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Collision repair and body shops in Des Moines County, IA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for collision repair and body shops in Des Moines County, IA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 27 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,155 of 1,327 scored counties
#28 of 33 scored counties in Iowa
- Listings
- 9
- 1 chain location (11%)
- Official establishments
- 7
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $18.3M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,063 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2M
- 34% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.2
- 68% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 38,077
- −2.0% since 2020
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What this means
For collision repair and body shops, Des Moines County has a Groundwork market score of 27 (lower middle): #1,155 of 1,327 scored counties and #28 of 33 scored counties in Iowa. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Households in Des Moines County spend about $18.3M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $1,063 per household, 11% above the U.S. average. Spread across 9 collision repair and body shops, that is $2M per shop, 34% below 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 9 collision repair and body shops on map listings in Des Moines County as of September 2026. One of them (11%) is a chain location, against 14% across the U.S. That comes to 5.2 for every 10,000 households, 68% above the U.S. rate of 3.1.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in Des Moines County was 7 in 2023. That is one for every 2,454 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Des Moines County declined 2.0%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Des Moines 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 | Des Moines County | Iowa | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.2 | 3.9 | 3.1 |
| Spending per listing | $2M | $2.9M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment | 2,454 | 2,805 | 3,689 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −6.0% | −0.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.0% | +1.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,063 | $1,134 | $958 |
| Median household income | $62,928 | $75,059 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 27 | 36 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 8 → 7
- Employees, 2023
- 49
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 91 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 6The 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 Des Moines 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 Des Moines County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 38,077−2.0% since 2020
- Households
- 17,178
- Median age
- 42.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 75%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 416 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 92
- Median household income
- $62,928+22.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $80,523
- Median home value
- $136,500
- Jobs located here
- 19,578
- Daytime population
- 39,488Residents 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 Des Moines 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 |
| 28Des Moines County, IA | 27 | 9 | 5.2 | $2M | −2.0% | #1,155 of 1,327 |
Other business types in Des Moines 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 care39
- Auto repair shops32
- Collision repair and body shops27
- Car washes and detailing45
- Tire shops51
- Oil change and quick lube
- Gas stations37
- Insurance agencies14
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 Des Moines County, IA?
As of September 2026, map listings count 9 collision repair and body shops in Des Moines County. One of them (11%) is a chain location. The listings count collision repair and auto body shops. Official counts show 7 businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in 2023.
How much do households in Des Moines County, IA spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $18.3M a year, or $1,063 per household. That is 11% above the U.S. average (an index of 111, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 9 collision repair and body shops on map listings, it comes to $2M 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 17,178 households in Des Moines County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Des Moines County, IA compare with the U.S. for collision repair and body shops?
Des Moines County has 5.2 collision repair and body shops per 10,000 households, 68% above the U.S. rate of 3.1. Spending per shop is $2M, 34% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the U.S. ratio of collision repair and body shops to household spending, Des Moines County would have about 6, against 9 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,454 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S.
How fast is Des Moines County, IA growing?
Population estimates put Des Moines County at 38,077 people in 2025, down 2.0% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 17,178 households. Median household income in Des Moines County is $62,928, 22% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 22.8%, 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. Des Moines County scores 27 for collision repair and body shops (lower middle), #1,155 of 1,327 scored counties.
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