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Collision repair and body shops in the Branson, MO area

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for collision repair and body shops in the Branson, MO area, set against other small-town markets and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 61 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #110 of 387 scored small-town markets
#4 of 16 scored small-town markets based in Missouri

Listings
7
1 chain location (14%)
Official establishments
8
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$23.9M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,050 a household
Spending per listing
$3.4M
11% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
3.1
In line with 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 7 collision repair and body shops in the Branson area. One of them (14%) is a chain location, against 14% across the U.S. That comes to 3.1 for every 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 3.1.

At $1,050 per household (10% above the U.S. average), households in the Branson area spend about $23.9M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. Spread across 7 collision repair and body shops, that is $3.4M per shop, 11% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. That spending covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, which collision repair and body shops share with other businesses in the trade.

In 2023, official counts showed 8 businesses with payroll in the Branson area classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair. That is one for every 2,849 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $990K has gone to businesses classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in the Branson area.

Population estimates put the population change in the Branson area from 2020 to 2025 at +1.7%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Branson area scores 61 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for collision repair and body shops, ranking #110 of 387 scored small-town markets and #4 of 16 scored small-town markets based in Missouri.

How the Branson area 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 Branson, MO area compared with Missouri and the U.S.
MeasureBranson areaMissouriU.S.
Listings per 10k households3.13.23.1
Spending per listing$3.4M$3.3M$3.1M
Households per official establishment2,8493,0043,689
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−0.5%−0.8%
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 score6146

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
8
Employees, 2023
42
Annual payroll, 2023
$2.4M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
71 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
8The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$990K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in the Branson 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 Branson area

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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Collision repair and body shops across Missouri

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The highest-scoring small-town markets in Missouri for collision repair and body shops, numbered among those based in Missouri, with the Branson area marked.

Top small-town markets in Missouri

Small-town markets in Missouri ranked for collision repair and body shops by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Warrensburg, MO8183.8$3M+4.9%#16 of 387
2Lebanon, MO6553.4$3.1M+2.5%#90 of 387
3Fort Leonard Wood, MO6363.6$3M+0.8%#105 of 387
4Branson, MO6173.1$3.4M+1.7%#110 of 387
5Sedalia, MO5784.7$2.3M+2.9%#139 of 387
6Farmington, MO52104.0$2.6M+2.1%#172 of 387
7Hannibal, MO4363.9$2.8M+0.4%#248 of 387
8Poplar Bluff, MO4195.4$1.7M−0.4%#267 of 387
9Sikeston, MO4084.0$2.6M−0.3%#269 of 387
10West Plains, MO3985.0$2.2M+2.5%#279 of 387

Other business types in the Branson area

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

Questions

How many collision repair and body shops are in the Branson, MO area?

The Branson area has 7 collision repair and body shops on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (14%) is a chain location. The listings count collision repair and auto body shops. Official counts show 8 businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in 2023.

How much do households in the Branson, MO area 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 7 collision repair and body shops on map listings, it comes to $3.4M per shop. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only collision repair and body shops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 22,788 households in the Branson area and national spending patterns by income.

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

The Branson area has 3.1 collision repair and body shops per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 3.1. Spending per shop is $3.4M, 11% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the national ratio of collision repair and body shops to household spending, the Branson area would have about 8, against 7 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,849 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S.

How fast is the Branson, MO area growing?

Population estimates put the Branson area 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 the Branson area 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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 Branson area scores 61 for collision repair and body shops (upper middle), #110 of 387 scored small-town markets.

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