 Iron County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 67,141+16.4% since 2020
- Households
- 20,157
- Median age
- 31.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 68%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.3
- Land area
- 3,296 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 19
- Median household income
- $66,247+27.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $89,495
- Median home value
- $379,000
- Jobs located here
- 23,946
- Daytime population
- 58,964Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Utah market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Utah for auto repair shops, numbered among those based in Utah, with Iron County marked.
Top counties in Utah
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Wasatch County, UT | 93 | 22 | 17.1 | $809K | +9.9% | #11 of 2,378 |
| 2Summit County, UT | 84 | 24 | 15.3 | $900K | +1.6% | #56 of 2,378 |
| 3Tooele County, UT | 82 | 52 | 21.7 | $666K | +19.2% | #84 of 2,378 |
| 4Morgan County, UT | 80 | 6 | 15.9 | $1.1M | +8.1% | #108 of 2,378 |
| 5Millard County, UT | 78 | 6 | 13.8 | $1M | +7.7% | #141 of 2,378 |
| 6Juab County, UT | 78 | 11 | 28.5 | $535K | +14.8% | #159 of 2,378 |
| 7Utah County, UT | 76 | 450 | 22.2 | $588K | +14.5% | #191 of 2,378 |
| 8Box Elder County, UT | 75 | 40 | 20.5 | $671K | +12.7% | #208 of 2,378 |
| 9San Juan County, UT | 73 | 5 | 11.0 | $999K | +0.1% | #247 of 2,378 |
| 10Davis County, UT | 73 | 247 | 21.3 | $614K | +4.8% | #261 of 2,378 |
| 12Iron County, UT | 67 | 45 | 22.3 | $551K | +16.4% | #466 of 2,378 |
Other business types in Iron 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 Iron County, UT?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 45 auto repair shops in Iron County. 11 of them (24%) are chain locations. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. Official counts show 35 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in 2023, up 12.9% from 2019. Another 51 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Iron County, UT spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $24.8M a year, or $1,230 per household. That is 28% above the U.S. average (an index of 128, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 45 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $551K 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 20,157 households in Iron County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Iron County, UT compare with the U.S. for auto repair shops?
Iron County has 22.3 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 4% above the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $551K, 24% above the U.S. figure of $445K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, Iron County would have about 56, against 45 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 576 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. The official count rose 12.9% from 2019 to 2023, against +2.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Iron County, UT growing?
Population estimates put Iron County at 67,141 people in 2025, up 16.4% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 20,157 households. Median household income in Iron County is $66,247, 18% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 27.9%, 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. Iron County scores 67 for auto repair shops (upper middle), #466 of 2,378 scored counties.
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