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Auto repair shops in Warren County, MO

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 77 out of 100: High

Ranked #178 of 2,378 scored counties
#4 of 85 scored counties in Missouri

Listings
32
6 chain locations (19%)
Official establishments
15
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$17.8M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,288 a household
Spending per listing
$557K
25% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
23.1
7% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
39,016
+9.2% 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

For auto repair shops, Warren County has a Groundwork market score of 77 (high): #178 of 2,378 scored counties and #4 of 85 scored counties in Missouri. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for auto repair shops.

As of September 2026, map listings count 32 auto repair shops in Warren County. Of those, 6 are chain locations, or 19%, against 16% across the U.S. That comes to 23.1 for every 10,000 households, 7% above the U.S. rate of 21.5.

At $1,288 per household (34% above the U.S. average), households in Warren County spend about $17.8M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That works out to $557K per shop, 25% 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.

In 2023, official counts showed 15 businesses with payroll in Warren County classed as mechanical, body and glass repair. That is one for every 923 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $1.4M has gone to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Warren County. Population estimates show Warren County grew 9.2% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Warren 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 Warren County, MO compared with Missouri and the U.S.
MeasureWarren CountyMissouriU.S.
Listings per 10k households23.122.321.5
Spending per listing$557K$474K$445K
Households per official establishment923863955
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+1.6%+2.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+9.2%+1.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$1,288$1,058$958
Median household income$81,209$70,702$80,734
Groundwork market score7748

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
13 → 15
Employees, 2023
45
Annual payroll, 2023
$2.2M
One-person businesses, 2023
40Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
326 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
40The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$1.4M

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

Population, 2025 estimate
39,016+9.2% since 2020
Households
13,845
Median age
42.4
Homes lived in by their owners
80%
Vehicles per household
2.2
Land area
429 sq. mi.
People per square mile
87
Median household income
$81,209+35.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$99,746
Median home value
$260,400
Jobs located here
7,763
Daytime population
26,353Residents 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 Warren 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

Other business types in Warren County

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

Questions

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

Warren County has 32 auto repair shops on map listings as of September 2026. 6 of them (19%) are chain locations. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. Official counts show 15 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in 2023. Official counts also show 40 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $17.8M a year, or $1,288 per household. That is 34% above the U.S. average (an index of 134, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 32 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $557K per shop. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 13,845 households in Warren County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Warren County has 23.1 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 7% above the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $557K, 25% above the U.S. figure of $445K. At the national ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, Warren County would have about 40, against 32 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 923 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S.

How fast is Warren County, MO growing?

Population estimates put Warren County at 39,016 people in 2025, up 9.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 13,845 households. The median household income in Warren County is $81,209 a year, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 35.1% 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. Warren County scores 77 for auto repair shops (high), #178 of 2,378 scored counties.

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