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Auto repair shops in the Missoula, MT metro area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for auto repair shops in the Missoula, MT metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 53 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #181 of 387 scored metro areas
#3 of 5 scored metro areas based in Montana
- Listings
- 120
- 24 chain locations (20%)
- Official establishments
- 84
- +5.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $58.6M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,069 a household
- Spending per listing
- $488K
- 10% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 21.9
- 2% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 128,698
- +4.7% since 2020
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What this means
Households in the Missoula metro area spend about $58.6M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $1,069 per household, 12% above the U.S. average. That is about $488K of household spending for each shop on map listings, 10% above the U.S. figure of $445K. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops.
There are 120 auto repair shops on map listings in the Missoula metro area as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 20% of them, against 16% across the U.S. That comes to 21.9 for every 10,000 households, 2% above the U.S. rate of 21.5.
Official counts show 84 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in the Missoula metro area in 2023, up 5.0% from 2019. That is one for every 653 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Official counts also show 79 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 4 SBA-backed loans worth $3.4M have gone to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in the Missoula metro area.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Missoula metro area grew 4.7%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Missoula metro area scores 53 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for auto repair shops, ranking #181 of 387 scored metro areas and #3 of 5 scored metro areas based in Montana.
How the Missoula metro area compares
The same measures for Montana 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 | Missoula metro area | Montana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 21.9 | 26.1 | 21.5 |
| Spending per listing | $488K | $443K | $445K |
| Households per official establishment | 653 | 609 | 955 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +5.0% | +6.7% | +2.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.7% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,069 | $1,157 | $958 |
| Median household income | $74,989 | $72,509 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 53 | 49 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 84+5.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 381
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $20.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 79Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 12024 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 132The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 4
- Amount
- $3.4M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in the Missoula metro area, 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 the Missoula metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 128,698+4.7% since 2020
- Households
- 54,829
- Median age
- 39.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 60%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 3,813 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 33
- Median household income
- $74,989
- Average household income
- $102,725
- Median home value
- $466,400
- Jobs located here
- 67,485
- Daytime population
- 132,972Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Montana market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in Montana for auto repair shops, numbered among those based in Montana, with the Missoula metro area marked.
Top metro areas in Montana
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Bozeman, MT | 62 | 126 | 24.6 | $498K | +7.7% | #99 of 387 |
| 2Helena, MT | 57 | 98 | 25.1 | $471K | +7.7% | #142 of 387 |
| 3Missoula, MT | 53 | 120 | 21.9 | $488K | +4.7% | #181 of 387 |
| 4Billings, MT | 40 | 243 | 31.0 | $372K | +4.8% | #275 of 387 |
| 5Great Falls, MT | 34 | 96 | 27.0 | $403K | +0.7% | #308 of 387 |
Other business types in the Missoula metro area
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
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Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many auto repair shops are in the Missoula, MT metro area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 120 auto repair shops in the Missoula metro area. 24 of them (20%) are chain locations. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. Official counts show 84 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in 2023, up 5.0% from 2019. Another 79 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in the Missoula, MT metro area spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $58.6M a year, or $1,069 per household. That is 12% above the U.S. average (an index of 112, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 120 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $488K 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 54,829 households in the Missoula metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Missoula, MT metro area compare with the U.S. for auto repair shops?
The Missoula metro area has 21.9 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 2% above the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $488K, 10% above the U.S. figure of $445K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, the Missoula metro area would have about 132, against 120 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 653 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. The official count rose 5.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +2.1% for the U.S.
How fast is the Missoula, MT metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Missoula metro area at 128,698 people in 2025, up 4.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 54,829 households. Median household income in the Missoula metro area is $74,989, 7% below the U.S. median of $80,734.
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. The Missoula metro area scores 53 for auto repair shops (upper middle), #181 of 387 scored metro areas.
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