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Auto repair shops in Barton County, MO
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for auto repair shops in Barton County, MO, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 52 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #1,126 of 2,378 scored counties
#40 of 85 scored counties in Missouri
- Listings
- 15
- 2 chain locations (13%)
- Official establishments
- 3
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $5M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,132 a household
- Spending per listing
- $336K
- 24% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 33.7
- 57% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 11,795
- +1.5% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 15 auto repair shops in Barton County. Of those, 2 are chain locations, or 13%, against 16% across the U.S. That comes to 33.7 for every 10,000 households, 57% above the U.S. rate of 21.5.
Households in Barton County spend about $5M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $1,132 per household, 18% above the U.S. average. That is about $336K of household spending for each shop on map listings, 24% below the U.S. figure of $445K. That spending covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, which auto repair shops share with other businesses in the trade.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Barton County was 3 in 2023. That is one for every 1,485 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Official counts also show 21 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $200K has gone to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Barton County.
Population estimates put the population change in Barton County from 2020 to 2025 at +1.5%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for auto repair shops in Barton County is 52 (upper middle), #1,126 of 2,378 scored counties and #40 of 85 scored counties in Missouri.
How Barton 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.
| Measure | Barton County | Missouri | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 33.7 | 22.3 | 21.5 |
| Spending per listing | $336K | $474K | $445K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,485 | 863 | 955 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +1.6% | +2.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.5% | +1.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,132 | $1,058 | $958 |
| Median household income | $51,635 | $70,702 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 52 | 48 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 3 → 3
- Employees, 2023
- 12
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $403K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 21Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 152 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 11The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $200K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Barton 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 Barton County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 11,795+1.5% since 2020
- Households
- 4,454
- Median age
- 42.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 68%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 592 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 20
- Median household income
- $51,635+17.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $66,871
- Median home value
- $136,500
- Jobs located here
- 3,343
- Daytime population
- 9,923Residents 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 shops, numbered among those based in Missouri, with Barton County marked.
Top counties in Missouri
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Platte County, MO | 87 | 68 | 15.5 | $759K | +6.7% | #34 of 2,378 |
| 2Johnson County, MO | 80 | 41 | 19.4 | $588K | +4.9% | #121 of 2,378 |
| 3Texas County, MO | 78 | 17 | 17.9 | $600K | +6.9% | #156 of 2,378 |
| 4Warren County, MO | 77 | 32 | 23.1 | $557K | +9.2% | #178 of 2,378 |
| 5Stone County, MO | 76 | 26 | 19.2 | $576K | +4.1% | #193 of 2,378 |
| 6Cass County, MO | 76 | 94 | 21.8 | $573K | +7.1% | #194 of 2,378 |
| 7Boone County, MO | 75 | 136 | 17.8 | $599K | +4.2% | #216 of 2,378 |
| 8St. Charles County, MO | 74 | 317 | 19.7 | $610K | +4.9% | #232 of 2,378 |
| 9Clay County, MO | 72 | 169 | 16.5 | $671K | +4.3% | #285 of 2,378 |
| 10Wayne County, MO | 71 | 6 | 13.0 | $810K | −1.4% | #303 of 2,378 |
| 40Barton County, MO | 52 | 15 | 33.7 | $336K | +1.5% | #1,126 of 2,378 |
Other business types in Barton County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
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 shops are in Barton County, MO?
There are 15 auto repair shops on map listings in Barton County as of September 2026. 2 of them (13%) are chain locations. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in 2023. Another 21 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Barton County, MO spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $5M a year, or $1,132 per household. That is 18% above the U.S. average (an index of 118, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 15 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $336K per shop. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 4,454 households in Barton County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Barton County, MO compare with the U.S. for auto repair shops?
Barton County has 33.7 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 57% above the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $336K, 24% below the U.S. figure of $445K. At the national ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, Barton County would have about 11, against 15 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,485 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S.
How fast is Barton County, MO growing?
Population estimates put Barton County at 11,795 people in 2025, up 1.5% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 4,454 households. The median household income in Barton County is $51,635 a year, 36% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 17.0% 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. Barton County scores 52 for auto repair shops (upper middle), #1,126 of 2,378 scored counties.
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