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Collision repair and body shops in Cerro Gordo County, IA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for collision repair and body shops in Cerro Gordo County, IA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 33 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,044 of 1,327 scored counties
#23 of 33 scored counties in Iowa
- Listings
- 10
- 2 chain locations (20%)
- Official establishments
- 6
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $20.6M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,055 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.1M
- 33% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.1
- 65% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 42,372
- −1.5% since 2020
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What this means
For collision repair and body shops, Cerro Gordo County has a Groundwork market score of 33 (lower middle): #1,044 of 1,327 scored counties and #23 of 33 scored counties in Iowa. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Households in Cerro Gordo County spend about $20.6M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $1,055 per household, 10% above the U.S. average. That works out to $2.1M per shop, 33% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only collision repair and body shops.
Cerro Gordo County has 10 collision repair and body shops on map listings as of September 2026. 2 of them (20%) are chain locations, against 14% across the U.S. That comes to 5.1 for every 10,000 households, 65% above the U.S. rate of 3.1.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in Cerro Gordo County was 6 in 2023. That is one for every 3,256 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $220K has gone to businesses classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in Cerro Gordo County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Cerro Gordo County declined 1.5%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Cerro Gordo County compares
The same measures for Iowa 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 | Cerro Gordo County | Iowa | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.1 | 3.9 | 3.1 |
| Spending per listing | $2.1M | $2.9M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment | 3,256 | 2,805 | 3,689 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −6.0% | −0.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.5% | +1.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,055 | $1,134 | $958 |
| Median household income | $68,189 | $75,059 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 33 | 36 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 10 → 6
- Employees, 2023
- 47
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 102 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 7The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $220K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in Cerro Gordo 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 Cerro Gordo County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 42,372−1.5% since 2020
- Households
- 19,538
- Median age
- 45.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 70%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 568 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 75
- Median household income
- $68,189+26.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $92,087
- Median home value
- $166,400
- Jobs located here
- 22,381
- Daytime population
- 45,188Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Iowa market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Iowa for collision repair and body shops, numbered among those based in Iowa, with Cerro Gordo County marked.
Top counties in Iowa
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Dallas County, IA | 92 | 11 | 2.6 | $4.6M | +17.8% | #9 of 1,327 |
| 2Polk County, IA | 76 | 51 | 2.5 | $4.3M | +4.8% | #119 of 1,327 |
| 3Scott County, IA | 67 | 21 | 2.9 | $3.7M | +0.4% | #281 of 1,327 |
| 4Story County, IA | 64 | 12 | 3.1 | $3.5M | +2.7% | #345 of 1,327 |
| 5Johnson County, IA | 64 | 19 | 3.0 | $3.4M | +4.6% | #349 of 1,327 |
| 6Linn County, IA | 63 | 28 | 2.9 | $3.7M | +0.7% | #369 of 1,327 |
| 7Warren County, IA | 59 | 9 | 4.4 | $2.9M | +9.0% | #466 of 1,327 |
| 8Black Hawk County, IA | 58 | 16 | 2.9 | $3.6M | +0.4% | #479 of 1,327 |
| 9Pottawattamie County, IA | 58 | 12 | 3.2 | $3.4M | −0.7% | #484 of 1,327 |
| 10Marshall County, IA | 57 | 5 | 3.2 | $3.6M | −0.5% | #501 of 1,327 |
| 23Cerro Gordo County, IA | 33 | 10 | 5.1 | $2.1M | −1.5% | #1,044 of 1,327 |
Other business types in Cerro Gordo 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 care27
- Auto repair shops30
- Collision repair and body shops33
- Car washes and detailing31
- Tire shops40
- Oil change and quick lube
- Gas stations50
- Insurance agencies13
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 Cerro Gordo County, IA?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 10 collision repair and body shops in Cerro Gordo County. 2 of them (20%) are chain locations. The listings count collision repair and auto body shops. Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in 2023.
How much do households in Cerro Gordo County, IA spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $20.6M a year, or $1,055 per household. That is 10% above the U.S. average (an index of 110, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 10 collision repair and body shops on map listings, it comes to $2.1M 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 19,538 households in Cerro Gordo County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Cerro Gordo County, IA compare with the U.S. for collision repair and body shops?
Cerro Gordo County has 5.1 collision repair and body shops per 10,000 households, 65% above the U.S. rate of 3.1. Spending per shop is $2.1M, 33% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the U.S. ratio of collision repair and body shops to household spending, Cerro Gordo County would have about 7, against 10 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,256 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S.
How fast is Cerro Gordo County, IA growing?
Population estimates put Cerro Gordo County at 42,372 people in 2025, down 1.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 19,538 households. Median household income in Cerro Gordo County is $68,189, 16% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 26.4%, 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. Cerro Gordo County scores 33 for collision repair and body shops (lower middle), #1,044 of 1,327 scored counties.
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