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Auto repair and car care businesses in Cape Girardeau County, MO
How Cape Girardeau County, MO compares with other counties and the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 42 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,556 of 2,401 scored counties
#56 of 85 scored counties in Missouri
- Listings
- 141
- 40 chain locations (28%)
- Official establishments
- 69
- +1.5% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $34.6M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,067 a household
- Spending per listing
- $246K
- 9% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 43.4
- 22% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 83,999
- +2.7% since 2020
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What this means
At $1,067 per household (11% above the U.S. average), households in Cape Girardeau County spend about $34.6M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That works out to $246K per business, 9% below the U.S. figure of $269K.
There are 141 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings in Cape Girardeau County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 28% of them, against 24% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 43.4, 22% above the U.S. rate of 35.7.
In 2023, official counts showed 69 businesses with payroll in Cape Girardeau County classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers, up 1.5% from 2019. That is one for every 470 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Another 119 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Cape Girardeau County grew 2.7%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for auto repair and car care businesses in Cape Girardeau County is 42 (lower middle), #1,556 of 2,401 scored counties and #56 of 85 scored counties in Missouri.
How Cape Girardeau 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 | Cape Girardeau County | Missouri | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 43.4 | 37.9 | 35.7 |
| Spending per listing | $246K | $279K | $269K |
| Households per official establishment | 470 | 613 | 681 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +1.5% | +2.8% | +4.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.7% | +1.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,067 | $1,058 | $958 |
| Median household income | $68,464 | $70,702 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 42 | 42 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 68 → 69+1.5% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 413
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $20.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 119Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 14140 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 129The 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 repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Cape Girardeau 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 Cape Girardeau County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 83,999+2.7% since 2020
- Households
- 32,454
- Median age
- 39.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 67%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 579 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 143
- Median household income
- $68,464+27.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $89,147
- Median home value
- $220,700
- Jobs located here
- 39,481
- Daytime population
- 85,255Residents 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 Cape Girardeau 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 |
| 56Cape Girardeau County, MO | 42 | 141 | 43.4 | $246K | +2.7% | #1,556 of 2,401 |
Other business types in Cape Girardeau 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 care42
- Auto repair shops46
- Collision repair and body shops55
- Car washes and detailing43
- Tire shops46
- Oil change and quick lube
- Gas stations54
- Insurance agencies16
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 Cape Girardeau County, MO?
As of September 2026, map listings count 141 auto repair and car care businesses in Cape Girardeau County. 40 of them (28%) are chain locations. The listings count repair shops, body shops, tire shops, car washes, oil change and parts stores. Official counts show 69 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023, up 1.5% from 2019. Official counts list 119 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Cape Girardeau County, MO spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $34.6M a year, or $1,067 per household. That is 11% above the U.S. average (an index of 111, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 141 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $246K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 32,454 households in Cape Girardeau County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Cape Girardeau County, MO compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?
Cape Girardeau County has 43.4 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 22% above the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $246K, 9% below the U.S. figure of $269K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, Cape Girardeau County would have about 129, against 141 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 470 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. The official count rose 1.5% from 2019 to 2023, against +4.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Cape Girardeau County, MO growing?
Population estimates put Cape Girardeau County at 83,999 people in 2025, up 2.7% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 32,454 households. The median household income in Cape Girardeau County is $68,464 a year, 15% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 27.4% 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. Cape Girardeau County scores 42 for auto repair and car care businesses (lower middle), #1,556 of 2,401 scored counties.
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