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Auto repair shops in Stoddard County, MO

The auto repair shops in Stoddard County, MO, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 41 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,611 of 2,378 scored counties
#62 of 85 scored counties in Missouri

Listings
33
5 chain locations (15%)
Official establishments
12
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$12.4M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,072 a household
Spending per listing
$376K
15% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
28.5
33% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
28,284
−1.3% 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

Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Stoddard County comes to about $12.4M a year: $1,072 per household, 12% above the U.S. average. Spread across 33 auto repair shops, that is $376K per shop, 15% below the U.S. figure of $445K. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops.

Stoddard County has 33 auto repair shops on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 5 are chain locations, or 15%, against 16% across the U.S. That comes to 28.5 for every 10,000 households, 33% above the U.S. rate of 21.5.

Official counts show 12 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Stoddard County in 2023. That is one for every 965 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Official counts also show 46 one-person businesses without payroll.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Stoddard County declined 1.3%, against +3.1% for the U.S. For auto repair shops, Stoddard County has a Groundwork market score of 41 (lower middle): #1,611 of 2,378 scored counties and #62 of 85 scored counties in Missouri.

How Stoddard 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 Stoddard County, MO compared with Missouri and the U.S.
MeasureStoddard CountyMissouriU.S.
Listings per 10k households28.522.321.5
Spending per listing$376K$474K$445K
Households per official establishment965863955
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+1.6%+2.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.3%+1.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$1,072$1,058$958
Median household income$57,957$70,702$80,734
Groundwork market score4148

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
12 → 12
Employees, 2023
45
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.7M
One-person businesses, 2023
46Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
335 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
28The 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 Stoddard 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 Stoddard County

Population, 2025 estimate
28,284−1.3% since 2020
Households
11,585
Median age
41.8
Homes lived in by their owners
72%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
823 sq. mi.
People per square mile
35
Median household income
$57,957+41.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$72,528
Median home value
$143,300
Jobs located here
10,266
Daytime population
26,787Residents 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 Stoddard 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
62Stoddard County, MO413328.5$376K−1.3%#1,611 of 2,378

Other business types in Stoddard County

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

Questions

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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 33 auto repair shops in Stoddard County. 5 of them (15%) are chain locations. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. Official counts show 12 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in 2023. Another 46 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

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

About $12.4M a year, or $1,072 per household. That is 12% above the U.S. average (an index of 112, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 33 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $376K 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 11,585 households in Stoddard County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Stoddard County has 28.5 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 33% above the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $376K, 15% below the U.S. figure of $445K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, Stoddard County would have about 28, against 33 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 965 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S.

How fast is Stoddard County, MO growing?

Population estimates put Stoddard County at 28,284 people in 2025, down 1.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 11,585 households. Median household income in Stoddard County is $57,957, 28% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 41.2%, 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. Stoddard County scores 41 for auto repair shops (lower middle), #1,611 of 2,378 scored counties.

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