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Collision repair and body shops in Woodbury County, IA
The collision repair and body shops in Woodbury County, IA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 41 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #872 of 1,327 scored counties
#15 of 33 scored counties in Iowa
- Listings
- 17
- 2 chain locations (12%)
- Official establishments
- 18
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $45.4M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,115 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.7M
- 13% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.2
- 35% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 106,649
- +0.7% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 17 collision repair and body shops in Woodbury County. Chain locations make up 12% of them, against 14% across the U.S. That is 4.2 per 10,000 households, 35% above the U.S. rate of 3.1.
Households in Woodbury County spend about $45.4M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $1,115 per household, 16% above the U.S. average. That is about $2.7M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 13% below 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.
Official counts show 18 businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in Woodbury County in 2023. That is one for every 2,261 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S.
Population estimates show Woodbury County grew 0.7% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Woodbury County scores 41 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for collision repair and body shops, ranking #872 of 1,327 scored counties and #15 of 33 scored counties in Iowa.
How Woodbury 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 | Woodbury County | Iowa | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.2 | 3.9 | 3.1 |
| Spending per listing | $2.7M | $2.9M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment | 2,261 | 2,805 | 3,689 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −6.0% | −0.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.7% | +1.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,115 | $1,134 | $958 |
| Median household income | $73,658 | $75,059 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 41 | 36 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 17 → 18
- Employees, 2023
- 112
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $6.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 172 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 15The 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 Woodbury 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 Woodbury County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 106,649+0.7% since 2020
- Households
- 40,699
- Median age
- 37.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 68%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 873 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 122
- Median household income
- $73,658+24.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $90,682
- Median home value
- $183,200
- Jobs located here
- 50,646
- Daytime population
- 104,991Residents 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 Woodbury 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 |
| 15Woodbury County, IA | 41 | 17 | 4.2 | $2.7M | +0.7% | #872 of 1,327 |
Other business types in Woodbury 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 care44
- Auto repair shops48
- Collision repair and body shops41
- Car washes and detailing31
- Tire shops70
- Oil change and quick lube
- Gas stations59
- Insurance agencies17
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 Woodbury County, IA?
Woodbury County has 17 collision repair and body shops on map listings as of September 2026. 2 of them (12%) are chain locations. The listings count collision repair and auto body shops. Official counts show 18 businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in 2023.
How much do households in Woodbury County, IA spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $45.4M a year, or $1,115 per household. That is 16% above the U.S. average (an index of 116, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 17 collision repair and body shops on map listings, it comes to $2.7M 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 40,699 households in Woodbury County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Woodbury County, IA compare with the U.S. for collision repair and body shops?
Woodbury County has 4.2 collision repair and body shops per 10,000 households, 35% above the U.S. rate of 3.1. Spending per shop is $2.7M, 13% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the national ratio of collision repair and body shops to household spending, Woodbury County would have about 15, against 17 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,261 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S.
How fast is Woodbury County, IA growing?
Population estimates put Woodbury County at 106,649 people in 2025, up 0.7% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 40,699 households. The median household income in Woodbury County is $73,658 a year, 9% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 24.4% 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. Woodbury County scores 41 for collision repair and body shops (lower middle), #872 of 1,327 scored counties.
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