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Collision repair and body shops in Gem County, ID
How Gem County, ID compares with other counties and the U.S. for collision repair and body shops: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score
Not scored
The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 3.
- Listings
- 3
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 8
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $9.8M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,284 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.3M
- 6% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.9
- 26% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 21,773
- +13.0% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Gem County comes to about $9.8M a year: $1,284 per household, 34% above the U.S. average. Spread across 3 collision repair and body shops, that is $3.3M per shop, 6% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only collision repair and body shops.
There are 3 collision repair and body shops on map listings in Gem County as of September 2026. Per 10,000 households, that is 3.9, 26% above the U.S. rate of 3.1.
In 2023, official counts showed 8 businesses with payroll in Gem County classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair. That is one for every 955 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Gem County grew 13.0%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 3 collision repair and body shops on map listings, Gem County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.
How Gem 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.
| Measure | Gem County | Idaho | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.9 | 3.3 | 3.1 |
| Spending per listing | $3.3M | $3.6M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment | 955 | 3,008 | 3,689 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +5.3% | −0.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +13.0% | +9.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,284 | $1,196 | $958 |
| Median household income | $64,605 | $77,800 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | Not scored | 70 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 5 → 8
- Employees, 2023
- 17
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $558K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 30 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 3The 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 Gem 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 Gem County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 21,773+13.0% since 2020
- Households
- 7,643
- Median age
- 44.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 76%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.4
- Land area
- 560 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 37
- Median household income
- $64,605+42.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $86,642
- Median home value
- $428,700
- Jobs located here
- 4,657
- Daytime population
- 16,682Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Idaho
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Ada County, ID | 89 | 45 | 2.2 | $5.1M | +9.6% | #15 of 1,327 |
| 2Canyon County, ID | 81 | 23 | 2.7 | $4.7M | +18.1% | #62 of 1,327 |
| 3Kootenai County, ID | 70 | 23 | 3.2 | $3.7M | +11.0% | #221 of 1,327 |
| 4Bingham County, ID | 65 | 6 | 3.7 | $3.6M | +6.4% | #318 of 1,327 |
| 5Bonner County, ID | 60 | 9 | 4.4 | $2.6M | +14.8% | #445 of 1,327 |
| 6Bannock County, ID | 57 | 14 | 4.2 | $2.7M | +4.9% | #511 of 1,327 |
| 7Elmore County, ID | 54 | 5 | 4.5 | $2.5M | +2.8% | #580 of 1,327 |
| 8Twin Falls County, ID | 53 | 16 | 4.6 | $2.5M | +7.9% | #599 of 1,327 |
| 9Bonneville County, ID | 47 | 25 | 5.7 | $2.1M | +8.9% | #739 of 1,327 |
| 10Nez Perce County, ID | 43 | 8 | 4.6 | $2.5M | +1.8% | #825 of 1,327 |
| Gem County, ID | Not scored | 3 | 3.9 | $3.3M | +13.0% |
Other business types in Gem County
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 care72
- Auto repair shops65
- Collision repair and body shops
- Car washes and detailing
- Tire shops
- Oil change and quick lube
- Gas stations82
- Insurance agencies58
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 Gem County, ID?
As of September 2026, map listings count 3 collision repair and body shops in Gem County. The listings count collision repair and auto body shops. Official counts show 8 businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in 2023.
How much do households in Gem County, ID spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $9.8M a year, or $1,284 per household. That is 34% above the U.S. average (an index of 134, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 3 collision repair and body shops on map listings, it comes to $3.3M 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 7,643 households in Gem County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Gem County, ID compare with the U.S. for collision repair and body shops?
Gem County has 3.9 collision repair and body shops per 10,000 households, 26% above the U.S. rate of 3.1. Spending per shop is $3.3M, 6% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of collision repair and body shops to household spending. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 955 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S.
How fast is Gem County, ID growing?
Population estimates put Gem County at 21,773 people in 2025, up 13.0% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 7,643 households. Median household income in Gem County is $64,605, 20% below 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. Gem County has no market score for collision repair and body shops: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 3.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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