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Auto repair and car care businesses in Gentry County, MO

The auto repair and car care businesses in Gentry County, MO, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Listings
19
7 chain locations (37%)
Official establishments
5
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$2.8M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,142 a household
Spending per listing
$146K
46% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
78.3
2.2 times the U.S.
Population, 2025
6,384
+4.2% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

At $1,142 per household (19% above the U.S. average), households in Gentry County spend about $2.8M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That is about $146K of household spending for each business on map listings, 46% below the U.S. figure of $269K.

There are 19 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings in Gentry County as of September 2026. Of those, 7 are chain locations, or 37%, against 24% across the U.S. That comes to 78.3 for every 10,000 households, 2.2 times the U.S. rate of 35.7.

Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Gentry County in 2023. That is one for every 485 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Another 23 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Gentry County grew 4.2%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Counties under 10,000 people aren’t given a market score, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

How Gentry 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.

Auto repair and car care in Gentry County, MO compared with Missouri and the U.S.
MeasureGentry CountyMissouriU.S.
Listings per 10k households78.337.935.7
Spending per listing$146K$279K$269K
Households per official establishment485613681
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+2.8%+4.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+4.2%+1.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$1,142$1,058$958
Median household income$55,848$70,702$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored42

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
6 → 5
Employees, 2023
23
Annual payroll, 2023
$945K
One-person businesses, 2023
23Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
197 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
10The 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 Gentry 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 Gentry County

Population, 2025 estimate
6,384+4.2% since 2020
Households
2,426
Median age
40.0
Homes lived in by their owners
74%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
491 sq. mi.
People per square mile
13
Median household income
$55,848
Average household income
$70,796
Median home value
$134,000
Jobs located here
2,031
Daytime population
5,295Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Auto repair and car care across Missouri

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The highest-scoring counties in Missouri for auto repair and car care businesses, numbered among those based in Missouri, with Gentry County marked.

Top counties in Missouri

Counties in Missouri ranked for auto repair and car care businesses by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Platte County, MO8811125.3$465K+6.7%#29 of 2,401
2Warren County, MO845237.6$343K+9.2%#67 of 2,401
3Johnson County, MO807133.7$340K+4.9%#129 of 2,401
4Stone County, MO764231.0$357K+4.1%#203 of 2,401
5Osage County, MO741528.4$477K+2.7%#241 of 2,401
6Cass County, MO7416337.7$331K+7.1%#256 of 2,401
7Andrew County, MO732434.3$359K+0.7%#272 of 2,401
8Boone County, MO7324431.9$334K+4.2%#279 of 2,401
9St. Charles County, MO7256435.0$343K+4.9%#302 of 2,401
10Clay County, MO6932131.4$353K+4.3%#382 of 2,401
Gentry County, MONot scored1978.3$146K+4.2%

Other business types in Gentry County

None has a Groundwork market score here. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Questions

How many auto repair and car care businesses are in Gentry County, MO?

As of September 2026, map listings count 19 auto repair and car care businesses in Gentry County. 7 of them (37%) are chain locations. The listings count repair shops, body shops, tire shops, car washes, oil change and parts stores. Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023. Official counts list 23 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Gentry County, MO spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?

About $2.8M a year, or $1,142 per household. That is 19% above the U.S. average (an index of 119, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 19 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $146K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 2,426 households in Gentry County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Gentry County, MO compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?

Gentry County has 78.3 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 2.2 times the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $146K, 46% below the U.S. figure of $269K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, Gentry County would have about 10, against 19 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 485 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S.

How fast is Gentry County, MO growing?

Population estimates put Gentry County at 6,384 people in 2025, up 4.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 2,426 households. The median household income in Gentry County is $55,848 a year, 31% below the U.S. median of $80,734.

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. The score leaves out counties under 10,000 people, where a handful of businesses would swing it.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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How the score works · Top markets for auto repair and car care businesses · All 56 business types in Gentry County

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