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Auto repair and car care businesses in Phelps County, MO
How Phelps 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 #2,027 of 2,401 scored counties
#78 of 85 scored counties in Missouri
- Listings
- 86
- 26 chain locations (30%)
- Official establishments
- 39
- 0.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $17.8M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,028 a household
- Spending per listing
- $207K
- 23% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 49.6
- 39% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 45,247
- +1.6% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for auto repair and car care businesses in Phelps County is 30 (lower middle), #2,027 of 2,401 scored counties and #78 of 85 scored counties in Missouri. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Phelps County comes to about $17.8M a year: $1,028 per household, 7% above the U.S. average. Spread across 86 auto repair and car care businesses, that is $207K per business, 23% below the U.S. figure of $269K.
Phelps County has 86 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 30% of them, against 24% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 49.6, 39% above the U.S. rate of 35.7.
In 2023, official counts showed 39 businesses with payroll in Phelps County classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers, unchanged from 2019. That is one for every 444 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Phelps County grew 1.6%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Phelps 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 | Phelps County | Missouri | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 49.6 | 37.9 | 35.7 |
| Spending per listing | $207K | $279K | $269K |
| Households per official establishment | 444 | 613 | 681 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | 0.0% | +2.8% | +4.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.6% | +1.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,028 | $1,058 | $958 |
| Median household income | $58,396 | $70,702 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 30 | 42 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 39 → 390.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 248
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $11.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 44Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 8626 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 66The 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 Phelps 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 Phelps County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 45,247+1.6% since 2020
- Households
- 17,329
- Median age
- 37.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 62%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 672 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 67
- Median household income
- $58,396+32.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $77,261
- Median home value
- $206,500
- Jobs located here
- 19,214
- Daytime population
- 46,987Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Missouri market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Missouri for auto repair and car care businesses, numbered among those based in Missouri, with Phelps County marked.
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 |
| 78Phelps County, MO | 30 | 86 | 49.6 | $207K | +1.6% | #2,027 of 2,401 |
Other business types in Phelps 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 shops31
- Collision repair and body shops24
- Car washes and detailing49
- Tire shops46
- Oil change and quick lube
- Gas stations34
- Insurance agencies28
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 Phelps County, MO?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 86 auto repair and car care businesses in Phelps County. 26 of them (30%) are chain locations. The listings count repair shops, body shops, tire shops, car washes, oil change and parts stores. Official counts show 39 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023, unchanged from 2019. Another 44 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Phelps County, MO spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $17.8M a year, or $1,028 per household. That is 7% above the U.S. average (an index of 107, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 86 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $207K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 17,329 households in Phelps County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Phelps County, MO compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?
Phelps County has 49.6 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 39% above the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $207K, 23% below the U.S. figure of $269K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, Phelps County would have about 66, against 86 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 444 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. The official count held level from 2019 to 2023, against +4.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Phelps County, MO growing?
Population estimates put Phelps County at 45,247 people in 2025, up 1.6% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 17,329 households. The median household income in Phelps County is $58,396 a year, 28% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 32.3% 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. Phelps County scores 30 for auto repair and car care businesses (lower middle), #2,027 of 2,401 scored counties.
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