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Collision repair and body shops in Buchanan County, MO
How Buchanan County, MO compares with other counties and the U.S. for collision repair and body shops: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 42 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #855 of 1,327 scored counties
#25 of 40 scored counties in Missouri
- Listings
- 14
- 2 chain locations (14%)
- Official establishments
- 8
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $34M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,016 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.4M
- 21% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.2
- 35% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 83,540
- −1.1% since 2020
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What this means
At $1,016 per household (6% above the U.S. average), households in Buchanan County spend about $34M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That is about $2.4M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 21% below 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 14 collision repair and body shops on map listings in Buchanan County as of September 2026. 2 of them (14%) are chain locations, against 14% across the U.S. That comes to 4.2 for every 10,000 households, 35% above the U.S. rate of 3.1.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in Buchanan County was 8 in 2023. That is one for every 4,180 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S.
Population estimates show Buchanan County declined 1.1% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for collision repair and body shops in Buchanan County is 42 (lower middle), #855 of 1,327 scored counties and #25 of 40 scored counties in Missouri.
How Buchanan 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.
| Measure | Buchanan County | Missouri | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.2 | 3.2 | 3.1 |
| Spending per listing | $2.4M | $3.3M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment | 4,180 | 3,004 | 3,689 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −0.5% | −0.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.1% | +1.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,016 | $1,058 | $958 |
| Median household income | $62,158 | $70,702 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 42 | 46 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 8 → 8
- Employees, 2023
- 70
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 142 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 11The 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 Buchanan 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 Buchanan County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 83,540−1.1% since 2020
- Households
- 33,439
- Median age
- 40.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 66%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 408 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 205
- Median household income
- $62,158+19.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $82,732
- Median home value
- $166,300
- Jobs located here
- 45,678
- Daytime population
- 92,127Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Missouri
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Lincoln County, MO | 94 | 6 | 2.6 | $4.8M | +11.4% | #3 of 1,327 |
| 2Boone County, MO | 79 | 18 | 2.4 | $4.5M | +4.2% | #78 of 1,327 |
| 3Platte County, MO | 75 | 13 | 3.0 | $4M | +6.7% | #133 of 1,327 |
| 4Johnson County, MO | 74 | 8 | 3.8 | $3M | +4.9% | #147 of 1,327 |
| 5Clay County, MO | 73 | 20 | 2.0 | $5.7M | +4.3% | #149 of 1,327 |
| 6St. Charles County, MO | 69 | 51 | 3.2 | $3.8M | +4.9% | #240 of 1,327 |
| 7Cass County, MO | 68 | 13 | 3.0 | $4.1M | +7.1% | #255 of 1,327 |
| 8Cole County, MO | 64 | 11 | 3.5 | $3.1M | +1.7% | #354 of 1,327 |
| 9St. Louis County, MO | 61 | 100 | 2.4 | $4.2M | −1.2% | #407 of 1,327 |
| 10Newton County, MO | 59 | 8 | 3.6 | $3.3M | +6.1% | #454 of 1,327 |
| 25Buchanan County, MO | 42 | 14 | 4.2 | $2.4M | −1.1% | #855 of 1,327 |
Other business types in Buchanan County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
- Auto repair and car care36
- Auto repair shops36
- Collision repair and body shops42
- Car washes and detailing48
- Tire shops49
- Oil change and quick lube
- Gas stations25
- Insurance agencies10
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many collision repair and body shops are in Buchanan County, MO?
As of September 2026, map listings count 14 collision repair and body shops in Buchanan County. 2 of them (14%) are chain locations. 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 Buchanan County, MO spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $34M a year, or $1,016 per household. That is 6% above the U.S. average (an index of 106, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 14 collision repair and body shops on map listings, it comes to $2.4M 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 33,439 households in Buchanan County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Buchanan County, MO compare with the U.S. for collision repair and body shops?
Buchanan County has 4.2 collision repair and body shops per 10,000 households, 35% above the U.S. rate of 3.1. Spending per shop is $2.4M, 21% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the U.S. ratio of collision repair and body shops to household spending, Buchanan County would have about 11, against 14 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,180 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S.
How fast is Buchanan County, MO growing?
Population estimates put Buchanan County at 83,540 people in 2025, down 1.1% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 33,439 households. Median household income in Buchanan County is $62,158, 23% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 19.7%, 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. Buchanan County scores 42 for collision repair and body shops (lower middle), #855 of 1,327 scored counties.
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