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Auto repair shops in Taney County, MO

How Taney 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 48 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,305 of 2,378 scored counties
#48 of 85 scored counties in Missouri

Listings
60
8 chain locations (13%)
Official establishments
24
−11.1% since 2019
Household spending a year
$23.9M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,050 a household
Spending per listing
$399K
10% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
26.3
22% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
57,001
+1.7% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 60 auto repair shops in Taney County. Of those, 8 are chain locations, or 13%, against 16% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 26.3, 22% above the U.S. rate of 21.5.

At $1,050 per household (10% above the U.S. average), households in Taney County spend about $23.9M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That is about $399K of household spending for each shop on map listings, 10% 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.

Official counts show 24 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Taney County in 2023, down 11.1% from 2019. That is one for every 950 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Another 54 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $1.2M have gone to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Taney County.

Population estimates put the population change in Taney County from 2020 to 2025 at +1.7%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for auto repair shops in Taney County is 48 (lower middle), #1,305 of 2,378 scored counties and #48 of 85 scored counties in Missouri.

How Taney 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 Taney County, MO compared with Missouri and the U.S.
MeasureTaney CountyMissouriU.S.
Listings per 10k households26.322.321.5
Spending per listing$399K$474K$445K
Households per official establishment950863955
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−11.1%+1.6%+2.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.7%+1.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$1,050$1,058$958
Median household income$56,497$70,702$80,734
Groundwork market score4848

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
27 → 24−11.1% over the period
Employees, 2023
105
Annual payroll, 2023
$5.2M
One-person businesses, 2023
54Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
608 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
54The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
2
Amount
$1.2M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Taney 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 Taney County

Population, 2025 estimate
57,001+1.7% since 2020
Households
22,788
Median age
43.5
Homes lived in by their owners
67%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
632 sq. mi.
People per square mile
89
Median household income
$56,497+22.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$78,677
Median home value
$218,800
Jobs located here
27,574
Daytime population
57,828Residents 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 Taney 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
48Taney County, MO486026.3$399K+1.7%#1,305 of 2,378

Other business types in Taney County

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

Questions

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

There are 60 auto repair shops on map listings in Taney County as of September 2026. 8 of them (13%) are chain locations. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. Official counts show 24 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in 2023, down 11.1% from 2019. Official counts list 54 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $23.9M a year, or $1,050 per household. That is 10% above the U.S. average (an index of 110, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 60 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $399K per shop. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 22,788 households in Taney County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Taney County has 26.3 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 22% above the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $399K, 10% below the U.S. figure of $445K. At the national ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, Taney County would have about 54, against 60 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 950 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. The official count fell 11.1% from 2019 to 2023, against +2.1% for the U.S.

How fast is Taney County, MO growing?

Population estimates put Taney County at 57,001 people in 2025, up 1.7% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 22,788 households. The median household income in Taney County is $56,497 a year, 30% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 22.7% 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. Taney County scores 48 for auto repair shops (lower middle), #1,305 of 2,378 scored counties.

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