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Collision repair and body shops in Linn County, IA
How Linn County, IA compares with other counties and the U.S. for collision repair and body shops: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 63 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #369 of 1,327 scored counties
#6 of 33 scored counties in Iowa
- Listings
- 28
- 7 chain locations (25%)
- Official establishments
- 24
- −7.7% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $104.7M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,095 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.7M
- 21% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.9
- 6% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 232,028
- +0.7% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 28 collision repair and body shops in Linn County. Chain locations make up 25% of them, against 14% across the U.S. That is 2.9 per 10,000 households, 6% below the U.S. rate of 3.1.
At $1,095 per household (14% above the U.S. average), households in Linn County spend about $104.7M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. Spread across 28 collision repair and body shops, that is $3.7M per shop, 21% 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 24 businesses with payroll in Linn County classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair, down 7.7% from 2019. That is one for every 3,983 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S.
Population estimates show Linn County grew 0.7% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Linn County scores 63 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for collision repair and body shops, ranking #369 of 1,327 scored counties and #6 of 33 scored counties in Iowa.
How Linn 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 | Linn County | Iowa | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.9 | 3.9 | 3.1 |
| Spending per listing | $3.7M | $2.9M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment | 3,983 | 2,805 | 3,689 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −7.7% | −6.0% | −0.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.7% | +1.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,095 | $1,134 | $958 |
| Median household income | $77,649 | $75,059 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 63 | 36 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 26 → 24−7.7% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 203
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $12.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 287 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 34The 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 Linn 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 Linn County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 232,028+0.7% since 2020
- Households
- 95,600
- Median age
- 39.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 74%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 717 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 321
- Median household income
- $77,649+19.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $104,478
- Median home value
- $214,300
- Jobs located here
- 130,525
- Daytime population
- 248,541Residents 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 Linn 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 |
Other business types in Linn 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 care55
- Auto repair shops55
- Collision repair and body shops63
- Car washes and detailing43
- Tire shops58
- Oil change and quick lube69
- Gas stations62
- Insurance agencies23
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 Linn County, IA?
Linn County has 28 collision repair and body shops on map listings as of September 2026. 7 of them (25%) are chain locations. The listings count collision repair and auto body shops. Official counts show 24 businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in 2023, down 7.7% from 2019.
How much do households in Linn County, IA spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $104.7M a year, or $1,095 per household. That is 14% above the U.S. average (an index of 114, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 28 collision repair and body shops on map listings, it comes to $3.7M 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 95,600 households in Linn County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Linn County, IA compare with the U.S. for collision repair and body shops?
Linn County has 2.9 collision repair and body shops per 10,000 households, 6% below the U.S. rate of 3.1. Spending per shop is $3.7M, 21% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the national ratio of collision repair and body shops to household spending, Linn County would have about 34, against 28 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,983 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S. The official count fell 7.7% from 2019 to 2023, against −0.8% for the U.S.
How fast is Linn County, IA growing?
Population estimates put Linn County at 232,028 people in 2025, up 0.7% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 95,600 households. The median household income in Linn County is $77,649 a year, 4% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 19.6% 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. Linn County scores 63 for collision repair and body shops (upper middle), #369 of 1,327 scored counties.
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