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Auto repair shops in Mississippi County, MO
The auto repair shops in Mississippi County, MO, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 55 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #930 of 2,378 scored counties
#32 of 85 scored counties in Missouri
- Listings
- 6
- 2 chain locations (33%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $4M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $901 a household
- Spending per listing
- $673K
- 51% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 13.4
- 38% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 12,003
- −1.1% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Mississippi County spend about $4M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $901 per household, 6% below the U.S. average. Spread across 6 auto repair shops, that is $673K per shop, 51% above the U.S. figure of $445K. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops.
There are 6 auto repair shops on map listings in Mississippi County as of September 2026. Of those, 2 are chain locations, or 33%, against 16% across the U.S. That comes to 13.4 for every 10,000 households, 38% below the U.S. rate of 21.5.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for mechanical, body and glass repair in Mississippi County, since they leave out counts under 3.
Population estimates put the population change in Mississippi County from 2020 to 2025 at −1.1%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for auto repair shops in Mississippi County is 55 (upper middle), #930 of 2,378 scored counties and #32 of 85 scored counties in Missouri.
How Mississippi 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 | Mississippi County | Missouri | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 13.4 | 22.3 | 21.5 |
| Spending per listing | $673K | $474K | $445K |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 863 | 955 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +1.6% | +2.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.1% | +1.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $901 | $1,058 | $958 |
| Median household income | $48,160 | $70,702 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 55 | 48 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- n/a
- Employees, 2023
- n/a
- Annual payroll, 2023
- n/a
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 0Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 62 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 9The 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 Mississippi 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 Mississippi County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 12,003−1.1% since 2020
- Households
- 4,482
- Median age
- 40.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 63%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 412 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 29
- Median household income
- $48,160+36.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $63,429
- Median home value
- $109,000
- Jobs located here
- 2,876
- Daytime population
- 10,139Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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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 |
| 32Mississippi County, MO | 55 | 6 | 13.4 | $673K | −1.1% | #930 of 2,378 |
Other business types in Mississippi 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 Mississippi County, MO?
As of September 2026, map listings count 6 auto repair shops in Mississippi County. 2 of them (33%) are chain locations. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. No official count is published for mechanical, body and glass repair in Mississippi County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Mississippi County, MO spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $4M a year, or $901 per household. That is 6% below the U.S. average (an index of 94, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 6 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $673K 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 4,482 households in Mississippi County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Mississippi County, MO compare with the U.S. for auto repair shops?
Mississippi County has 13.4 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 38% below the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $673K, 51% above the U.S. figure of $445K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, Mississippi County would have about 9, against 6 on map listings.
How fast is Mississippi County, MO growing?
Population estimates put Mississippi County at 12,003 people in 2025, down 1.1% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 4,482 households. Median household income in Mississippi County is $48,160, 40% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 36.2%, 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. Mississippi County scores 55 for auto repair shops (upper middle), #930 of 2,378 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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