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Auto repair and car care businesses in Howell County, MO
How Howell 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 30 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #2,039 of 2,401 scored counties
#79 of 85 scored counties in Missouri
- Listings
- 94
- 21 chain locations (22%)
- Official establishments
- 56
- +24.4% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $17.6M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,101 a household
- Spending per listing
- $187K
- 30% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 58.9
- 65% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 40,798
- +2.5% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for auto repair and car care businesses in Howell County is 30 (lower middle), #2,039 of 2,401 scored counties and #79 of 85 scored counties in Missouri. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Households in Howell County spend about $17.6M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $1,101 per household, 15% above the U.S. average. That is about $187K of household spending for each business on map listings, 30% below the U.S. figure of $269K.
Howell County has 94 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 21 are chain locations, or 22%, against 24% across the U.S. That comes to 58.9 for every 10,000 households, 65% above the U.S. rate of 35.7.
Official counts show 56 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Howell County in 2023, up 24.4% from 2019. That is one for every 285 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Population estimates show Howell County grew 2.5% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Howell 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 | Howell County | Missouri | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 58.9 | 37.9 | 35.7 |
| Spending per listing | $187K | $279K | $269K |
| Households per official establishment | 285 | 613 | 681 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +24.4% | +2.8% | +4.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.5% | +1.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,101 | $1,058 | $958 |
| Median household income | $50,993 | $70,702 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 30 | 42 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 45 → 56+24.4% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 257
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $10.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 103Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 9421 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 65The 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 Howell 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 Howell County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 40,798+2.5% since 2020
- Households
- 15,965
- Median age
- 41.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 70%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 927 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 44
- Median household income
- $50,993+32.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $66,539
- Median home value
- $173,000
- Jobs located here
- 15,317
- Daytime population
- 40,659Residents 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 |
| 79Howell County, MO | 30 | 94 | 58.9 | $187K | +2.5% | #2,039 of 2,401 |
Other business types in Howell 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 care30
- Auto repair shops29
- Collision repair and body shops35
- Car washes and detailing39
- Tire shops30
- Oil change and quick lube
- Gas stations46
- Insurance agencies21
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 Howell County, MO?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 94 auto repair and car care businesses in Howell County. 21 of them (22%) are chain locations. The listings count repair shops, body shops, tire shops, car washes, oil change and parts stores. Official counts show 56 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023, up 24.4% from 2019. Another 103 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Howell County, MO spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $17.6M a year, or $1,101 per household. That is 15% above the U.S. average (an index of 115, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 94 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $187K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 15,965 households in Howell County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Howell County, MO compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?
Howell County has 58.9 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 65% above the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $187K, 30% below the U.S. figure of $269K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, Howell County would have about 65, against 94 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 285 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. The official count rose 24.4% from 2019 to 2023, against +4.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Howell County, MO growing?
Population estimates put Howell County at 40,798 people in 2025, up 2.5% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 15,965 households. The median household income in Howell County is $50,993 a year, 37% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 32.9% 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. Howell County scores 30 for auto repair and car care businesses (lower middle), #2,039 of 2,401 scored counties.
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