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Collision repair and body shops in Nodaway County, MO

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 22 out of 100: Low

Ranked #1,230 of 1,327 scored counties
#39 of 40 scored counties in Missouri

Listings
6
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
4
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$9.6M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,136 a household
Spending per listing
$1.6M
48% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
7.1
2.3 times the U.S.
Population, 2025
20,174
−4.0% 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

Nodaway County scores 22 (low) on the Groundwork market score for collision repair and body shops, ranking #1,230 of 1,327 scored counties and #39 of 40 scored counties in Missouri. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

As of September 2026, map listings count 6 collision repair and body shops in Nodaway County. None of them are chain locations, against 14% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 7.1, 2.3 times the U.S. rate of 3.1.

Households in Nodaway County spend about $9.6M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $1,136 per household, 19% above the U.S. average. That is about $1.6M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 48% 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.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in Nodaway County was 4 in 2023. That is one for every 2,115 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S. Population estimates show Nodaway County declined 4.0% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How Nodaway 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 Nodaway County, MO compared with Missouri and the U.S.
MeasureNodaway CountyMissouriU.S.
Listings per 10k households7.13.23.1
Spending per listing$1.6M$3.3M$3.1M
Households per official establishment2,1153,0043,689
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−0.5%−0.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025−4.0%+1.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$1,136$1,058$958
Median household income$59,315$70,702$80,734
Groundwork market score2246

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
4 → 4
Employees, 2023
19
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.2M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
60 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
3The 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 Nodaway 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 Nodaway County

Population, 2025 estimate
20,174−4.0% since 2020
Households
8,460
Median age
37.9
Homes lived in by their owners
62%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
877 sq. mi.
People per square mile
24
Median household income
$59,315+34.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$74,940
Median home value
$177,500
Jobs located here
7,882
Daytime population
19,405Residents 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 Nodaway 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
39Nodaway County, MO2267.1$1.6M−4.0%#1,230 of 1,327

Other business types in Nodaway 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 Nodaway County, MO?

Nodaway County has 6 collision repair and body shops on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count collision repair and auto body shops. Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in 2023.

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

About $9.6M a year, or $1,136 per household. That is 19% above the U.S. average (an index of 119, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 6 collision repair and body shops on map listings, it comes to $1.6M 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 8,460 households in Nodaway County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Nodaway County has 7.1 collision repair and body shops per 10,000 households, 2.3 times the U.S. rate of 3.1. Spending per shop is $1.6M, 48% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the national ratio of collision repair and body shops to household spending, Nodaway County would have about 3, against 6 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,115 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S.

How fast is Nodaway County, MO growing?

Population estimates put Nodaway County at 20,174 people in 2025, down 4.0% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 8,460 households. The median household income in Nodaway County is $59,315 a year, 27% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 34.1% 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. Nodaway County scores 22 for collision repair and body shops (low), #1,230 of 1,327 scored counties.

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