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Auto repair shops in Audrain County, MO

The auto repair shops in Audrain County, MO, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 54 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #995 of 2,378 scored counties
#34 of 85 scored counties in Missouri

Listings
19
3 chain locations (16%)
Official establishments
10
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$9.8M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,062 a household
Spending per listing
$515K
16% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
20.6
4% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
24,528
−1.0% 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

At $1,062 per household (11% above the U.S. average), households in Audrain County spend about $9.8M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That is about $515K of household spending for each shop on map listings, 16% above the U.S. figure of $445K. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops.

There are 19 auto repair shops on map listings in Audrain County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 16% of them, against 16% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 20.6, 4% below the U.S. rate of 21.5.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Audrain County was 10 in 2023. That is one for every 922 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Official counts list 26 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates show Audrain County declined 1.0% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. Audrain County scores 54 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for auto repair shops, ranking #995 of 2,378 scored counties and #34 of 85 scored counties in Missouri.

How Audrain 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 shops 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 shops in Audrain County, MO compared with Missouri and the U.S.
MeasureAudrain CountyMissouriU.S.
Listings per 10k households20.622.321.5
Spending per listing$515K$474K$445K
Households per official establishment922863955
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+1.6%+2.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.0%+1.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$1,062$1,058$958
Median household income$59,448$70,702$80,734
Groundwork market score5448

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
9 → 10
Employees, 2023
52
Annual payroll, 2023
$2.6M
One-person businesses, 2023
26Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
193 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
22The 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 mechanical, body and glass repair in Audrain 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 Audrain County

Population, 2025 estimate
24,528−1.0% since 2020
Households
9,219
Median age
40.1
Homes lived in by their owners
72%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
692 sq. mi.
People per square mile
35
Median household income
$59,448+34.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$71,893
Median home value
$143,100
Jobs located here
8,235
Daytime population
22,988Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Auto repair shops across Missouri

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The highest-scoring counties in Missouri for auto repair shops, numbered among those based in Missouri, with Audrain County marked.

Top counties in Missouri

Counties in Missouri ranked for auto repair shops by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Platte County, MO876815.5$759K+6.7%#34 of 2,378
2Johnson County, MO804119.4$588K+4.9%#121 of 2,378
3Texas County, MO781717.9$600K+6.9%#156 of 2,378
4Warren County, MO773223.1$557K+9.2%#178 of 2,378
5Stone County, MO762619.2$576K+4.1%#193 of 2,378
6Cass County, MO769421.8$573K+7.1%#194 of 2,378
7Boone County, MO7513617.8$599K+4.2%#216 of 2,378
8St. Charles County, MO7431719.7$610K+4.9%#232 of 2,378
9Clay County, MO7216916.5$671K+4.3%#285 of 2,378
10Wayne County, MO71613.0$810K−1.4%#303 of 2,378
34Audrain County, MO541920.6$515K−1.0%#995 of 2,378

Other business types in Audrain County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many auto repair shops are in Audrain County, MO?

As of September 2026, map listings count 19 auto repair shops in Audrain County. 3 of them (16%) are chain locations. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. Official counts show 10 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in 2023. Official counts also show 26 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $9.8M a year, or $1,062 per household. That is 11% above the U.S. average (an index of 111, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 19 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $515K per shop. That spending covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, which auto repair shops share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 9,219 households in Audrain County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Audrain County, MO compare with the U.S. for auto repair shops?

Audrain County has 20.6 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 4% below the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $515K, 16% above the U.S. figure of $445K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, Audrain County would have about 22, against 19 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 922 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S.

How fast is Audrain County, MO growing?

Population estimates put Audrain County at 24,528 people in 2025, down 1.0% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 9,219 households. Median household income in Audrain County is $59,448, 26% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 34.3%, 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. Audrain County scores 54 for auto repair shops (upper middle), #995 of 2,378 scored counties.

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