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Collision repair and body shops in Audrain County, MO

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

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 3.

Listings
3
1 chain location (33%)
Official establishments
3
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$9.8M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,062 a household
Spending per listing
$3.3M
6% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
3.3
6% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
24,528
−1.0% 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

At $1,062 per household (11% above the U.S. average), households in Audrain County spend about $9.8M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. Spread across 3 collision repair and body shops, that is $3.3M per shop, 6% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only collision repair and body shops.

There are 3 collision repair and body shops on map listings in Audrain County as of September 2026. That is 3.3 per 10,000 households, 6% above the U.S. rate of 3.1.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in Audrain County was 3 in 2023. That is one for every 3,073 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Audrain County declined 1.0%, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 3 collision repair and body shops on map listings, Audrain County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Audrain 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 collision repair and body 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.

Collision repair and body shops in Audrain County, MO compared with Missouri and the U.S.
MeasureAudrain CountyMissouriU.S.
Listings per 10k households3.33.23.1
Spending per listing$3.3M$3.3M$3.1M
Households per official establishment3,0733,0043,689
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−0.5%−0.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.0%+1.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$1,062$1,058$958
Median household income$59,448$70,702$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored46

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
3
Employees, 2023
17
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.2M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
31 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
3The 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 automotive body, paint and interior repair in Audrain 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 Audrain County

Population, 2025 estimate
24,528−1.0% since 2020
Households
9,219
Median age
40.1
Homes lived in by their owners
72%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
692 sq. mi.
People per square mile
35
Median household income
$59,448+34.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$71,893
Median home value
$143,100
Jobs located here
8,235
Daytime population
22,988Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Collision repair and body shops across Missouri

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The highest-scoring counties in Missouri for collision repair and body shops, numbered among those based in Missouri, with Audrain County marked.

Top counties in Missouri

Counties in Missouri ranked for collision repair and body shops by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Lincoln County, MO9462.6$4.8M+11.4%#3 of 1,327
2Boone County, MO79182.4$4.5M+4.2%#78 of 1,327
3Platte County, MO75133.0$4M+6.7%#133 of 1,327
4Johnson County, MO7483.8$3M+4.9%#147 of 1,327
5Clay County, MO73202.0$5.7M+4.3%#149 of 1,327
6St. Charles County, MO69513.2$3.8M+4.9%#240 of 1,327
7Cass County, MO68133.0$4.1M+7.1%#255 of 1,327
8Cole County, MO64113.5$3.1M+1.7%#354 of 1,327
9St. Louis County, MO611002.4$4.2M−1.2%#407 of 1,327
10Newton County, MO5983.6$3.3M+6.1%#454 of 1,327
Audrain County, MONot scored33.3$3.3M−1.0%

Other business types in Audrain County

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

Questions

How many collision repair and body shops are in Audrain County, MO?

As of September 2026, map listings count 3 collision repair and body shops in Audrain County. The listings count collision repair and auto body shops. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in 2023.

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

About $9.8M a year, or $1,062 per household. That is 11% above the U.S. average (an index of 111, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 3 collision repair and body shops on map listings, it comes to $3.3M per shop. That spending covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, which collision repair and body shops share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 9,219 households in Audrain County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Audrain County, MO compare with the U.S. for collision repair and body shops?

Audrain County has 3.3 collision repair and body shops per 10,000 households, 6% above the U.S. rate of 3.1. Spending per shop is $3.3M, 6% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of collision repair and body shops to household spending. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,073 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S.

How fast is Audrain County, MO growing?

Population estimates put Audrain County at 24,528 people in 2025, down 1.0% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 9,219 households. Median household income in Audrain County is $59,448, 26% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 34.3%, 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. Audrain County has no market score for collision repair and body shops: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 3.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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