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Auto repair shops in the Jefferson City, MO metro area
How the Jefferson City, MO metro area compares with other metro areas 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 #129 of 387 scored metro areas
#3 of 8 scored metro areas based in Missouri
- Listings
- 141
- 23 chain locations (16%)
- Official establishments
- 65
- 0.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $68.1M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,163 a household
- Spending per listing
- $483K
- 9% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 24.1
- 12% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 152,712
- +2.2% since 2020
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What this means
At $1,163 per household (21% above the U.S. average), households in the Jefferson City metro area spend about $68.1M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. Spread across 141 auto repair shops, that is $483K per shop, 9% above the U.S. figure of $445K. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops.
There are 141 auto repair shops on map listings in the Jefferson City metro area as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 16% of them, against 16% across the U.S. That comes to 24.1 for every 10,000 households, 12% above the U.S. rate of 21.5.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in the Jefferson City metro area was 65 in 2023, unchanged from 2019. That is one for every 901 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Official counts also show 149 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $175K has gone to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in the Jefferson City metro area.
Population estimates show the Jefferson City metro area grew 2.2% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Jefferson City metro area scores 58 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for auto repair shops, ranking #129 of 387 scored metro areas and #3 of 8 scored metro areas based in Missouri.
How the Jefferson City metro area 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 | Jefferson City metro area | Missouri | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 24.1 | 22.3 | 21.5 |
| Spending per listing | $483K | $474K | $445K |
| Households per official establishment | 901 | 863 | 955 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | 0.0% | +1.6% | +2.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.2% | +1.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,163 | $1,058 | $958 |
| Median household income | $74,030 | $70,702 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 58 | 48 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 650.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 345
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $16.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 149Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 14123 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 153The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $175K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in the Jefferson City metro area, 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 the Jefferson City metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 152,712+2.2% since 2020
- Households
- 58,587
- Median age
- 40.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 72%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 2,248 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 67
- Median household income
- $74,030+25.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $92,629
- Median home value
- $217,500
- Jobs located here
- 80,011
- Daytime population
- 160,422Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Missouri market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in Missouri for auto repair shops, numbered among those based in Missouri, with the Jefferson City metro area marked.
Top metro areas in Missouri
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Kansas City, MO-KS | 78 | 1,657 | 18.5 | $590K | +3.4% | #19 of 387 |
| 2Columbia, MO | 74 | 167 | 19.3 | $557K | +3.9% | #36 of 387 |
| 3Jefferson City, MO | 58 | 141 | 24.1 | $483K | +2.2% | #129 of 387 |
| 4St. Louis, MO-IL | 56 | 2,259 | 19.5 | $537K | −0.2% | #144 of 387 |
| 5Springfield, MO | 48 | 475 | 23.9 | $441K | +5.1% | #217 of 387 |
| 6Cape Girardeau, MO-IL | 40 | 94 | 24.5 | $439K | +1.7% | #272 of 387 |
| 7Joplin, MO-KS | 40 | 233 | 29.3 | $371K | +3.9% | #276 of 387 |
| 8St. Joseph, MO-KS | 31 | 124 | 26.4 | $408K | −2.0% | #327 of 387 |
Other business types in the Jefferson City metro area
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 the Jefferson City, MO metro area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 141 auto repair shops in the Jefferson City metro area. 23 of them (16%) are chain locations. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. Official counts show 65 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in 2023, unchanged from 2019. Another 149 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in the Jefferson City, MO metro area spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $68.1M a year, or $1,163 per household. That is 21% above the U.S. average (an index of 121, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 141 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $483K 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 58,587 households in the Jefferson City metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Jefferson City, MO metro area compare with the U.S. for auto repair shops?
The Jefferson City metro area has 24.1 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 12% above the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $483K, 9% above the U.S. figure of $445K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, the Jefferson City metro area would have about 153, against 141 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 901 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. The official count held level from 2019 to 2023, against +2.1% for the U.S.
How fast is the Jefferson City, MO metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Jefferson City metro area at 152,712 people in 2025, up 2.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 58,587 households. Median household income in the Jefferson City metro area is $74,030, 8% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.1%, 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. The Jefferson City metro area scores 58 for auto repair shops (upper middle), #129 of 387 scored metro areas.
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