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Collision repair and body shops in the Idaho Falls, ID metro area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for collision repair and body shops in the Idaho Falls, ID metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 44 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #243 of 381 scored metro areas
#5 of 6 scored metro areas based in Idaho
- Listings
- 27
- 1 chain location (4%)
- Official establishments
- 27
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $69.7M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,257 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.6M
- 16% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.9
- 58% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 173,851
- +9.8% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 27 collision repair and body shops in the Idaho Falls metro area. One of them (4%) is a chain location, against 14% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 4.9, 58% above the U.S. rate of 3.1.
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in the Idaho Falls metro area comes to about $69.7M a year: $1,257 per household, 31% above the U.S. average. That works out to $2.6M per shop, 16% 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.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in the Idaho Falls metro area was 27 in 2023. That is one for every 2,054 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $148K have gone to businesses classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in the Idaho Falls metro area.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Idaho Falls metro area grew 9.8%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For collision repair and body shops, the Idaho Falls metro area has a Groundwork market score of 44 (lower middle): #243 of 381 scored metro areas and #5 of 6 scored metro areas based in Idaho.
How the Idaho Falls 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 | Idaho Falls metro area | Idaho | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.9 | 3.3 | 3.1 |
| Spending per listing | $2.6M | $3.6M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment | 2,054 | 3,008 | 3,689 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +5.3% | −0.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +9.8% | +9.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,257 | $1,196 | $958 |
| Median household income | $80,291 | $77,800 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 44 | 70 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 27
- Employees, 2023
- 157
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $10.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 271 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 23The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 3
- Amount
- $148K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in the Idaho Falls 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 Idaho Falls metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 173,851+9.8% since 2020
- Households
- 55,456
- Median age
- 34.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 74%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 5,196 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 32
- Median household income
- $80,291+31.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $101,557
- Median home value
- $372,100
- Jobs located here
- 80,023
- Daytime population
- 171,300Residents 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 Idaho Falls 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 Idaho Falls 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 care48
- Auto repair shops49
- Collision repair and body shops44
- Car washes and detailing46
- Tire shops63
- Oil change and quick lube61
- Gas stations52
- Insurance agencies47
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 Idaho Falls, ID metro area?
The Idaho Falls metro area has 27 collision repair and body shops on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (4%) is a chain location. The listings count collision repair and auto body shops. Official counts show 27 businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in 2023.
How much do households in the Idaho Falls, ID metro area spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $69.7M a year, or $1,257 per household. That is 31% above the U.S. average (an index of 131, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 27 collision repair and body shops on map listings, it comes to $2.6M 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 55,456 households in the Idaho Falls metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Idaho Falls, ID metro area compare with the U.S. for collision repair and body shops?
The Idaho Falls metro area has 4.9 collision repair and body shops per 10,000 households, 58% above the U.S. rate of 3.1. Spending per shop is $2.6M, 16% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the national ratio of collision repair and body shops to household spending, the Idaho Falls metro area would have about 23, against 27 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,054 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S.
How fast is the Idaho Falls, ID metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Idaho Falls metro area at 173,851 people in 2025, up 9.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 55,456 households. The median household income in the Idaho Falls metro area is $80,291 a year, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 31.6% 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. The Idaho Falls metro area scores 44 for collision repair and body shops (lower middle), #243 of 381 scored metro areas.
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