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Auto repair and car care businesses in DeKalb County, MO
How DeKalb 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 21 out of 100: Low
Ranked #2,258 of 2,401 scored counties
#84 of 85 scored counties in Missouri
- Listings
- 24
- 8 chain locations (33%)
- Official establishments
- 14
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $4.4M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,192 a household
- Spending per listing
- $185K
- 31% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 64.3
- 80% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 9,795
- −15.6% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for auto repair and car care businesses in DeKalb County is 21 (low), #2,258 of 2,401 scored counties and #84 of 85 scored counties in Missouri. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
As of September 2026, map listings count 24 auto repair and car care businesses in DeKalb County. 8 of them (33%) are chain locations, against 24% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 64.3, 80% above the U.S. rate of 35.7.
Households in DeKalb County spend about $4.4M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $1,192 per household, 24% above the U.S. average. That works out to $185K per business, 31% below the U.S. figure of $269K.
Official counts show 14 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in DeKalb County in 2023. That is one for every 267 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of DeKalb County declined 15.6%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How DeKalb 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 | DeKalb County | Missouri | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 64.3 | 37.9 | 35.7 |
| Spending per listing | $185K | $279K | $269K |
| Households per official establishment | 267 | 613 | 681 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +2.8% | +4.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −15.6% | +1.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,192 | $1,058 | $958 |
| Median household income | $69,826 | $70,702 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 21 | 42 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 10 → 14
- Employees, 2023
- 52
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 21Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 248 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 17The 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 DeKalb 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 DeKalb County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 9,795−15.6% since 2020
- Households
- 3,732
- Median age
- 41.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 421 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 26
- Median household income
- $69,826+24.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $84,578
- Median home value
- $169,200
- Jobs located here
- 2,800
- Daytime population
- 9,220Residents 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 DeKalb 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 |
| 84DeKalb County, MO | 21 | 24 | 64.3 | $185K | −15.6% | #2,258 of 2,401 |
Other business types in DeKalb County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
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 DeKalb County, MO?
DeKalb County has 24 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 8 of them (33%) are chain locations. The listings count repair shops, body shops, tire shops, car washes, oil change and parts stores. Official counts show 14 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023. Another 21 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in DeKalb County, MO spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $4.4M a year, or $1,192 per household. That is 24% above the U.S. average (an index of 124, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 24 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $185K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 3,732 households in DeKalb County and national spending patterns by income.
How does DeKalb County, MO compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?
DeKalb County has 64.3 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 80% above the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $185K, 31% below the U.S. figure of $269K. At the national ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, DeKalb County would have about 17, against 24 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 267 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S.
How fast is DeKalb County, MO growing?
Population estimates put DeKalb County at 9,795 people in 2025, down 15.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 3,732 households. Median household income in DeKalb County is $69,826, 14% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 24.9%, 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. DeKalb County scores 21 for auto repair and car care businesses (low), #2,258 of 2,401 scored counties.
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