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Collision repair and body shops in Monroe County, IA

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for collision repair and body shops in Monroe County, IA, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Listings
2
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$4M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,284 a household
Spending per listing
$2M
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
6.5
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
7,406
−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

As of September 2026, map listings count 2 collision repair and body shops in Monroe County. That is 6.5 per 10,000 households.

At $1,284 per household (34% above the U.S. average), households in Monroe County spend about $4M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That works out 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.

There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in Monroe County: counts under 3 aren’t published.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Monroe County declined 2.5%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t given a market score, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

How Monroe 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 Monroe County, IA compared with Iowa and the U.S.
MeasureMonroe CountyIowaU.S.
Listings per 10k households6.53.93.1
Spending per listing$2M$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$1,284$1,134$958
Median household income$70,996$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
20 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
1The 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 Monroe 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 Monroe County

Population, 2025 estimate
7,406−2.5% since 2020
Households
3,089
Median age
42.5
Homes lived in by their owners
81%
Vehicles per household
2.2
Land area
434 sq. mi.
People per square mile
17
Median household income
$70,996
Average household income
$82,641
Median home value
$156,300
Jobs located here
2,848
Daytime population
6,622Residents 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 Monroe 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
Monroe County, IANot scored26.5$2M−2.5%

Other business types in Monroe County

None has a Groundwork market score here. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Questions

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

Monroe County has 2 collision repair and body shops on map listings as of September 2026. The listings count collision repair and auto body shops. No official count is published for automotive body, paint and interior repair in Monroe County: counts under 3 are left out.

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

About $4M a year, or $1,284 per household. That is 34% above the U.S. average (an index of 134, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 2 collision repair and body shops on map listings, it comes to $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 3,089 households in Monroe County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Monroe County has 2 collision repair and body shops on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. At the national ratio of collision repair and body shops to household spending, Monroe County would have about 1, against 2 on map listings.

How fast is Monroe County, IA growing?

Population estimates put Monroe County at 7,406 people in 2025, down 2.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 3,089 households. The median household income in Monroe County is $70,996 a year, 12% 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. 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 score leaves out counties under 10,000 people, where a handful of businesses would swing it.

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 Monroe County

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