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Auto repair shops in Gasconade County, MO

How Gasconade 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 52 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #1,087 of 2,378 scored counties
#37 of 85 scored counties in Missouri

Listings
15
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
13
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$7.9M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,308 a household
Spending per listing
$528K
19% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
24.7
15% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
14,784
+0.1% 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 15 auto repair shops in Gasconade County. None of them are chain locations, against 16% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 24.7, 15% above the U.S. rate of 21.5.

At $1,308 per household (37% above the U.S. average), households in Gasconade County spend about $7.9M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That works out to $528K per shop, 19% above 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 Gasconade County was 13 in 2023. That is one for every 466 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Official counts list 33 one-person businesses without payroll.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Gasconade County grew 0.1%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For auto repair shops, Gasconade County has a Groundwork market score of 52 (upper middle): #1,087 of 2,378 scored counties and #37 of 85 scored counties in Missouri.

How Gasconade 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 Gasconade County, MO compared with Missouri and the U.S.
MeasureGasconade CountyMissouriU.S.
Listings per 10k households24.722.321.5
Spending per listing$528K$474K$445K
Households per official establishment466863955
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+1.6%+2.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.1%+1.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$1,308$1,058$958
Median household income$64,232$70,702$80,734
Groundwork market score5248

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
10 → 13
Employees, 2023
33
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.4M
One-person businesses, 2023
33Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
150 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
18The 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 Gasconade 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 Gasconade County

Population, 2025 estimate
14,784+0.1% since 2020
Households
6,061
Median age
46.4
Homes lived in by their owners
81%
Vehicles per household
2.3
Land area
519 sq. mi.
People per square mile
28
Median household income
$64,232+17.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$86,839
Median home value
$179,900
Jobs located here
5,378
Daytime population
13,377Residents 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 Gasconade 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
37Gasconade County, MO521524.7$528K+0.1%#1,087 of 2,378

Other business types in Gasconade County

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

Questions

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

There are 15 auto repair shops on map listings in Gasconade County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. Official counts show 13 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in 2023. Official counts also show 33 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $7.9M a year, or $1,308 per household. That is 37% above the U.S. average (an index of 137, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 15 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $528K per shop. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 6,061 households in Gasconade County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Gasconade County has 24.7 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 15% above the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $528K, 19% above the U.S. figure of $445K. At the national ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, Gasconade County would have about 18, against 15 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 466 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S.

How fast is Gasconade County, MO growing?

Population estimates put Gasconade County at 14,784 people in 2025, up 0.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 6,061 households. The median household income in Gasconade County is $64,232 a year, 20% 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. Gasconade County scores 52 for auto repair shops (upper middle), #1,087 of 2,378 scored counties.

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