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Auto repair shops in Cedar County, MO
The auto repair shops in Cedar County, MO, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 61 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #708 of 2,378 scored counties
#22 of 85 scored counties in Missouri
- Listings
- 18
- 1 chain location (6%)
- Official establishments
- 4
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $6.6M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,144 a household
- Spending per listing
- $367K
- 18% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 31.2
- 45% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 14,888
- +4.8% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 18 auto repair shops in Cedar County. One of them (6%) is a chain location, against 16% across the U.S. That is 31.2 per 10,000 households, 45% above the U.S. rate of 21.5.
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Cedar County comes to about $6.6M a year: $1,144 per household, 19% above the U.S. average. That works out to $367K per shop, 18% 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 4 businesses with payroll in Cedar County classed as mechanical, body and glass repair. That is one for every 1,443 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Official counts also show 25 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $100K has gone to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Cedar County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Cedar County grew 4.8%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Cedar County scores 61 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for auto repair shops, ranking #708 of 2,378 scored counties and #22 of 85 scored counties in Missouri.
How Cedar 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 | Cedar County | Missouri | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 31.2 | 22.3 | 21.5 |
| Spending per listing | $367K | $474K | $445K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,443 | 863 | 955 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +1.6% | +2.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.8% | +1.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,144 | $1,058 | $958 |
| Median household income | $48,181 | $70,702 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 61 | 48 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 4 → 4
- Employees, 2023
- 5
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $92K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 25Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 181 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 15The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $100K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Cedar 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 Cedar County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 14,888+4.8% since 2020
- Households
- 5,773
- Median age
- 43.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 74%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 475 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 31
- Median household income
- $48,181+22.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $74,499
- Median home value
- $168,100
- Jobs located here
- 3,159
- Daytime population
- 12,252Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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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 |
| 22Cedar County, MO | 61 | 18 | 31.2 | $367K | +4.8% | #708 of 2,378 |
Other business types in Cedar 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 Cedar County, MO?
Cedar County has 18 auto repair shops on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (6%) is a chain location. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in 2023. Another 25 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Cedar County, MO spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $6.6M 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 18 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $367K per shop. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 5,773 households in Cedar County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Cedar County, MO compare with the U.S. for auto repair shops?
Cedar County has 31.2 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 45% above the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $367K, 18% below the U.S. figure of $445K. At the national ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, Cedar County would have about 15, against 18 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,443 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S.
How fast is Cedar County, MO growing?
Population estimates put Cedar County at 14,888 people in 2025, up 4.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 5,773 households. The median household income in Cedar County is $48,181 a year, 40% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 22.4% 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. Cedar County scores 61 for auto repair shops (upper middle), #708 of 2,378 scored counties.
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