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Auto repair and car care businesses in McDonald County, MO
The auto repair and car care businesses in McDonald County, MO, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 69 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #406 of 2,401 scored counties
#13 of 85 scored counties in Missouri
- Listings
- 38
- 7 chain locations (18%)
- Official establishments
- 5
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $9.7M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,130 a household
- Spending per listing
- $255K
- 5% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 44.4
- 24% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 23,992
- +3.1% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 38 auto repair and car care businesses in McDonald County. Chain locations make up 18% of them, against 24% across the U.S. That is 44.4 per 10,000 households, 24% above the U.S. rate of 35.7.
Households in McDonald County spend about $9.7M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $1,130 per household, 18% above the U.S. average. That works out to $255K per business, 5% below the U.S. figure of $269K.
In 2023, official counts showed 5 businesses with payroll in McDonald County classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers. That is one for every 1,712 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Official counts list 49 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates put the population change in McDonald County from 2020 to 2025 at +3.1%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for auto repair and car care businesses in McDonald County is 69 (upper middle), #406 of 2,401 scored counties and #13 of 85 scored counties in Missouri. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How McDonald 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 | McDonald County | Missouri | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 44.4 | 37.9 | 35.7 |
| Spending per listing | $255K | $279K | $269K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,712 | 613 | 681 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +2.8% | +4.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.1% | +1.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,130 | $1,058 | $958 |
| Median household income | $52,375 | $70,702 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 69 | 42 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 10 → 5
- Employees, 2023
- 31
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 49Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 387 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 36The 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 McDonald 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 McDonald County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 23,992+3.1% since 2020
- Households
- 8,558
- Median age
- 39.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 67%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 539 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 44
- Median household income
- $52,375+25.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $69,959
- Median home value
- $154,700
- Jobs located here
- 7,407
- Daytime population
- 21,137Residents 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 |
| 13McDonald County, MO | 69 | 38 | 44.4 | $255K | +3.1% | #406 of 2,401 |
Other business types in McDonald County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
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 McDonald County, MO?
There are 38 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings in McDonald County as of September 2026. 7 of them (18%) 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 also show 49 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in McDonald County, MO spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $9.7M a year, or $1,130 per household. That is 18% above the U.S. average (an index of 118, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 38 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $255K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 8,558 households in McDonald County and national spending patterns by income.
How does McDonald County, MO compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?
McDonald County has 44.4 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 24% above the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $255K, 5% below the U.S. figure of $269K. At the national ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, McDonald County would have about 36, against 38 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,712 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S.
How fast is McDonald County, MO growing?
Population estimates put McDonald County at 23,992 people in 2025, up 3.1% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 8,558 households. Median household income in McDonald County is $52,375, 35% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.8%, 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. McDonald County scores 69 for auto repair and car care businesses (upper middle), #406 of 2,401 scored counties.
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