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Collision repair and body shops in the Columbia, MO metro area
How the Columbia, MO metro area compares with other metro areas and the U.S. for collision repair and body shops: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 72 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #46 of 381 scored metro areas
#1 of 8 scored metro areas based in Missouri
- Listings
- 21
- 3 chain locations (14%)
- Official establishments
- 21
- −4.8% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $93M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,076 a household
- Spending per listing
- $4.4M
- 44% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.4
- 23% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 219,062
- +3.9% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 21 collision repair and body shops in the Columbia metro area. Chain locations make up 14% of them, against 14% across the U.S. That is 2.4 per 10,000 households, 23% below the U.S. rate of 3.1.
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in the Columbia metro area comes to about $93M a year: $1,076 per household, 12% above the U.S. average. That works out to $4.4M per shop, 44% 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.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in the Columbia metro area was 21 in 2023, down 4.8% from 2019. That is one for every 4,114 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $1.6M have gone to businesses classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in the Columbia metro area.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Columbia metro area grew 3.9%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Columbia metro area scores 72 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for collision repair and body shops, ranking #46 of 381 scored metro areas and #1 of 8 scored metro areas based in Missouri. That puts it in the top quarter of metro areas.
How the Columbia metro 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.
| Measure | Columbia metro area | Missouri | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.4 | 3.2 | 3.1 |
| Spending per listing | $4.4M | $3.3M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment | 4,114 | 3,004 | 3,689 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −4.8% | −0.5% | −0.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.9% | +1.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,076 | $1,058 | $958 |
| Median household income | $72,340 | $70,702 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 72 | 46 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 21−4.8% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 129
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $7.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 213 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 30The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $1.6M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in the Columbia 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 Columbia metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 219,062+3.9% since 2020
- Households
- 86,393
- Median age
- 36.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 60%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 1,714 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 125
- Median household income
- $72,340+32.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $97,624
- Median home value
- $258,700
- Jobs located here
- 114,165
- Daytime population
- 231,692Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Missouri market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in Missouri for collision repair and body shops, numbered among those based in Missouri, with the Columbia metro area marked.
Top metro areas in Missouri
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Columbia, MO | 72 | 21 | 2.4 | $4.4M | +3.9% | #46 of 381 |
| 2Kansas City, MO-KS | 70 | 224 | 2.5 | $4.4M | +3.4% | #57 of 381 |
| 3Jefferson City, MO | 64 | 17 | 2.9 | $4M | +2.2% | #97 of 381 |
| 4Springfield, MO | 47 | 64 | 3.2 | $3.3M | +5.1% | #216 of 381 |
| 5St. Louis, MO-IL | 43 | 354 | 3.1 | $3.4M | −0.2% | #245 of 381 |
| 6Cape Girardeau, MO-IL | 42 | 13 | 3.4 | $3.2M | +1.7% | #250 of 381 |
| 7Joplin, MO-KS | 36 | 33 | 4.2 | $2.6M | +3.9% | #289 of 381 |
| 8St. Joseph, MO-KS | 34 | 21 | 4.5 | $2.4M | −2.0% | #308 of 381 |
Other business types in the Columbia metro area
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 care73
- Auto repair shops74
- Collision repair and body shops72
- Car washes and detailing62
- Tire shops68
- Oil change and quick lube
- Gas stations57
- Insurance agencies22
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 the Columbia, MO metro area?
The Columbia metro area has 21 collision repair and body shops on map listings as of September 2026. 3 of them (14%) are chain locations. 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, down 4.8% from 2019.
How much do households in the Columbia, MO metro area spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $93M a year, or $1,076 per household. That is 12% above the U.S. average (an index of 112, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 21 collision repair and body shops on map listings, it comes to $4.4M 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 86,393 households in the Columbia metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Columbia, MO metro area compare with the U.S. for collision repair and body shops?
The Columbia metro area has 2.4 collision repair and body shops per 10,000 households, 23% below the U.S. rate of 3.1. Spending per shop is $4.4M, 44% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the national ratio of collision repair and body shops to household spending, the Columbia metro area would have about 30, against 21 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,114 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S. The official count fell 4.8% from 2019 to 2023, against −0.8% for the U.S.
How fast is the Columbia, MO metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Columbia metro area at 219,062 people in 2025, up 3.9% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 86,393 households. The median household income in the Columbia metro area is $72,340 a year, 10% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 32.0% 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. The Columbia metro area scores 72 for collision repair and body shops (upper middle), #46 of 381 scored metro areas.
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