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Collision repair and body shops in Elmore County, ID

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for collision repair and body shops in Elmore County, ID, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 54 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #580 of 1,327 scored counties
#7 of 12 scored counties in Idaho

Listings
5
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
3
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$12.5M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,130 a household
Spending per listing
$2.5M
19% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
4.5
45% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
29,465
+2.8% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 5 collision repair and body shops in Elmore County. None of them are chain locations, against 14% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 4.5, 45% above the U.S. rate of 3.1.

Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Elmore County comes to about $12.5M a year: $1,130 per household, 18% above the U.S. average. Spread across 5 collision repair and body shops, that is $2.5M per shop, 19% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. That spending covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, which collision repair and body shops share with other businesses in the trade.

Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in Elmore County in 2023. That is one for every 3,689 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Elmore County grew 2.8%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). Elmore County scores 54 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for collision repair and body shops, ranking #580 of 1,327 scored counties and #7 of 12 scored counties in Idaho.

How Elmore County 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.

Collision repair and body shops in Elmore County, ID compared with Idaho and the U.S.
MeasureElmore CountyIdahoU.S.
Listings per 10k households4.53.33.1
Spending per listing$2.5M$3.6M$3.1M
Households per official establishment3,6893,0083,689
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+5.3%−0.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.8%+9.8%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$1,130$1,196$958
Median household income$65,359$77,800$80,734
Groundwork market score5470

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
3 → 3
Employees, 2023
17
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.1M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
50 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
4The 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 automotive body, paint and interior repair in Elmore 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 Elmore County

Population, 2025 estimate
29,465+2.8% since 2020
Households
11,067
Median age
35.5
Homes lived in by their owners
66%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
3,075 sq. mi.
People per square mile
10
Median household income
$65,359+39.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$82,615
Median home value
$316,500
Jobs located here
6,488
Daytime population
25,305Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Collision repair and body shops across Idaho

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The highest-scoring counties in Idaho for collision repair and body shops, numbered among those based in Idaho, with Elmore County marked.

Top counties in Idaho

Counties in Idaho ranked for collision repair and body shops by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Ada County, ID89452.2$5.1M+9.6%#15 of 1,327
2Canyon County, ID81232.7$4.7M+18.1%#62 of 1,327
3Kootenai County, ID70233.2$3.7M+11.0%#221 of 1,327
4Bingham County, ID6563.7$3.6M+6.4%#318 of 1,327
5Bonner County, ID6094.4$2.6M+14.8%#445 of 1,327
6Bannock County, ID57144.2$2.7M+4.9%#511 of 1,327
7Elmore County, ID5454.5$2.5M+2.8%#580 of 1,327
8Twin Falls County, ID53164.6$2.5M+7.9%#599 of 1,327
9Bonneville County, ID47255.7$2.1M+8.9%#739 of 1,327
10Nez Perce County, ID4384.6$2.5M+1.8%#825 of 1,327

Other business types in Elmore County

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

Questions

How many collision repair and body shops are in Elmore County, ID?

Elmore County has 5 collision repair and body shops on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count collision repair and auto body shops. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in 2023.

How much do households in Elmore County, ID spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?

About $12.5M a year, or $1,130 per household. That is 18% above the U.S. average (an index of 118, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 collision repair and body shops on map listings, it comes to $2.5M per shop. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only collision repair and body shops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 11,067 households in Elmore County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Elmore County, ID compare with the U.S. for collision repair and body shops?

Elmore County has 4.5 collision repair and body shops per 10,000 households, 45% above the U.S. rate of 3.1. Spending per shop is $2.5M, 19% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the national ratio of collision repair and body shops to household spending, Elmore County would have about 4, against 5 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,689 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S.

How fast is Elmore County, ID growing?

Population estimates put Elmore County at 29,465 people in 2025, up 2.8% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 11,067 households. The median household income in Elmore County is $65,359 a year, 19% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 39.5% from the 2015–2019 survey, 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. Elmore County scores 54 for collision repair and body shops (upper middle), #580 of 1,327 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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