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Auto repair and car care businesses in Gasconade County, MO
How Gasconade 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 50 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #1,223 of 2,401 scored counties
#39 of 85 scored counties in Missouri
- Listings
- 27
- 4 chain locations (15%)
- Official establishments
- 19
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $7.9M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,308 a household
- Spending per listing
- $294K
- 9% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 44.5
- 25% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 14,784
- +0.1% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Gasconade County spend about $7.9M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $1,308 per household, 37% above the U.S. average. That is about $294K of household spending for each business on map listings, 9% above the U.S. figure of $269K.
Gasconade County has 27 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 15% of them, against 24% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 44.5, 25% above the U.S. rate of 35.7.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Gasconade County was 19 in 2023. That is one for every 319 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Official counts also show 37 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates put the population change in Gasconade County from 2020 to 2025 at +0.1%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for auto repair and car care businesses in Gasconade County is 50 (upper middle), #1,223 of 2,401 scored counties and #39 of 85 scored counties in Missouri.
How Gasconade 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 | Gasconade County | Missouri | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 44.5 | 37.9 | 35.7 |
| Spending per listing | $294K | $279K | $269K |
| Households per official establishment | 319 | 613 | 681 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +2.8% | +4.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.1% | +1.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,308 | $1,058 | $958 |
| Median household income | $64,232 | $70,702 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 50 | 42 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 16 → 19
- Employees, 2023
- 57
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 37Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 274 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 30The 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 Gasconade 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 Gasconade County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 14,784+0.1% since 2020
- Households
- 6,061
- Median age
- 46.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 81%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.3
- Land area
- 519 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 28
- Median household income
- $64,232+17.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $86,839
- Median home value
- $179,900
- Jobs located here
- 5,378
- Daytime population
- 13,377Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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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 |
| 39Gasconade County, MO | 50 | 27 | 44.5 | $294K | +0.1% | #1,223 of 2,401 |
Other business types in Gasconade 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 Gasconade County, MO?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 27 auto repair and car care businesses in Gasconade County. 4 of them (15%) are chain locations. The listings count repair shops, body shops, tire shops, car washes, oil change and parts stores. Official counts show 19 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023. Another 37 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Gasconade County, MO spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $7.9M a year, or $1,308 per household. That is 37% above the U.S. average (an index of 137, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 27 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $294K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 6,061 households in Gasconade County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Gasconade County, MO compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?
Gasconade County has 44.5 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 25% above the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $294K, 9% above the U.S. figure of $269K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, Gasconade County would have about 30, against 27 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 319 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S.
How fast is Gasconade County, MO growing?
Population estimates put Gasconade County at 14,784 people in 2025, up 0.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 6,061 households. The median household income in Gasconade County is $64,232 a year, 20% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 17.0% 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. Gasconade County scores 50 for auto repair and car care businesses (upper middle), #1,223 of 2,401 scored counties.
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