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Auto repair shops in Carroll County, MO

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for auto repair shops in Carroll County, MO, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Listings
11
1 chain location (9%)
Official establishments
6
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$4M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,150 a household
Spending per listing
$368K
17% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
31.2
45% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
8,417
−0.6% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 11 auto repair shops in Carroll County. One of them (9%) is a chain location, against 16% across the U.S. That comes to 31.2 for every 10,000 households, 45% above the U.S. rate of 21.5.

Households in Carroll County spend about $4M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $1,150 per household, 20% above the U.S. average. That works out to $368K per shop, 17% 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.

In 2023, official counts showed 6 businesses with payroll in Carroll County classed as mechanical, body and glass repair. That is one for every 587 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Official counts list 7 one-person businesses without payroll.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Carroll County declined 0.6%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t given a market score, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

How Carroll 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 Carroll County, MO compared with Missouri and the U.S.
MeasureCarroll CountyMissouriU.S.
Listings per 10k households31.222.321.5
Spending per listing$368K$474K$445K
Households per official establishment587863955
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+1.6%+2.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025−0.6%+1.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$1,150$1,058$958
Median household income$62,154$70,702$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored48

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
5 → 6
Employees, 2023
14
Annual payroll, 2023
$390K
One-person businesses, 2023
7Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
111 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
9The 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 Carroll 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 Carroll County

Population, 2025 estimate
8,417−0.6% since 2020
Households
3,522
Median age
44.3
Homes lived in by their owners
72%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
695 sq. mi.
People per square mile
12
Median household income
$62,154
Average household income
$82,695
Median home value
$117,500
Jobs located here
2,547
Daytime population
6,930Residents 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 Carroll 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
Carroll County, MONot scored1131.2$368K−0.6%

Other business types in Carroll County

None has a Groundwork market score here. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Questions

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

There are 11 auto repair shops on map listings in Carroll County as of September 2026. One of them (9%) is a chain location. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in 2023. Official counts also show 7 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $4M a year, or $1,150 per household. That is 20% above the U.S. average (an index of 120, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 11 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $368K per shop. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 3,522 households in Carroll County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Carroll County has 31.2 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 45% above the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $368K, 17% below the U.S. figure of $445K. At the national ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, Carroll County would have about 9, against 11 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 587 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S.

How fast is Carroll County, MO growing?

Population estimates put Carroll County at 8,417 people in 2025, down 0.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 3,522 households. The median household income in Carroll County is $62,154 a year, 23% below the U.S. median of $80,734.

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. The score leaves out counties under 10,000 people, where a handful of businesses would swing it.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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How the score works · Top markets for auto repair shops · All 56 business types in Carroll County

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