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Auto repair and car care businesses in St. Louis city, MO
The auto repair and car care businesses in St. Louis city, MO, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 43 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,495 of 2,401 scored counties
#52 of 85 scored counties in Missouri
- Listings
- 364
- 78 chain locations (21%)
- Official establishments
- 138
- −11.5% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $101.5M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $701 a household
- Spending per listing
- $279K
- 4% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 25.1
- 30% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 278,144
- −7.4% since 2020
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What this means
Households in St. Louis city spend about $101.5M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $701 per household, 27% below the U.S. average. That is about $279K of household spending for each business on map listings, 4% above the U.S. figure of $269K.
St. Louis city has 364 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 78 of them (21%) are chain locations, against 24% across the U.S. That comes to 25.1 for every 10,000 households, 30% below the U.S. rate of 35.7.
In 2023, official counts showed 138 businesses with payroll in St. Louis city classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers, down 11.5% from 2019. That is one for every 1,050 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Another 154 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 4 SBA-backed loans worth $925K have gone to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in St. Louis city.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of St. Louis city declined 7.4%, against +3.1% for the U.S. For auto repair and car care businesses, St. Louis city has a Groundwork market score of 43 (lower middle): #1,495 of 2,401 scored counties and #52 of 85 scored counties in Missouri.
How St. Louis city 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 | St. Louis city | Missouri | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 25.1 | 37.9 | 35.7 |
| Spending per listing | $279K | $279K | $269K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,050 | 613 | 681 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −11.5% | +2.8% | +4.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −7.4% | +1.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $701 | $1,058 | $958 |
| Median household income | $56,160 | $70,702 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 43 | 42 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 156 → 138−11.5% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 798
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $38.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 154Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 36478 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 378The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 4
- Amount
- $925K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in St. Louis city, 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 St. Louis city
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 278,144−7.4% since 2020
- Households
- 144,891
- Median age
- 38.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 45%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.3
- Land area
- 62 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 4,675
- Median household income
- $56,160+27.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $81,764
- Median home value
- $197,500
- Jobs located here
- 229,379
- Daytime population
- 378,059Residents 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 |
| 52St. Louis city, MO | 43 | 364 | 25.1 | $279K | −7.4% | #1,495 of 2,401 |
Other business types in St. Louis city
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 care43
- Auto repair shops36
- Collision repair and body shops43
- Car washes and detailing49
- Tire shops31
- Oil change and quick lube48
- Gas stations37
- Insurance agencies39
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 St. Louis city, MO?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 364 auto repair and car care businesses in St. Louis city. 78 of them (21%) are chain locations. The listings count repair shops, body shops, tire shops, car washes, oil change and parts stores. Official counts show 138 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023, down 11.5% from 2019. Official counts list 154 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in St. Louis city, MO spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $101.5M a year, or $701 per household. That is 27% below the U.S. average (an index of 73, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 364 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $279K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 144,891 households in St. Louis city and national spending patterns by income.
How does St. Louis city, MO compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?
St. Louis city has 25.1 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 30% below the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $279K, 4% above the U.S. figure of $269K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, St. Louis city would have about 378, against 364 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,050 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. The official count fell 11.5% from 2019 to 2023, against +4.1% for the U.S.
How fast is St. Louis city, MO growing?
Population estimates put St. Louis city at 278,144 people in 2025, down 7.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 144,891 households. The median household income in St. Louis city is $56,160 a year, 30% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 27.9% 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. St. Louis city scores 43 for auto repair and car care businesses (lower middle), #1,495 of 2,401 scored counties.
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