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Auto repair and car care businesses in Taney County, MO
How Taney 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 50 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #1,237 of 2,401 scored counties
#40 of 85 scored counties in Missouri
- Listings
- 93
- 21 chain locations (23%)
- Official establishments
- 35
- −5.4% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $23.9M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,050 a household
- Spending per listing
- $257K
- 4% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 40.8
- 14% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 57,001
- +1.7% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Taney County comes to about $23.9M a year: $1,050 per household, 10% above the U.S. average. That works out to $257K per business, 4% below the U.S. figure of $269K.
Taney County has 93 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 21 of them (23%) are chain locations, against 24% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 40.8, 14% above the U.S. rate of 35.7.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Taney County was 35 in 2023, down 5.4% from 2019. That is one for every 651 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Another 72 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $1.2M have gone to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Taney County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Taney County grew 1.7%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For auto repair and car care businesses, Taney County has a Groundwork market score of 50 (upper middle): #1,237 of 2,401 scored counties and #40 of 85 scored counties in Missouri.
How Taney 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 | Taney County | Missouri | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 40.8 | 37.9 | 35.7 |
| Spending per listing | $257K | $279K | $269K |
| Households per official establishment | 651 | 613 | 681 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −5.4% | +2.8% | +4.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.7% | +1.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,050 | $1,058 | $958 |
| Median household income | $56,497 | $70,702 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 50 | 42 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 37 → 35−5.4% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 171
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $7.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 72Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 9321 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 89The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $1.2M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Taney 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 Taney County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 57,001+1.7% since 2020
- Households
- 22,788
- Median age
- 43.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 67%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 632 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 89
- Median household income
- $56,497+22.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $78,677
- Median home value
- $218,800
- Jobs located here
- 27,574
- Daytime population
- 57,828Residents 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 Taney 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 |
| 40Taney County, MO | 50 | 93 | 40.8 | $257K | +1.7% | #1,237 of 2,401 |
Other business types in Taney 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 care50
- Auto repair shops48
- Collision repair and body shops52
- Car washes and detailing65
- Tire shops39
- Oil change and quick lube
- Gas stations30
- Insurance agencies32
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 Taney County, MO?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 93 auto repair and car care businesses in Taney County. 21 of them (23%) are chain locations. The listings count repair shops, body shops, tire shops, car washes, oil change and parts stores. Official counts show 35 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023, down 5.4% from 2019. Official counts list 72 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Taney County, MO spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $23.9M a year, or $1,050 per household. That is 10% above the U.S. average (an index of 110, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 93 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $257K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 22,788 households in Taney County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Taney County, MO compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?
Taney County has 40.8 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 14% above the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $257K, 4% below the U.S. figure of $269K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, Taney County would have about 89, against 93 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 651 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. The official count fell 5.4% from 2019 to 2023, against +4.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Taney County, MO growing?
Population estimates put Taney County at 57,001 people in 2025, up 1.7% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 22,788 households. The median household income in Taney County is $56,497 a year, 30% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 22.7% 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. Taney County scores 50 for auto repair and car care businesses (upper middle), #1,237 of 2,401 scored counties.
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