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Auto repair shops in Ray County, MO
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for auto repair shops in Ray County, MO, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 55 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #945 of 2,378 scored counties
#33 of 85 scored counties in Missouri
- Listings
- 22
- 2 chain locations (9%)
- Official establishments
- 14
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $11.2M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,225 a household
- Spending per listing
- $508K
- 14% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 24.1
- 12% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 23,398
- +1.1% since 2020
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What this means
At $1,225 per household (28% above the U.S. average), households in Ray County spend about $11.2M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That is about $508K of household spending for each shop on map listings, 14% above the U.S. figure of $445K. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops.
There are 22 auto repair shops on map listings in Ray County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 9% of them, against 16% across the U.S. That is 24.1 per 10,000 households, 12% above the U.S. rate of 21.5.
In 2023, official counts showed 14 businesses with payroll in Ray County classed as mechanical, body and glass repair. That is one for every 651 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Official counts list 28 one-person businesses without payroll.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Ray County grew 1.1%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Ray County scores 55 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for auto repair shops, ranking #945 of 2,378 scored counties and #33 of 85 scored counties in Missouri.
How Ray 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 | Ray County | Missouri | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 24.1 | 22.3 | 21.5 |
| Spending per listing | $508K | $474K | $445K |
| Households per official establishment | 651 | 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 | $1,225 | $1,058 | $958 |
| Median household income | $74,573 | $70,702 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 55 | 48 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 11 → 14
- Employees, 2023
- 58
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 28Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 222 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 25The 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 Ray 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 Ray County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 23,398+1.1% since 2020
- Households
- 9,116
- Median age
- 42.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 77%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 569 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 41
- Median household income
- $74,573+20.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $92,338
- Median home value
- $198,800
- Jobs located here
- 4,281
- Daytime population
- 16,549Residents 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 Ray 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 |
| 33Ray County, MO | 55 | 22 | 24.1 | $508K | +1.1% | #945 of 2,378 |
Other business types in Ray 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 Ray County, MO?
As of September 2026, map listings count 22 auto repair shops in Ray County. 2 of them (9%) are chain locations. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. Official counts show 14 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in 2023. Official counts also show 28 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Ray County, MO spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $11.2M a year, or $1,225 per household. That is 28% above the U.S. average (an index of 128, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 22 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $508K 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 9,116 households in Ray County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Ray County, MO compare with the U.S. for auto repair shops?
Ray County has 24.1 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 12% above the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $508K, 14% above the U.S. figure of $445K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, Ray County would have about 25, against 22 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 651 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S.
How fast is Ray County, MO growing?
Population estimates put Ray County at 23,398 people in 2025, up 1.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 9,116 households. Median household income in Ray County is $74,573, 8% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 20.4%, 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. Ray County scores 55 for auto repair shops (upper middle), #945 of 2,378 scored counties.
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