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Collision repair and body shops in Howell County, MO
How Howell 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 35 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,003 of 1,327 scored counties
#31 of 40 scored counties in Missouri
- Listings
- 8
- 1 chain location (13%)
- Official establishments
- 13
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $17.6M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,101 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.2M
- 29% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.0
- 61% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 40,798
- +2.5% since 2020
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What this means
For collision repair and body shops, Howell County has a Groundwork market score of 35 (lower middle): #1,003 of 1,327 scored counties and #31 of 40 scored counties in Missouri. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
As of September 2026, map listings count 8 collision repair and body shops in Howell County. One of them (13%) is a chain location, against 14% across the U.S. That is 5.0 per 10,000 households, 61% above the U.S. rate of 3.1.
At $1,101 per household (15% above the U.S. average), households in Howell County spend about $17.6M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That is about $2.2M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 29% below 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 13 businesses with payroll in Howell County classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair. That is one for every 1,228 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Howell County from 2020 to 2025 at +2.5%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Howell 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 | Howell County | Missouri | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.0 | 3.2 | 3.1 |
| Spending per listing | $2.2M | $3.3M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,228 | 3,004 | 3,689 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −0.5% | −0.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.5% | +1.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,101 | $1,058 | $958 |
| Median household income | $50,993 | $70,702 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 35 | 46 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 10 → 13
- Employees, 2023
- 52
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 81 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 6The 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 Howell 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 Howell County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 40,798+2.5% since 2020
- Households
- 15,965
- Median age
- 41.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 70%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 927 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 44
- Median household income
- $50,993+32.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $66,539
- Median home value
- $173,000
- Jobs located here
- 15,317
- Daytime population
- 40,659Residents 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 |
| 31Howell County, MO | 35 | 8 | 5.0 | $2.2M | +2.5% | #1,003 of 1,327 |
Other business types in Howell 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 care30
- Auto repair shops29
- Collision repair and body shops35
- Car washes and detailing39
- Tire shops30
- Oil change and quick lube
- Gas stations46
- Insurance agencies21
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 Howell County, MO?
Howell County has 8 collision repair and body shops on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (13%) is a chain location. The listings count collision repair and auto body shops. Official counts show 13 businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in 2023.
How much do households in Howell County, MO spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $17.6M a year, or $1,101 per household. That is 15% above the U.S. average (an index of 115, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 8 collision repair and body shops on map listings, it comes to $2.2M 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 15,965 households in Howell County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Howell County, MO compare with the U.S. for collision repair and body shops?
Howell County has 5.0 collision repair and body shops per 10,000 households, 61% above the U.S. rate of 3.1. Spending per shop is $2.2M, 29% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the national ratio of collision repair and body shops to household spending, Howell County would have about 6, against 8 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,228 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S.
How fast is Howell County, MO growing?
Population estimates put Howell County at 40,798 people in 2025, up 2.5% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 15,965 households. The median household income in Howell County is $50,993 a year, 37% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 32.9% 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. Howell County scores 35 for collision repair and body shops (lower middle), #1,003 of 1,327 scored counties.
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