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Auto repair shops in Laclede County, MO
How Laclede 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 32 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,965 of 2,378 scored counties
#73 of 85 scored counties in Missouri
- Listings
- 52
- 5 chain locations (10%)
- Official establishments
- 21
- +5.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $15.4M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,058 a household
- Spending per listing
- $296K
- 33% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 35.7
- 66% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 36,943
- +2.5% since 2020
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What this means
For auto repair shops, Laclede County has a Groundwork market score of 32 (lower middle): #1,965 of 2,378 scored counties and #73 of 85 scored counties in Missouri. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
As of September 2026, map listings count 52 auto repair shops in Laclede County. Chain locations make up 10% of them, against 16% across the U.S. That is 35.7 per 10,000 households, 66% above the U.S. rate of 21.5.
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Laclede County comes to about $15.4M a year: $1,058 per household, 10% above the U.S. average. Spread across 52 auto repair shops, that is $296K per shop, 33% 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.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Laclede County was 21 in 2023, up 5.0% from 2019. That is one for every 693 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Laclede County grew 2.5%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Laclede 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 | Laclede County | Missouri | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 35.7 | 22.3 | 21.5 |
| Spending per listing | $296K | $474K | $445K |
| Households per official establishment | 693 | 863 | 955 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +5.0% | +1.6% | +2.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.5% | +1.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,058 | $1,058 | $958 |
| Median household income | $53,282 | $70,702 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 32 | 48 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 20 → 21+5.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 48
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 82Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 525 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 35The 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 Laclede 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 Laclede County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 36,943+2.5% since 2020
- Households
- 14,558
- Median age
- 40.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 68%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 765 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 48
- Median household income
- $53,282+12.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $72,159
- Median home value
- $168,400
- Jobs located here
- 14,884
- Daytime population
- 36,882Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Missouri market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Missouri for auto repair shops, numbered among those based in Missouri, with Laclede County marked.
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 |
| 73Laclede County, MO | 32 | 52 | 35.7 | $296K | +2.5% | #1,965 of 2,378 |
Other business types in Laclede 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 Laclede County, MO?
Laclede County has 52 auto repair shops on map listings as of September 2026. 5 of them (10%) are chain locations. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. Official counts show 21 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in 2023, up 5.0% from 2019. Another 82 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Laclede County, MO spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $15.4M a year, or $1,058 per household. That is 10% above the U.S. average (an index of 110, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 52 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $296K per shop. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 14,558 households in Laclede County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Laclede County, MO compare with the U.S. for auto repair shops?
Laclede County has 35.7 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 66% above the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $296K, 33% below the U.S. figure of $445K. At the national ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, Laclede County would have about 35, against 52 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 693 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. The official count rose 5.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +2.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Laclede County, MO growing?
Population estimates put Laclede County at 36,943 people in 2025, up 2.5% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 14,558 households. The median household income in Laclede County is $53,282 a year, 34% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 12.8% 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. Laclede County scores 32 for auto repair shops (lower middle), #1,965 of 2,378 scored counties.
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