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Auto repair shops in Lincoln County, MO

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 67 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #478 of 2,378 scored counties
#14 of 85 scored counties in Missouri

Listings
61
7 chain locations (11%)
Official establishments
29
+16.0% since 2019
Household spending a year
$28.8M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,264 a household
Spending per listing
$473K
6% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
26.7
24% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
66,676
+11.4% 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 Lincoln County spend about $28.8M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $1,264 per household, 32% above the U.S. average. That is about $473K of household spending for each shop on map listings, 6% above the U.S. figure of $445K. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops.

Lincoln County has 61 auto repair shops on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 7 are chain locations, or 11%, against 16% across the U.S. That comes to 26.7 for every 10,000 households, 24% above the U.S. rate of 21.5.

In 2023, official counts showed 29 businesses with payroll in Lincoln County classed as mechanical, body and glass repair, up 16.0% from 2019. That is one for every 787 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Another 67 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $316K have gone to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Lincoln County.

Population estimates put the population change in Lincoln County from 2020 to 2025 at +11.4%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For auto repair shops, Lincoln County has a Groundwork market score of 67 (upper middle): #478 of 2,378 scored counties and #14 of 85 scored counties in Missouri. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Lincoln 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 Lincoln County, MO compared with Missouri and the U.S.
MeasureLincoln CountyMissouriU.S.
Listings per 10k households26.722.321.5
Spending per listing$473K$474K$445K
Households per official establishment787863955
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+16.0%+1.6%+2.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+11.4%+1.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$1,264$1,058$958
Median household income$89,278$70,702$80,734
Groundwork market score6748

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
25 → 29+16.0% over the period
Employees, 2023
114
Annual payroll, 2023
$6.7M
One-person businesses, 2023
67Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
617 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
65The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
3
Amount
$316K

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

Population, 2025 estimate
66,676+11.4% since 2020
Households
22,817
Median age
38.7
Homes lived in by their owners
79%
Vehicles per household
2.2
Land area
627 sq. mi.
People per square mile
101
Median household income
$89,278+39.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$100,506
Median home value
$244,300
Jobs located here
12,499
Daytime population
43,211Residents 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 Lincoln 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
14Lincoln County, MO676126.7$473K+11.4%#478 of 2,378

Other business types in Lincoln County

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

Questions

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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 61 auto repair shops in Lincoln County. 7 of them (11%) are chain locations. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. Official counts show 29 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in 2023, up 16.0% from 2019. Official counts list 67 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $28.8M a year, or $1,264 per household. That is 32% above the U.S. average (an index of 132, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 61 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $473K 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 22,817 households in Lincoln County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Lincoln County has 26.7 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 24% above the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $473K, 6% above the U.S. figure of $445K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, Lincoln County would have about 65, against 61 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 787 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. The official count rose 16.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +2.1% for the U.S.

How fast is Lincoln County, MO growing?

Population estimates put Lincoln County at 66,676 people in 2025, up 11.4% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 22,817 households. Median household income in Lincoln County is $89,278, 11% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 39.1%, 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. Lincoln County scores 67 for auto repair shops (upper middle), #478 of 2,378 scored counties.

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