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Collision repair and body shops in Delaware County, IA
The collision repair and body shops in Delaware County, IA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 32 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,073 of 1,327 scored counties
#24 of 33 scored counties in Iowa
- Listings
- 5
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 6
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $9.2M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,243 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.8M
- 41% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 6.8
- 2.2 times the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 17,674
- +1.3% since 2020
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What this means
Delaware County scores 32 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for collision repair and body shops, ranking #1,073 of 1,327 scored counties and #24 of 33 scored counties in Iowa. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Households in Delaware County spend about $9.2M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $1,243 per household, 30% above the U.S. average. That is about $1.8M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 41% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only collision repair and body shops.
Delaware County has 5 collision repair and body shops on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 14% across the U.S. That comes to 6.8 for every 10,000 households, 2.2 times the U.S. rate of 3.1.
Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in Delaware County in 2023. That is one for every 1,228 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S. Population estimates show Delaware County grew 1.3% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Delaware 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 | Delaware County | Iowa | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 6.8 | 3.9 | 3.1 |
| Spending per listing | $1.8M | $2.9M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,228 | 2,805 | 3,689 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −6.0% | −0.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.3% | +1.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,243 | $1,134 | $958 |
| Median household income | $74,989 | $75,059 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 32 | 36 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 7 → 6
- Employees, 2023
- 24
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.2M
- 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
- 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 Delaware 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 Delaware County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 17,674+1.3% since 2020
- Households
- 7,369
- Median age
- 44.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 80%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 578 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 30
- Median household income
- $74,989+17.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $96,512
- Median home value
- $177,900
- Jobs located here
- 6,550
- Daytime population
- 15,660Residents 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 Delaware 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 |
| 24Delaware County, IA | 32 | 5 | 6.8 | $1.8M | +1.3% | #1,073 of 1,327 |
Other business types in Delaware 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 care37
- Auto repair shops40
- Collision repair and body shops32
- Car washes and detailing30
- Tire shops
- Oil change and quick lube
- Gas stations56
- Insurance agencies27
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 Delaware County, IA?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 5 collision repair and body shops in Delaware County. None of them 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 Delaware County, IA spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $9.2M a year, or $1,243 per household. That is 30% above the U.S. average (an index of 130, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 collision repair and body shops on map listings, it comes to $1.8M 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 7,369 households in Delaware County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Delaware County, IA compare with the U.S. for collision repair and body shops?
Delaware County has 6.8 collision repair and body shops per 10,000 households, 2.2 times the U.S. rate of 3.1. Spending per shop is $1.8M, 41% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the U.S. ratio of collision repair and body shops to household spending, Delaware County would have about 3, against 5 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,228 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S.
How fast is Delaware County, IA growing?
Population estimates put Delaware County at 17,674 people in 2025, up 1.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 7,369 households. Median household income in Delaware County is $74,989, 7% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 17.6%, 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. Delaware County scores 32 for collision repair and body shops (lower middle), #1,073 of 1,327 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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