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Collision repair and body shops in Lawrence County, MO

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

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 2.

Listings
2
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
5
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$16.4M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,125 a household
Spending per listing
$8.2M
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
1.4
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
39,401
+3.7% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 2 collision repair and body shops in Lawrence County. That is 1.4 per 10,000 households.

Households in Lawrence County spend about $16.4M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $1,125 per household, 17% above the U.S. average. Spread across 2 collision repair and body shops, that is $8.2M per shop. That spending covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, which collision repair and body shops share with other businesses in the trade.

Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in Lawrence County in 2023. That is one for every 2,920 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S.

Population estimates show Lawrence County grew 3.7% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 2 collision repair and body shops on map listings, Lawrence County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Lawrence 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 Lawrence County, MO compared with Missouri and the U.S.
MeasureLawrence CountyMissouriU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.43.23.1
Spending per listing$8.2M$3.3M$3.1M
Households per official establishment2,9203,0043,689
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−0.5%−0.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025+3.7%+1.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$1,125$1,058$958
Median household income$61,215$70,702$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored46

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
4 → 5
Employees, 2023
26
Annual payroll, 2023
$2.1M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
20 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
5The 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 Lawrence 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 Lawrence County

Population, 2025 estimate
39,401+3.7% since 2020
Households
14,602
Median age
40.2
Homes lived in by their owners
74%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
612 sq. mi.
People per square mile
63
Median household income
$61,215+36.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$74,676
Median home value
$175,100
Jobs located here
8,611
Daytime population
29,516Residents 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 Lawrence 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
Lawrence County, MONot scored21.4$8.2M+3.7%

Other business types in Lawrence County

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

Questions

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

There are 2 collision repair and body shops on map listings in Lawrence County as of September 2026. The listings count collision repair and auto body shops. Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in 2023.

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

About $16.4M a year, or $1,125 per household. That is 17% above the U.S. average (an index of 117, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 2 collision repair and body shops on map listings, it comes to $8.2M 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 14,602 households in Lawrence County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Lawrence County has 2 collision repair and body shops on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. At the national ratio of collision repair and body shops to household spending, Lawrence County would have about 5, against 2 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,920 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S.

How fast is Lawrence County, MO growing?

Population estimates put Lawrence County at 39,401 people in 2025, up 3.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 14,602 households. The median household income in Lawrence County is $61,215 a year, 24% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 36.8% 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. Lawrence County has no market score for collision repair and body shops: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 2.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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How the score works · Top markets for collision repair and body shops · All 56 business types in Lawrence County

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