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Collision repair and body shops in Webster County, IA

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 51 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #636 of 1,327 scored counties
#11 of 33 scored counties in Iowa

Listings
5
1 chain location (20%)
Official establishments
5
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$16.8M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,095 a household
Spending per listing
$3.4M
9% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
3.3
6% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
36,838
−0.4% 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

At $1,095 per household (14% above the U.S. average), households in Webster County spend about $16.8M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. Spread across 5 collision repair and body shops, that is $3.4M per shop, 9% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only collision repair and body shops.

Webster County has 5 collision repair and body shops on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (20%) is a chain location, against 14% across the U.S. That comes to 3.3 for every 10,000 households, 6% above the U.S. rate of 3.1.

In 2023, official counts showed 5 businesses with payroll in Webster County classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair. That is one for every 3,075 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S.

Population estimates show Webster County declined 0.4% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for collision repair and body shops in Webster County is 51 (upper middle), #636 of 1,327 scored counties and #11 of 33 scored counties in Iowa.

How Webster 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 Webster County, IA compared with Iowa and the U.S.
MeasureWebster CountyIowaU.S.
Listings per 10k households3.33.93.1
Spending per listing$3.4M$2.9M$3.1M
Households per official establishment3,0752,8053,689
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−6.0%−0.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025−0.4%+1.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$1,095$1,134$958
Median household income$68,975$75,059$80,734
Groundwork market score5136

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
5 → 5
Employees, 2023
19
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.2M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
51 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
6The 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 Webster 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 Webster County

Population, 2025 estimate
36,838−0.4% since 2020
Households
15,375
Median age
39.6
Homes lived in by their owners
70%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
716 sq. mi.
People per square mile
52
Median household income
$68,975+45.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$83,997
Median home value
$153,800
Jobs located here
17,395
Daytime population
38,670Residents 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 Webster 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
11Webster County, IA5153.3$3.4M−0.4%#636 of 1,327

Other business types in Webster 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 Webster County, IA?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 5 collision repair and body shops in Webster County. One of them (20%) is a chain location. The listings count collision repair and auto body shops. Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in 2023.

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

About $16.8M 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 5 collision repair and body shops on map listings, it comes to $3.4M 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 15,375 households in Webster County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Webster County has 3.3 collision repair and body shops per 10,000 households, 6% above the U.S. rate of 3.1. Spending per shop is $3.4M, 9% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the U.S. ratio of collision repair and body shops to household spending, Webster County would have about 6, against 5 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,075 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S.

How fast is Webster County, IA growing?

Population estimates put Webster County at 36,838 people in 2025, down 0.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 15,375 households. Median household income in Webster County is $68,975, 15% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 45.3%, 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. Webster County scores 51 for collision repair and body shops (upper middle), #636 of 1,327 scored counties.

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