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Auto repair and car care businesses in Mississippi County, MO

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for auto repair and car care businesses in Mississippi County, MO, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 48 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,291 of 2,401 scored counties
#45 of 85 scored counties in Missouri

Listings
14
6 chain locations (43%)
Official establishments
6
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$4M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $901 a household
Spending per listing
$288K
7% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
31.2
13% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
12,003
−1.1% 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 14 auto repair and car care businesses in Mississippi County. 6 of them (43%) are chain locations, against 24% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 31.2, 13% below the U.S. rate of 35.7.

Households in Mississippi County spend about $4M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $901 per household, 6% below the U.S. average. That is about $288K of household spending for each business on map listings, 7% above the U.S. figure of $269K.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Mississippi County was 6 in 2023. That is one for every 747 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Another 8 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

Population estimates put the population change in Mississippi County from 2020 to 2025 at −1.1%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Mississippi County scores 48 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for auto repair and car care businesses, ranking #1,291 of 2,401 scored counties and #45 of 85 scored counties in Missouri.

How Mississippi 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 Mississippi County, MO compared with Missouri and the U.S.
MeasureMississippi CountyMissouriU.S.
Listings per 10k households31.237.935.7
Spending per listing$288K$279K$269K
Households per official establishment747613681
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+2.8%+4.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.1%+1.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$901$1,058$958
Median household income$48,160$70,702$80,734
Groundwork market score4842

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
7 → 6
Employees, 2023
25
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.2M
One-person businesses, 2023
8Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
146 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
15The 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 Mississippi 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 Mississippi County

Population, 2025 estimate
12,003−1.1% since 2020
Households
4,482
Median age
40.9
Homes lived in by their owners
63%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
412 sq. mi.
People per square mile
29
Median household income
$48,160+36.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$63,429
Median home value
$109,000
Jobs located here
2,876
Daytime population
10,139Residents 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 Mississippi 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
45Mississippi County, MO481431.2$288K−1.1%#1,291 of 2,401

Other business types in Mississippi 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 Mississippi County, MO?

There are 14 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings in Mississippi County as of September 2026. 6 of them (43%) are chain locations. The listings count repair shops, body shops, tire shops, car washes, oil change and parts stores. Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023. Official counts list 8 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $4M a year, or $901 per household. That is 6% below the U.S. average (an index of 94, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 14 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $288K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 4,482 households in Mississippi County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Mississippi County has 31.2 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 13% below the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $288K, 7% above the U.S. figure of $269K. At the national ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, Mississippi County would have about 15, against 14 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 747 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S.

How fast is Mississippi County, MO growing?

Population estimates put Mississippi County at 12,003 people in 2025, down 1.1% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 4,482 households. Median household income in Mississippi County is $48,160, 40% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 36.2%, 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. Mississippi County scores 48 for auto repair and car care businesses (lower middle), #1,291 of 2,401 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Mississippi 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 Mississippi County

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