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Auto repair and car care businesses in Greene County, MO

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 42 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,554 of 2,401 scored counties
#55 of 85 scored counties in Missouri

Listings
523
157 chain locations (30%)
Official establishments
254
+8.6% since 2019
Household spending a year
$128.8M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $983 a household
Spending per listing
$246K
8% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
39.9
12% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
309,286
+3.3% 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 $983 per household (3% above the U.S. average), households in Greene County spend about $128.8M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That works out to $246K per business, 8% below the U.S. figure of $269K.

Greene County has 523 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 157 of them (30%) are chain locations, against 24% across the U.S. That is 39.9 per 10,000 households, 12% above the U.S. rate of 35.7.

In 2023, official counts showed 254 businesses with payroll in Greene County classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers, up 8.6% from 2019. That is one for every 516 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Official counts also show 292 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 14 SBA-backed loans worth $4.6M have gone to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Greene County.

Population estimates put the population change in Greene County from 2020 to 2025 at +3.3%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). For auto repair and car care businesses, Greene County has a Groundwork market score of 42 (lower middle): #1,554 of 2,401 scored counties and #55 of 85 scored counties in Missouri.

How Greene 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 Greene County, MO compared with Missouri and the U.S.
MeasureGreene CountyMissouriU.S.
Listings per 10k households39.937.935.7
Spending per listing$246K$279K$269K
Households per official establishment516613681
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+8.6%+2.8%+4.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+3.3%+1.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$983$1,058$958
Median household income$61,479$70,702$80,734
Groundwork market score4242

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
234 → 254+8.6% over the period
Employees, 2023
1,777
Annual payroll, 2023
$86M
One-person businesses, 2023
292Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
523157 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
479The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
14
Amount
$4.6M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Greene 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 Greene County

Population, 2025 estimate
309,286+3.3% since 2020
Households
130,951
Median age
38.4
Homes lived in by their owners
57%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
675 sq. mi.
People per square mile
449
Median household income
$61,479+33.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$84,469
Median home value
$221,300
Jobs located here
183,863
Daytime population
359,380Residents 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 Greene 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
55Greene County, MO4252339.9$246K+3.3%#1,554 of 2,401

Other business types in Greene County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 523 auto repair and car care businesses in Greene County. 157 of them (30%) are chain locations. The listings count repair shops, body shops, tire shops, car washes, oil change and parts stores. Official counts show 254 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023, up 8.6% from 2019. Another 292 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

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

About $128.8M a year, or $983 per household. That is 3% above the U.S. average (an index of 103, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 523 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $246K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 130,951 households in Greene County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Greene County has 39.9 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 12% above the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $246K, 8% below the U.S. figure of $269K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, Greene County would have about 479, against 523 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 516 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. The official count rose 8.6% from 2019 to 2023, against +4.1% for the U.S.

How fast is Greene County, MO growing?

Population estimates put Greene County at 309,286 people in 2025, up 3.3% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 130,951 households. The median household income in Greene County is $61,479 a year, 24% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 33.4% 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. Greene County scores 42 for auto repair and car care businesses (lower middle), #1,554 of 2,401 scored counties.

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