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Auto repair and car care businesses in Butler County, MO
The auto repair and car care businesses in Butler County, MO, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 24 out of 100: Low
Ranked #2,194 of 2,401 scored counties
#82 of 85 scored counties in Missouri
- Listings
- 82
- 21 chain locations (26%)
- Official establishments
- 29
- +16.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $15.5M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $936 a household
- Spending per listing
- $189K
- 29% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 49.4
- 38% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 41,904
- −0.4% since 2020
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What this means
Butler County scores 24 (low) on the Groundwork market score for auto repair and car care businesses, ranking #2,194 of 2,401 scored counties and #82 of 85 scored counties in Missouri. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
As of September 2026, map listings count 82 auto repair and car care businesses in Butler County. Of those, 21 are chain locations, or 26%, against 24% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 49.4, 38% above the U.S. rate of 35.7.
At $936 per household (2% below the U.S. average), households in Butler County spend about $15.5M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That works out to $189K per business, 29% below the U.S. figure of $269K.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Butler County was 29 in 2023, up 16.0% from 2019. That is one for every 572 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $3.8M have gone to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Butler County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Butler County declined 0.4%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Butler County compares
The same measures for Missouri and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all vehicle maintenance and repairs by the auto repair and car care businesses 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 | Butler County | Missouri | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 49.4 | 37.9 | 35.7 |
| Spending per listing | $189K | $279K | $269K |
| Households per official establishment | 572 | 613 | 681 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +16.0% | +2.8% | +4.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.4% | +1.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $936 | $1,058 | $958 |
| Median household income | $49,089 | $70,702 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 24 | 42 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 25 → 29+16.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 185
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $8.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 113Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 8221 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 58The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $3.8M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Butler 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 Butler County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 41,904−0.4% since 2020
- Households
- 16,594
- Median age
- 40.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 65%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 695 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 60
- Median household income
- $49,089+23.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $67,066
- Median home value
- $145,100
- Jobs located here
- 18,059
- Daytime population
- 43,334Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Missouri market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Missouri for auto repair and car care businesses, numbered among those based in Missouri, with Butler County marked.
Top counties in Missouri
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Platte County, MO | 88 | 111 | 25.3 | $465K | +6.7% | #29 of 2,401 |
| 2Warren County, MO | 84 | 52 | 37.6 | $343K | +9.2% | #67 of 2,401 |
| 3Johnson County, MO | 80 | 71 | 33.7 | $340K | +4.9% | #129 of 2,401 |
| 4Stone County, MO | 76 | 42 | 31.0 | $357K | +4.1% | #203 of 2,401 |
| 5Osage County, MO | 74 | 15 | 28.4 | $477K | +2.7% | #241 of 2,401 |
| 6Cass County, MO | 74 | 163 | 37.7 | $331K | +7.1% | #256 of 2,401 |
| 7Andrew County, MO | 73 | 24 | 34.3 | $359K | +0.7% | #272 of 2,401 |
| 8Boone County, MO | 73 | 244 | 31.9 | $334K | +4.2% | #279 of 2,401 |
| 9St. Charles County, MO | 72 | 564 | 35.0 | $343K | +4.9% | #302 of 2,401 |
| 10Clay County, MO | 69 | 321 | 31.4 | $353K | +4.3% | #382 of 2,401 |
| 82Butler County, MO | 24 | 82 | 49.4 | $189K | −0.4% | #2,194 of 2,401 |
Other business types in Butler 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 care24
- Auto repair shops25
- Collision repair and body shops38
- Car washes and detailing31
- Tire shops31
- Oil change and quick lube
- Gas stations33
- Insurance agencies34
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many auto repair and car care businesses are in Butler County, MO?
Butler County has 82 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 21 of them (26%) are chain locations. The listings count repair shops, body shops, tire shops, car washes, oil change and parts stores. Official counts show 29 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023, up 16.0% from 2019. Official counts list 113 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Butler County, MO spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $15.5M a year, or $936 per household. That is 2% below the U.S. average (an index of 98, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 82 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $189K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 16,594 households in Butler County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Butler County, MO compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?
Butler County has 49.4 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 38% above the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $189K, 29% below the U.S. figure of $269K. At the national ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, Butler County would have about 58, against 82 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 572 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. The official count rose 16.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +4.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Butler County, MO growing?
Population estimates put Butler County at 41,904 people in 2025, down 0.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 16,594 households. Median household income in Butler County is $49,089, 39% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 23.0%, 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. Butler County scores 24 for auto repair and car care businesses (low), #2,194 of 2,401 scored counties.
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