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Auto repair and car care businesses in Lafayette County, MO
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for auto repair and car care businesses in Lafayette County, MO, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 45 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,440 of 2,401 scored counties
#49 of 85 scored counties in Missouri
- Listings
- 71
- 20 chain locations (28%)
- Official establishments
- 21
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $15.3M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,219 a household
- Spending per listing
- $216K
- 20% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 56.5
- 58% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 33,531
- +1.4% since 2020
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What this means
At $1,219 per household (27% above the U.S. average), households in Lafayette County spend about $15.3M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. Spread across 71 auto repair and car care businesses, that is $216K per business, 20% below the U.S. figure of $269K.
Lafayette County has 71 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 20 of them (28%) are chain locations, against 24% across the U.S. That comes to 56.5 for every 10,000 households, 58% above the U.S. rate of 35.7.
In 2023, official counts showed 21 businesses with payroll in Lafayette County classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers. That is one for every 599 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Official counts list 47 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates put the population change in Lafayette County from 2020 to 2025 at +1.4%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For auto repair and car care businesses, Lafayette County has a Groundwork market score of 45 (lower middle): #1,440 of 2,401 scored counties and #49 of 85 scored counties in Missouri.
How Lafayette 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 | Lafayette County | Missouri | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 56.5 | 37.9 | 35.7 |
| Spending per listing | $216K | $279K | $269K |
| Households per official establishment | 599 | 613 | 681 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +2.8% | +4.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.4% | +1.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,219 | $1,058 | $958 |
| Median household income | $80,612 | $70,702 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 45 | 42 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 19 → 21
- Employees, 2023
- 50
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 47Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 7120 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 57The 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 Lafayette 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 Lafayette County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 33,531+1.4% since 2020
- Households
- 12,576
- Median age
- 41.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 76%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 628 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 53
- Median household income
- $80,612+37.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $93,896
- Median home value
- $216,500
- Jobs located here
- 8,542
- Daytime population
- 27,087Residents 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 |
| 49Lafayette County, MO | 45 | 71 | 56.5 | $216K | +1.4% | #1,440 of 2,401 |
Other business types in Lafayette 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 care45
- Auto repair shops50
- Collision repair and body shops
- Car washes and detailing67
- Tire shops52
- Oil change and quick lube
- Gas stations36
- Insurance agencies22
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 Lafayette County, MO?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 71 auto repair and car care businesses in Lafayette County. 20 of them (28%) are chain locations. The listings count repair shops, body shops, tire shops, car washes, oil change and parts stores. Official counts show 21 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023. Official counts also show 47 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Lafayette County, MO spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $15.3M a year, or $1,219 per household. That is 27% above the U.S. average (an index of 127, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 71 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $216K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 12,576 households in Lafayette County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Lafayette County, MO compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?
Lafayette County has 56.5 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 58% above the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $216K, 20% below the U.S. figure of $269K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, Lafayette County would have about 57, against 71 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 599 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S.
How fast is Lafayette County, MO growing?
Population estimates put Lafayette County at 33,531 people in 2025, up 1.4% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 12,576 households. The median household income in Lafayette County is $80,612 a year, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 37.2% 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. Lafayette County scores 45 for auto repair and car care businesses (lower middle), #1,440 of 2,401 scored counties.
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