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Auto repair shops in Madison County, MO

How Madison 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 36 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,822 of 2,378 scored counties
#67 of 85 scored counties in Missouri

Listings
16
2 chain locations (13%)
Official establishments
7
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$5.3M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,133 a household
Spending per listing
$331K
25% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
34.2
59% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
12,858
+1.9% 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

Madison County scores 36 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for auto repair shops, ranking #1,822 of 2,378 scored counties and #67 of 85 scored counties in Missouri. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

As of September 2026, map listings count 16 auto repair shops in Madison County. Chain locations make up 13% of them, against 16% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 34.2, 59% above the U.S. rate of 21.5.

Households in Madison County spend about $5.3M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $1,133 per household, 18% above the U.S. average. That works out to $331K per shop, 25% 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.

Official counts show 7 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Madison County in 2023. That is one for every 669 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Madison County grew 1.9%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Madison 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 Madison County, MO compared with Missouri and the U.S.
MeasureMadison CountyMissouriU.S.
Listings per 10k households34.222.321.5
Spending per listing$331K$474K$445K
Households per official establishment669863955
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+1.6%+2.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.9%+1.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$1,133$1,058$958
Median household income$54,434$70,702$80,734
Groundwork market score3648

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
6 → 7
Employees, 2023
40
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.4M
One-person businesses, 2023
16Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
162 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
12The 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 Madison 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 Madison County

Population, 2025 estimate
12,858+1.9% since 2020
Households
4,683
Median age
42.1
Homes lived in by their owners
74%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
494 sq. mi.
People per square mile
26
Median household income
$54,434+24.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$79,030
Median home value
$159,000
Jobs located here
3,621
Daytime population
11,104Residents 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 Madison 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
67Madison County, MO361634.2$331K+1.9%#1,822 of 2,378

Other business types in Madison County

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

Questions

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

Madison County has 16 auto repair shops on map listings as of September 2026. 2 of them (13%) are chain locations. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. Official counts show 7 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in 2023. Another 16 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

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

About $5.3M a year, or $1,133 per household. That is 18% above the U.S. average (an index of 118, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 16 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $331K per shop. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 4,683 households in Madison County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Madison County has 34.2 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 59% above the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $331K, 25% below the U.S. figure of $445K. At the national ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, Madison County would have about 12, against 16 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 669 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S.

How fast is Madison County, MO growing?

Population estimates put Madison County at 12,858 people in 2025, up 1.9% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 4,683 households. The median household income in Madison County is $54,434 a year, 33% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 24.8% 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. Madison County scores 36 for auto repair shops (lower middle), #1,822 of 2,378 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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How the score works · Top markets for auto repair shops · All 56 business types in Madison County

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