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Collision repair and body shops in the Fort Madison, IA area
The collision repair and body shops in the Fort Madison, IA area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other small-town markets.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 27 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #343 of 387 scored small-town markets
#9 of 9 scored small-town markets based in Iowa
- Listings
- 10
- 1 chain location (10%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $16.4M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,143 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.6M
- 47% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 7.0
- 2.3 times the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 32,306
- −3.6% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for collision repair and body shops in the Fort Madison area is 27 (lower middle), #343 of 387 scored small-town markets and #9 of 9 scored small-town markets based in Iowa. That puts it in the bottom quarter of small-town markets.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 10 collision repair and body shops in the Fort Madison area. One of them (10%) is a chain location, against 14% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 7.0, 2.3 times the U.S. rate of 3.1.
Households in the Fort Madison area spend about $16.4M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $1,143 per household, 19% above the U.S. average. Spread across 10 collision repair and body shops, that is $1.6M per shop, 47% 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.
There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in the Fort Madison area: counts under 3 aren’t published. Population estimates show the Fort Madison area declined 3.6% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How the Fort Madison 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 | Fort Madison area | Iowa | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 7.0 | 3.9 | 3.1 |
| Spending per listing | $1.6M | $2.9M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 2,805 | 3,689 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −6.0% | −0.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −3.6% | +1.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,143 | $1,134 | $958 |
| Median household income | $62,382 | $75,059 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 27 | 36 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- n/a
- Employees, 2023
- n/a
- Annual payroll, 2023
- n/a
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 101 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 5The 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 Fort Madison 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 Fort Madison area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 32,306−3.6% since 2020
- Households
- 14,323
- Median age
- 42.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 76%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 518 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 64
- Median household income
- $62,382
- Average household income
- $79,169
- Median home value
- $141,400
- Jobs located here
- 13,626
- Daytime population
- 31,700Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Iowa market ranked →The highest-scoring small-town markets in Iowa for collision repair and body shops, numbered among those based in Iowa, with the Fort Madison area marked.
Top small-town markets in Iowa
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Marshalltown, IA | 65 | 5 | 3.2 | $3.6M | −0.5% | #86 of 387 |
| 2Fort Dodge, IA | 58 | 5 | 3.3 | $3.4M | −0.4% | #125 of 387 |
| 3Ottumwa, IA | 55 | 6 | 4.3 | $2.5M | −0.3% | #153 of 387 |
| 4Le Mars, IA | 45 | 5 | 4.8 | $2.6M | 0.0% | #233 of 387 |
| 5Clinton, IA | 44 | 8 | 4.1 | $2.7M | −0.9% | #240 of 387 |
| 6Muscatine, IA | 41 | 8 | 4.6 | $2.5M | −3.0% | #263 of 387 |
| 7Mason City, IA | 36 | 12 | 5.3 | $2.1M | −1.5% | #298 of 387 |
| 8Burlington, IA-IL | 31 | 10 | 5.0 | $2.1M | −2.5% | #321 of 387 |
| 9Fort Madison, IA | 27 | 10 | 7.0 | $1.6M | −3.6% | #343 of 387 |
Other business types in the Fort Madison 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 care45
- Auto repair shops49
- Collision repair and body shops27
- Car washes and detailing43
- Tire shops58
- Oil change and quick lube
- Gas stations51
- Insurance agencies33
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 Fort Madison, IA area?
There are 10 collision repair and body shops on map listings in the Fort Madison area as of September 2026. One of them (10%) is a chain location. The listings count collision repair and auto body shops. No official count is published for automotive body, paint and interior repair in the Fort Madison area: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in the Fort Madison, IA area spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $16.4M a year, or $1,143 per household. That is 19% above the U.S. average (an index of 119, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 10 collision repair and body shops on map listings, it comes to $1.6M 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 14,323 households in the Fort Madison area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Fort Madison, IA area compare with the U.S. for collision repair and body shops?
The Fort Madison area has 7.0 collision repair and body shops per 10,000 households, 2.3 times the U.S. rate of 3.1. Spending per shop is $1.6M, 47% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the national ratio of collision repair and body shops to household spending, the Fort Madison area would have about 5, against 10 on map listings.
How fast is the Fort Madison, IA area growing?
Population estimates put the Fort Madison area at 32,306 people in 2025, down 3.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 14,323 households. The median household income in the Fort Madison area is $62,382 a year, 23% below the U.S. median of $80,734.
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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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 Fort Madison area scores 27 for collision repair and body shops (lower middle), #343 of 387 scored small-town markets.
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