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Collision repair and body shops in Cass County, MO

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 68 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #255 of 1,327 scored counties
#7 of 40 scored counties in Missouri

Listings
13
1 chain location (8%)
Official establishments
21
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$53.9M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,247 a household
Spending per listing
$4.1M
34% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
3.0
3% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
115,859
+7.1% 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 13 collision repair and body shops in Cass County. One of them (8%) is a chain location, against 14% across the U.S. That is 3.0 per 10,000 households, 3% below the U.S. rate of 3.1.

At $1,247 per household (30% above the U.S. average), households in Cass County spend about $53.9M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That is about $4.1M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 34% 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 21 businesses with payroll in Cass County classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair. That is one for every 2,057 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Cass County grew 7.1%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Cass County scores 68 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for collision repair and body shops, ranking #255 of 1,327 scored counties and #7 of 40 scored counties in Missouri. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Cass 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 Cass County, MO compared with Missouri and the U.S.
MeasureCass CountyMissouriU.S.
Listings per 10k households3.03.23.1
Spending per listing$4.1M$3.3M$3.1M
Households per official establishment2,0573,0043,689
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−0.5%−0.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025+7.1%+1.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$1,247$1,058$958
Median household income$87,535$70,702$80,734
Groundwork market score6846

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
19 → 21
Employees, 2023
63
Annual payroll, 2023
$3.3M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
131 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
18The 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 Cass 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 Cass County

Population, 2025 estimate
115,859+7.1% since 2020
Households
43,206
Median age
41.3
Homes lived in by their owners
76%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
697 sq. mi.
People per square mile
159
Median household income
$87,535+26.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$108,544
Median home value
$292,400
Jobs located here
30,659
Daytime population
87,642Residents 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 Cass 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

Other business types in Cass County

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

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Questions

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

Cass County has 13 collision repair and body shops on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (8%) is a chain location. The listings count collision repair and auto body shops. Official counts show 21 businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in 2023.

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

About $53.9M a year, or $1,247 per household. That is 30% above the U.S. average (an index of 130, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 13 collision repair and body shops on map listings, it comes to $4.1M 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 43,206 households in Cass County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Cass County has 3.0 collision repair and body shops per 10,000 households, 3% below the U.S. rate of 3.1. Spending per shop is $4.1M, 34% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the national ratio of collision repair and body shops to household spending, Cass County would have about 18, against 13 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,057 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S.

How fast is Cass County, MO growing?

Population estimates put Cass County at 115,859 people in 2025, up 7.1% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 43,206 households. The median household income in Cass County is $87,535 a year, 8% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 26.1% 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. Cass County scores 68 for collision repair and body shops (upper middle), #255 of 1,327 scored counties.

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