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Auto repair shops in Pike County, MO
How Pike 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 44 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,485 of 2,378 scored counties
#55 of 85 scored counties in Missouri
- Listings
- 18
- 3 chain locations (17%)
- Official establishments
- 9
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $7M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,086 a household
- Spending per listing
- $388K
- 13% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 28.0
- 30% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 17,955
- +3.1% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 18 auto repair shops in Pike County. 3 of them (17%) are chain locations, against 16% across the U.S. That is 28.0 per 10,000 households, 30% above the U.S. rate of 21.5.
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Pike County comes to about $7M a year: $1,086 per household, 13% above the U.S. average. That is about $388K of household spending for each shop on map listings, 13% 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.
In 2023, official counts showed 9 businesses with payroll in Pike County classed as mechanical, body and glass repair. That is one for every 714 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Another 29 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
Population estimates show Pike County grew 3.1% from 2020 to 2025, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for auto repair shops in Pike County is 44 (lower middle), #1,485 of 2,378 scored counties and #55 of 85 scored counties in Missouri.
How Pike 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 | Pike County | Missouri | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 28.0 | 22.3 | 21.5 |
| Spending per listing | $388K | $474K | $445K |
| Households per official establishment | 714 | 863 | 955 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +1.6% | +2.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.1% | +1.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,086 | $1,058 | $958 |
| Median household income | $54,989 | $70,702 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 44 | 48 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 7 → 9
- Employees, 2023
- 30
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 29Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 183 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 16The 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 Pike 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 Pike County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 17,955+3.1% since 2020
- Households
- 6,424
- Median age
- 39.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 73%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 670 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 26
- Median household income
- $54,989+18.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $75,647
- Median home value
- $146,000
- Jobs located here
- 5,127
- Daytime population
- 15,665Residents 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 Pike 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 |
| 55Pike County, MO | 44 | 18 | 28.0 | $388K | +3.1% | #1,485 of 2,378 |
Other business types in Pike 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 Pike County, MO?
Pike County has 18 auto repair shops on map listings as of September 2026. 3 of them (17%) are chain locations. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. Official counts show 9 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in 2023. Official counts list 29 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Pike County, MO spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $7M a year, or $1,086 per household. That is 13% above the U.S. average (an index of 113, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 18 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $388K per shop. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 6,424 households in Pike County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Pike County, MO compare with the U.S. for auto repair shops?
Pike County has 28.0 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 30% above the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $388K, 13% below the U.S. figure of $445K. At the national ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, Pike County would have about 16, against 18 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 714 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S.
How fast is Pike County, MO growing?
Population estimates put Pike County at 17,955 people in 2025, up 3.1% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 6,424 households. The median household income in Pike County is $54,989 a year, 32% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 18.6% 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. Pike County scores 44 for auto repair shops (lower middle), #1,485 of 2,378 scored counties.
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