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Collision repair and body shops in the Dubuque, IA metro area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for collision repair and body shops in the Dubuque, IA metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 36 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #285 of 381 scored metro areas
#8 of 8 scored metro areas based in Iowa
- Listings
- 14
- 1 chain location (7%)
- Official establishments
- 17
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $44.3M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,081 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.2M
- 3% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.4
- 10% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 99,381
- +0.1% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 14 collision repair and body shops in the Dubuque metro area. One of them (7%) is a chain location, against 14% across the U.S. That is 3.4 per 10,000 households, 10% above the U.S. rate of 3.1.
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in the Dubuque metro area comes to about $44.3M a year: $1,081 per household, 13% above the U.S. average. That works out to $3.2M per shop, 3% above 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.
In 2023, official counts showed 17 businesses with payroll in the Dubuque metro area classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair. That is one for every 2,411 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S.
Population estimates put the population change in the Dubuque metro area from 2020 to 2025 at +0.1%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For collision repair and body shops, the Dubuque metro area has a Groundwork market score of 36 (lower middle): #285 of 381 scored metro areas and #8 of 8 scored metro areas based in Iowa.
How the Dubuque metro area 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 | Dubuque metro area | Iowa | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.4 | 3.9 | 3.1 |
| Spending per listing | $3.2M | $2.9M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment | 2,411 | 2,805 | 3,689 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −6.0% | −0.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.1% | +1.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,081 | $1,134 | $958 |
| Median household income | $77,630 | $75,059 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 36 | 36 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 17
- Employees, 2023
- 81
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 141 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 14The 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 the Dubuque 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 Dubuque metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 99,381+0.1% since 2020
- Households
- 40,989
- Median age
- 39.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 73%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 608 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 163
- Median household income
- $77,630+23.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $100,177
- Median home value
- $237,300
- Jobs located here
- 58,941
- Daytime population
- 105,695Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Iowa market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in Iowa for collision repair and body shops, numbered among those based in Iowa (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Dubuque metro area marked.
Top metro areas in Iowa
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | 72 | 83 | 2.8 | $4M | +6.7% | #48 of 381 |
| 2Ames, IA | 59 | 14 | 2.8 | $4M | +2.2% | #134 of 381 |
| 3Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA | 51 | 22 | 3.2 | $3.5M | +0.5% | #191 of 381 |
| 4Cedar Rapids, IA | 51 | 38 | 3.3 | $3.4M | +1.0% | #192 of 381 |
| Omaha, NE-IA | 49 | 139 | 3.6 | $3.1M | +4.2% | #209 of 381 |
| 5Iowa City, IA | 48 | 27 | 3.7 | $2.8M | +4.1% | #211 of 381 |
| 6Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | 46 | 53 | 3.3 | $3.2M | −0.9% | #227 of 381 |
| 7Sioux City, IA-NE-SD | 38 | 21 | 3.8 | $3M | +1.0% | #274 of 381 |
| 8Dubuque, IA | 36 | 14 | 3.4 | $3.2M | +0.1% | #285 of 381 |
Other business types in the Dubuque 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 care40
- Auto repair shops37
- Collision repair and body shops36
- Car washes and detailing32
- Tire shops55
- Oil change and quick lube
- Gas stations31
- Insurance agencies16
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 Dubuque, IA metro area?
The Dubuque metro area has 14 collision repair and body shops on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (7%) is a chain location. The listings count collision repair and auto body shops. Official counts show 17 businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in 2023.
How much do households in the Dubuque, IA metro area spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $44.3M a year, or $1,081 per household. That is 13% above the U.S. average (an index of 113, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 14 collision repair and body shops on map listings, it comes to $3.2M 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 40,989 households in the Dubuque metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Dubuque, IA metro area compare with the U.S. for collision repair and body shops?
The Dubuque metro area has 3.4 collision repair and body shops per 10,000 households, 10% above the U.S. rate of 3.1. Spending per shop is $3.2M, 3% 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 2,411 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S.
How fast is the Dubuque, IA metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Dubuque metro area at 99,381 people in 2025, up 0.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 40,989 households. The median household income in the Dubuque metro area is $77,630 a year, 4% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 23.2% 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 Dubuque metro area scores 36 for collision repair and body shops (lower middle), #285 of 381 scored metro areas.
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