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Auto repair and car care businesses in Lewis County, MO

How Lewis 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

Not scored

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

Listings
15
3 chain locations (20%)
Official establishments
4
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$3.6M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,126 a household
Spending per listing
$239K
11% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
47.1
32% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
9,879
−1.6% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 15 auto repair and car care businesses in Lewis County. 3 of them (20%) are chain locations, against 24% across the U.S. That comes to 47.1 for every 10,000 households, 32% above the U.S. rate of 35.7.

Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Lewis County comes to about $3.6M a year: $1,126 per household, 18% above the U.S. average. That works out to $239K per business, 11% below the U.S. figure of $269K.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Lewis County was 4 in 2023. That is one for every 796 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Official counts also show 23 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates put the population change in Lewis County from 2020 to 2025 at −1.6%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t given a market score, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

How Lewis 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 Lewis County, MO compared with Missouri and the U.S.
MeasureLewis CountyMissouriU.S.
Listings per 10k households47.137.935.7
Spending per listing$239K$279K$269K
Households per official establishment796613681
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+2.8%+4.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.6%+1.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$1,126$1,058$958
Median household income$59,934$70,702$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored42

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
5 → 4
Employees, 2023
27
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.3M
One-person businesses, 2023
23Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
153 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
13The 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 Lewis 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 Lewis County

Population, 2025 estimate
9,879−1.6% since 2020
Households
3,185
Median age
38.1
Homes lived in by their owners
76%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
505 sq. mi.
People per square mile
20
Median household income
$59,934
Average household income
$75,912
Median home value
$130,200
Jobs located here
2,479
Daytime population
8,011Residents 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 Lewis 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
Lewis County, MONot scored1547.1$239K−1.6%

Other business types in Lewis 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 Lewis County, MO?

There are 15 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings in Lewis County as of September 2026. 3 of them (20%) are chain locations. The listings count repair shops, body shops, tire shops, car washes, oil change and parts stores. Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023. Another 23 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

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

About $3.6M a year, or $1,126 per household. That is 18% above the U.S. average (an index of 118, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 15 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $239K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 3,185 households in Lewis County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Lewis County has 47.1 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 32% above the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $239K, 11% below the U.S. figure of $269K. At the national ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, Lewis County would have about 13, against 15 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 796 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S.

How fast is Lewis County, MO growing?

Population estimates put Lewis County at 9,879 people in 2025, down 1.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 3,185 households. Median household income in Lewis County is $59,934, 26% 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?

Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Lewis County. It maps the auto repair and car care businesses on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.

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

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