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Auto repair shops in Christian County, MO

How Christian County, MO compares with other counties and the U.S. for auto repair shops: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 58 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #814 of 2,378 scored counties
#29 of 85 scored counties in Missouri

Listings
92
10 chain locations (11%)
Official establishments
55
+12.2% since 2019
Household spending a year
$42.2M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,200 a household
Spending per listing
$458K
3% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
26.2
22% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
96,725
+8.3% 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 $1,200 per household (25% above the U.S. average), households in Christian County spend about $42.2M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That works out to $458K per shop, 3% above the U.S. figure of $445K. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops.

There are 92 auto repair shops on map listings in Christian County as of September 2026. 10 of them (11%) are chain locations, against 16% across the U.S. That comes to 26.2 for every 10,000 households, 22% above the U.S. rate of 21.5.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Christian County was 55 in 2023, up 12.2% from 2019. That is one for every 639 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Official counts list 119 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 6 SBA-backed loans worth $1.9M have gone to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Christian County.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Christian County grew 8.3%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For auto repair shops, Christian County has a Groundwork market score of 58 (upper middle): #814 of 2,378 scored counties and #29 of 85 scored counties in Missouri.

How Christian 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 Christian County, MO compared with Missouri and the U.S.
MeasureChristian CountyMissouriU.S.
Listings per 10k households26.222.321.5
Spending per listing$458K$474K$445K
Households per official establishment639863955
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+12.2%+1.6%+2.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+8.3%+1.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$1,200$1,058$958
Median household income$83,437$70,702$80,734
Groundwork market score5848

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
49 → 55+12.2% over the period
Employees, 2023
227
Annual payroll, 2023
$10.8M
One-person businesses, 2023
119Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
9210 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
95The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
6
Amount
$1.9M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Christian 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 Christian County

Population, 2025 estimate
96,725+8.3% since 2020
Households
35,142
Median age
39.1
Homes lived in by their owners
76%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
563 sq. mi.
People per square mile
165
Median household income
$83,437+37.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$104,826
Median home value
$274,900
Jobs located here
19,415
Daytime population
71,598Residents 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 Christian 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
29Christian County, MO589226.2$458K+8.3%#814 of 2,378

Other business types in Christian County

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

Questions

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

As of September 2026, map listings count 92 auto repair shops in Christian County. 10 of them (11%) are chain locations. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. Official counts show 55 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in 2023, up 12.2% from 2019. Official counts also show 119 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $42.2M a year, or $1,200 per household. That is 25% above the U.S. average (an index of 125, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 92 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $458K 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 35,142 households in Christian County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Christian County has 26.2 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 22% above the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $458K, 3% above the U.S. figure of $445K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, Christian County would have about 95, against 92 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 639 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. The official count rose 12.2% from 2019 to 2023, against +2.1% for the U.S.

How fast is Christian County, MO growing?

Population estimates put Christian County at 96,725 people in 2025, up 8.3% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 35,142 households. Median household income in Christian County is $83,437, 3% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 37.6%, 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. Christian County scores 58 for auto repair shops (upper middle), #814 of 2,378 scored counties.

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