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Collision repair and body shops in the Boise City, ID metro area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for collision repair and body shops in the Boise City, ID metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 86 out of 100: High
Ranked #2 of 381 scored metro areas
#1 of 6 scored metro areas based in Idaho
- Listings
- 71
- 15 chain locations (21%)
- Official establishments
- 73
- +2.9% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $359.2M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,181 a household
- Spending per listing
- $5.1M
- 64% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.3
- 26% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 864,243
- +12.2% since 2020
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What this means
For collision repair and body shops, the Boise City metro area has a Groundwork market score of 86 (high): #2 of 381 scored metro areas and #1 of 6 scored metro areas based in Idaho. That puts it in the top 10% of metro areas for collision repair and body shops.
Households in the Boise City metro area spend about $359.2M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $1,181 per household, 23% above the U.S. average. That works out to $5.1M per shop, 64% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only collision repair and body shops.
The Boise City metro area has 71 collision repair and body shops on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 21% of them, against 14% across the U.S. That is 2.3 per 10,000 households, 26% below the U.S. rate of 3.1.
Official counts show 73 businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in the Boise City metro area in 2023, up 2.9% from 2019. That is one for every 4,167 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $15K has gone to businesses classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in the Boise City metro area. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Boise City metro area grew 12.2%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How the Boise City metro area 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 collision repair and body 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 | Boise City metro area | Idaho | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.3 | 3.3 | 3.1 |
| Spending per listing | $5.1M | $3.6M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment | 4,167 | 3,008 | 3,689 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +2.9% | +5.3% | −0.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +12.2% | +9.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,181 | $1,196 | $958 |
| Median household income | $85,987 | $77,800 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 86 | 70 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 73+2.9% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 412
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $23M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 7115 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 117The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $15K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in the Boise City metro area, 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 the Boise City metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 864,243+12.2% since 2020
- Households
- 304,187
- Median age
- 38.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 73%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 11,767 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 69
- Median household income
- $85,987+42.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $113,865
- Median home value
- $468,900
- Jobs located here
- 391,939
- Daytime population
- 824,168Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Idaho market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in Idaho for collision repair and body shops, numbered among those based in Idaho (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Boise City metro area marked.
Top metro areas in Idaho
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Boise City, ID | 86 | 71 | 2.3 | $5.1M | +12.2% | #2 of 381 |
| Logan, UT-ID | 70 | 14 | 2.8 | $4.5M | +8.8% | #55 of 381 |
| 2Coeur d’Alene, ID | 63 | 23 | 3.2 | $3.7M | +11.0% | #108 of 381 |
| 3Twin Falls, ID | 48 | 19 | 4.4 | $2.7M | +8.1% | #212 of 381 |
| 4Pocatello, ID | 47 | 14 | 4.2 | $2.7M | +4.9% | #218 of 381 |
| 5Idaho Falls, ID | 44 | 27 | 4.9 | $2.6M | +9.8% | #243 of 381 |
| 6Lewiston, ID-WA | 41 | 10 | 3.7 | $3.1M | +1.5% | #256 of 381 |
Other business types in the Boise City metro area
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
- Auto repair and car care75
- Auto repair shops80
- Collision repair and body shops86
- Car washes and detailing69
- Tire shops69
- Oil change and quick lube51
- Gas stations89
- Insurance agencies46
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many collision repair and body shops are in the Boise City, ID metro area?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 71 collision repair and body shops in the Boise City metro area. 15 of them (21%) are chain locations. The listings count collision repair and auto body shops. Official counts show 73 businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in 2023, up 2.9% from 2019.
How much do households in the Boise City, ID metro area spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $359.2M a year, or $1,181 per household. That is 23% above the U.S. average (an index of 123, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 71 collision repair and body shops on map listings, it comes to $5.1M per shop. That spending covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, which collision repair and body shops share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 304,187 households in the Boise City metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Boise City, ID metro area compare with the U.S. for collision repair and body shops?
The Boise City metro area has 2.3 collision repair and body shops per 10,000 households, 26% below the U.S. rate of 3.1. Spending per shop is $5.1M, 64% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the U.S. ratio of collision repair and body shops to household spending, the Boise City metro area would have about 117, against 71 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,167 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S. The official count rose 2.9% from 2019 to 2023, against −0.8% for the U.S.
How fast is the Boise City, ID metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Boise City metro area at 864,243 people in 2025, up 12.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 304,187 households. Median household income in the Boise City metro area is $85,987, 7% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 42.0%, 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. The Boise City metro area scores 86 for collision repair and body shops (high), #2 of 381 scored metro areas.
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