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Auto repair shops in St. Louis County, MO
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for auto repair shops in St. Louis County, MO, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 59 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #755 of 2,378 scored counties
#24 of 85 scored counties in Missouri
- Listings
- 701
- 191 chain locations (27%)
- Official establishments
- 393
- −3.7% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $418.9M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,012 a household
- Spending per listing
- $598K
- 34% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 16.9
- 21% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 990,911
- −1.2% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 701 auto repair shops in St. Louis County. Chain locations make up 27% of them, against 16% across the U.S. That is 16.9 per 10,000 households, 21% below the U.S. rate of 21.5.
At $1,012 per household (6% above the U.S. average), households in St. Louis County spend about $418.9M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. Spread across 701 auto repair shops, that is $598K per shop, 34% above 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.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in St. Louis County was 393 in 2023, down 3.7% from 2019. That is one for every 1,053 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Official counts list 381 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 18 SBA-backed loans worth $9.3M have gone to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in St. Louis County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of St. Louis County declined 1.2%, against +3.1% for the U.S. For auto repair shops, St. Louis County has a Groundwork market score of 59 (upper middle): #755 of 2,378 scored counties and #24 of 85 scored counties in Missouri.
How St. Louis 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 | St. Louis County | Missouri | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 16.9 | 22.3 | 21.5 |
| Spending per listing | $598K | $474K | $445K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,053 | 863 | 955 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −3.7% | +1.6% | +2.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.2% | +1.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,012 | $1,058 | $958 |
| Median household income | $82,936 | $70,702 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 59 | 48 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 408 → 393−3.7% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 2,990
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $195.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 381Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 701191 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 942The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 18
- Amount
- $9.3M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in St. Louis 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 St. Louis County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 990,911−1.2% since 2020
- Households
- 413,849
- Median age
- 41.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 69%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 509 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,958
- Median household income
- $82,936+23.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $123,036
- Median home value
- $276,800
- Jobs located here
- 655,776
- Daytime population
- 1,175,839Residents 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 St. Louis 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 |
| 24St. Louis County, MO | 59 | 701 | 16.9 | $598K | −1.2% | #755 of 2,378 |
Other business types in St. Louis 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 St. Louis County, MO?
St. Louis County has 701 auto repair shops on map listings as of September 2026. 191 of them (27%) are chain locations. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. Official counts show 393 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in 2023, down 3.7% from 2019. Official counts also show 381 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in St. Louis County, MO spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $418.9M a year, or $1,012 per household. That is 6% above the U.S. average (an index of 106, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 701 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $598K per shop. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 413,849 households in St. Louis County and national spending patterns by income.
How does St. Louis County, MO compare with the U.S. for auto repair shops?
St. Louis County has 16.9 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 21% below the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $598K, 34% above the U.S. figure of $445K. At the national ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, St. Louis County would have about 942, against 701 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,053 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. The official count fell 3.7% from 2019 to 2023, against +2.1% for the U.S.
How fast is St. Louis County, MO growing?
Population estimates put St. Louis County at 990,911 people in 2025, down 1.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 413,849 households. The median household income in St. Louis County is $82,936 a year, 3% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 23.0% 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. St. Louis County scores 59 for auto repair shops (upper middle), #755 of 2,378 scored counties.
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