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Collision repair and body shops in Tama County, IA
The collision repair and body shops in Tama 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 1.
- Listings
- 1
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $8.1M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,208 a household
- Spending per listing
- $8.1M
- Too few listings to compare
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.5
- Too few listings to compare
- Population, 2025
- 16,796
- −1.5% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 1 collision repair or body shop in Tama County. That is 1.5 per 10,000 households.
At $1,208 per household (26% above the U.S. average), households in Tama County spend about $8.1M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That works out to $8.1M 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 Tama County: counts under 3 aren’t published.
Population estimates put the population change in Tama County from 2020 to 2025 at −1.5%, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 1 collision repair or body shop on map listings, Tama County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.
How Tama 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 | Tama County | Iowa | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.5 | 3.9 | 3.1 |
| Spending per listing | $8.1M | $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 | −1.5% | +1.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,208 | $1,134 | $958 |
| Median household income | $70,781 | $75,059 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | Not scored | 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
- 10 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 3The 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 Tama 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 Tama County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 16,796−1.5% since 2020
- Households
- 6,720
- Median age
- 42.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 76%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 721 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 23
- Median household income
- $70,781+26.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $83,931
- Median home value
- $148,600
- Jobs located here
- 4,985
- Daytime population
- 13,338Residents 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 Tama 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 |
| Tama County, IA | Not scored | 1 | 1.5 | $8.1M | −1.5% |
Other business types in Tama 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 care74
- Auto repair shops78
- Collision repair and body shops
- Car washes and detailing
- Tire shops
- Oil change and quick lube
- Gas stations35
- Insurance agencies35
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 Tama County, IA?
Tama County has 1 collision repair or body shop 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 Tama County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Tama County, IA spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $8.1M a year, or $1,208 per household. That is 26% above the U.S. average (an index of 126, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1 collision repair or body shop on map listings, it comes to $8.1M 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 6,720 households in Tama County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Tama County, IA compare with the U.S. for collision repair and body shops?
Tama County has 1 collision repair or body shop 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, Tama County would have about 3, against 1 on map listings.
How fast is Tama County, IA growing?
Population estimates put Tama County at 16,796 people in 2025, down 1.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 6,720 households. The median household income in Tama County is $70,781 a year, 12% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 26.3% 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. Tama County has no market score for collision repair and body shops: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 1.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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