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Auto repair shops in Henry County, MO

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 52 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #1,121 of 2,378 scored counties
#39 of 85 scored counties in Missouri

Listings
26
2 chain locations (8%)
Official establishments
10
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$10.3M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,120 a household
Spending per listing
$397K
11% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
28.2
31% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
22,671
+3.2% 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

Households in Henry County spend about $10.3M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $1,120 per household, 17% above the U.S. average. That works out to $397K per shop, 11% below the U.S. figure of $445K. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops.

There are 26 auto repair shops on map listings in Henry County as of September 2026. 2 of them (8%) are chain locations, against 16% across the U.S. That is 28.2 per 10,000 households, 31% above the U.S. rate of 21.5.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Henry County was 10 in 2023. That is one for every 922 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Another 45 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $20K has gone to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Henry County.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Henry County grew 3.2%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for auto repair shops in Henry County is 52 (upper middle), #1,121 of 2,378 scored counties and #39 of 85 scored counties in Missouri.

How Henry 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 Henry County, MO compared with Missouri and the U.S.
MeasureHenry CountyMissouriU.S.
Listings per 10k households28.222.321.5
Spending per listing$397K$474K$445K
Households per official establishment922863955
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+1.6%+2.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+3.2%+1.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$1,120$1,058$958
Median household income$57,926$70,702$80,734
Groundwork market score5248

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
8 → 10
Employees, 2023
72
Annual payroll, 2023
$2.5M
One-person businesses, 2023
45Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
262 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
23The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$20K

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

Population, 2025 estimate
22,671+3.2% since 2020
Households
9,217
Median age
44.0
Homes lived in by their owners
75%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
697 sq. mi.
People per square mile
32
Median household income
$57,926+26.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$75,582
Median home value
$160,600
Jobs located here
8,284
Daytime population
21,444Residents 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 Henry 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
39Henry County, MO522628.2$397K+3.2%#1,121 of 2,378

Other business types in Henry County

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

Questions

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

As of September 2026, map listings count 26 auto repair shops in Henry County. 2 of them (8%) are chain locations. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. Official counts show 10 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in 2023. Official counts list 45 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $10.3M a year, or $1,120 per household. That is 17% above the U.S. average (an index of 117, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 26 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $397K 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 9,217 households in Henry County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Henry County has 28.2 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 31% above the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $397K, 11% below the U.S. figure of $445K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, Henry County would have about 23, against 26 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 922 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S.

How fast is Henry County, MO growing?

Population estimates put Henry County at 22,671 people in 2025, up 3.2% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 9,217 households. Median household income in Henry County is $57,926, 28% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 26.5%, 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. Henry County scores 52 for auto repair shops (upper middle), #1,121 of 2,378 scored counties.

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