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Collision repair and body shops in Jefferson County, IA

The collision repair and body shops in Jefferson County, IA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 3.

Listings
3
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$7M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,006 a household
Spending per listing
$2.3M
24% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
4.3
39% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
15,291
−2.5% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

Households in Jefferson County spend about $7M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $1,006 per household, 5% above the U.S. average. That works out to $2.3M per shop, 24% 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 3 collision repair and body shops on map listings in Jefferson County as of September 2026. Per 10,000 households, that is 4.3, 39% above the U.S. rate of 3.1.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for automotive body, paint and interior repair in Jefferson County, since they leave out counts under 3.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Jefferson County declined 2.5%, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 3 collision repair and body shops on map listings, Jefferson County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Jefferson 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.

Collision repair and body shops in Jefferson County, IA compared with Iowa and the U.S.
MeasureJefferson CountyIowaU.S.
Listings per 10k households4.33.93.1
Spending per listing$2.3M$2.9M$3.1M
Households per official establishmentn/a2,8053,689
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−6.0%−0.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025−2.5%+1.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$1,006$1,134$958
Median household income$61,620$75,059$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored36

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
30 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
2The 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 Jefferson 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 Jefferson County

Population, 2025 estimate
15,291−2.5% since 2020
Households
6,952
Median age
44.2
Homes lived in by their owners
68%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
436 sq. mi.
People per square mile
36
Median household income
$61,620+29.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$82,383
Median home value
$163,400
Jobs located here
7,562
Daytime population
16,437Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Collision repair and body shops across Iowa

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The highest-scoring counties in Iowa for collision repair and body shops, numbered among those based in Iowa, with Jefferson County marked.

Top counties in Iowa

Counties in Iowa ranked for collision repair and body shops by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Dallas County, IA92112.6$4.6M+17.8%#9 of 1,327
2Polk County, IA76512.5$4.3M+4.8%#119 of 1,327
3Scott County, IA67212.9$3.7M+0.4%#281 of 1,327
4Story County, IA64123.1$3.5M+2.7%#345 of 1,327
5Johnson County, IA64193.0$3.4M+4.6%#349 of 1,327
6Linn County, IA63282.9$3.7M+0.7%#369 of 1,327
7Warren County, IA5994.4$2.9M+9.0%#466 of 1,327
8Black Hawk County, IA58162.9$3.6M+0.4%#479 of 1,327
9Pottawattamie County, IA58123.2$3.4M−0.7%#484 of 1,327
10Marshall County, IA5753.2$3.6M−0.5%#501 of 1,327
Jefferson County, IANot scored34.3$2.3M−2.5%

Other business types in Jefferson County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many collision repair and body shops are in Jefferson County, IA?

As of September 2026, map listings count 3 collision repair and body shops in Jefferson County. The listings count collision repair and auto body shops. No official count is published for automotive body, paint and interior repair in Jefferson County: counts under 3 are left out.

How much do households in Jefferson County, IA spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?

About $7M a year, or $1,006 per household. That is 5% above the U.S. average (an index of 105, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 3 collision repair and body shops on map listings, it comes to $2.3M 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 6,952 households in Jefferson County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Jefferson County, IA compare with the U.S. for collision repair and body shops?

Jefferson County has 4.3 collision repair and body shops per 10,000 households, 39% above the U.S. rate of 3.1. Spending per shop is $2.3M, 24% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the U.S. ratio of collision repair and body shops to household spending, Jefferson County would have about 2, against 3 on map listings.

How fast is Jefferson County, IA growing?

Population estimates put Jefferson County at 15,291 people in 2025, down 2.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 6,952 households. Median household income in Jefferson County is $61,620, 24% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 29.2%, 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. Jefferson County has no market score for collision repair and body shops: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 3.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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How the score works · Top markets for collision repair and body shops · All 56 business types in Jefferson County

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