Auto · Small-town market · Missouri
Auto repair and car care businesses in the Warrensburg, MO area
How the Warrensburg, MO area compares with other small-town markets 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 89 out of 100: High
Ranked #4 of 538 scored small-town markets
#1 of 17 scored small-town markets based in Missouri
- Listings
- 71
- 18 chain locations (25%)
- Official establishments
- 23
- −23.3% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $24.1M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,144 a household
- Spending per listing
- $340K
- 26% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 33.7
- 6% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 56,670
- +4.9% since 2020
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What this means
For auto repair and car care businesses, the Warrensburg area has a Groundwork market score of 89 (high): #4 of 538 scored small-town markets and #1 of 17 scored small-town markets based in Missouri. That puts it in the top 10% of small-town markets for auto repair and car care businesses.
As of September 2026, map listings count 71 auto repair and car care businesses in the Warrensburg area. Of those, 18 are chain locations, or 25%, against 24% across the U.S. That is 33.7 per 10,000 households, 6% below the U.S. rate of 35.7.
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in the Warrensburg area comes to about $24.1M a year: $1,144 per household, 19% above the U.S. average. That is about $340K of household spending for each business on map listings, 26% above the U.S. figure of $269K.
In 2023, official counts showed 23 businesses with payroll in the Warrensburg area classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers, down 23.3% from 2019. That is one for every 917 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Warrensburg area grew 4.9%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How the Warrensburg area 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 | Warrensburg area | Missouri | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 33.7 | 37.9 | 35.7 |
| Spending per listing | $340K | $279K | $269K |
| Households per official establishment | 917 | 613 | 681 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −23.3% | +2.8% | +4.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.9% | +1.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,144 | $1,058 | $958 |
| Median household income | $67,272 | $70,702 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 89 | 42 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 23−23.3% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 77
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 53Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 7118 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 90The 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 the Warrensburg area, 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 the Warrensburg area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 56,670+4.9% since 2020
- Households
- 21,087
- Median age
- 34.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 64%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 829 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 66
- Median household income
- $67,272+21.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $83,022
- Median home value
- $235,700
- Jobs located here
- 15,260
- Daytime population
- 47,747Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Missouri market ranked →The highest-scoring small-town markets in Missouri for auto repair and car care businesses, numbered among those based in Missouri, with the Warrensburg area marked.
Top small-town markets in Missouri
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Warrensburg, MO | 89 | 71 | 33.7 | $340K | +4.9% | #4 of 538 |
| 2Fort Leonard Wood, MO | 69 | 67 | 39.8 | $267K | +0.8% | #93 of 538 |
| 3Mexico, MO | 63 | 36 | 39.0 | $272K | −1.0% | #155 of 538 |
| 4Branson, MO | 59 | 93 | 40.8 | $257K | +1.7% | #189 of 538 |
| 5Farmington, MO | 48 | 123 | 49.6 | $213K | +2.1% | #295 of 538 |
| 6Maryville, MO | 45 | 37 | 43.7 | $260K | −4.0% | #317 of 538 |
| 7Hannibal, MO | 44 | 66 | 43.2 | $251K | +0.4% | #331 of 538 |
| 8Sikeston, MO | 41 | 102 | 51.5 | $203K | −0.3% | #369 of 538 |
| 9Kirksville, MO | 37 | 54 | 51.8 | $209K | +1.9% | #402 of 538 |
| 10Lebanon, MO | 37 | 84 | 57.7 | $183K | +2.5% | #405 of 538 |
Other business types in the Warrensburg area
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 care89
- Auto repair shops87
- Collision repair and body shops81
- Car washes and detailing84
- Tire shops79
- Oil change and quick lube
- Gas stations78
- Insurance agencies53
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 the Warrensburg, MO area?
The Warrensburg area has 71 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 18 of them (25%) are chain locations. The listings count repair shops, body shops, tire shops, car washes, oil change and parts stores. Official counts show 23 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023, down 23.3% from 2019. Official counts also show 53 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Warrensburg, MO area spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $24.1M a year, or $1,144 per household. That is 19% above the U.S. average (an index of 119, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 71 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $340K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 21,087 households in the Warrensburg area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Warrensburg, MO area compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?
The Warrensburg area has 33.7 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 6% below the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $340K, 26% above the U.S. figure of $269K. At the national ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, the Warrensburg area would have about 90, against 71 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 917 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. The official count fell 23.3% from 2019 to 2023, against +4.1% for the U.S.
How fast is the Warrensburg, MO area growing?
Population estimates put the Warrensburg area at 56,670 people in 2025, up 4.9% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 21,087 households. Median household income in the Warrensburg area is $67,272, 17% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 21.7%, 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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. The Warrensburg area scores 89 for auto repair and car care businesses (high), #4 of 538 scored small-town markets.
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