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Collision repair and body shops in Polk County, MO
The collision repair and body shops in Polk County, MO, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 59 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #470 of 1,327 scored counties
#11 of 40 scored counties in Missouri
- Listings
- 6
- 1 chain location (17%)
- Official establishments
- 3
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $14M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,157 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.3M
- 25% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.0
- 61% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 33,604
- +6.3% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 6 collision repair and body shops in Polk County. One of them (17%) 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.
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Polk County comes to about $14M a year: $1,157 per household, 21% above the U.S. average. Spread across 6 collision repair and body shops, that is $2.3M per shop, 25% 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 3 businesses with payroll in Polk County classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair. That is one for every 4,020 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $140K has gone to businesses classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in Polk County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Polk County grew 6.3%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for collision repair and body shops in Polk County is 59 (upper middle), #470 of 1,327 scored counties and #11 of 40 scored counties in Missouri.
How Polk 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 | Polk County | Missouri | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.0 | 3.2 | 3.1 |
| Spending per listing | $2.3M | $3.3M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment | 4,020 | 3,004 | 3,689 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −0.5% | −0.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +6.3% | +1.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,157 | $1,058 | $958 |
| Median household income | $59,647 | $70,702 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 59 | 46 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 3
- Employees, 2023
- 14
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $766K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 61 chain location
- 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
- 1
- Amount
- $140K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in Polk 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 Polk County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 33,604+6.3% since 2020
- Households
- 12,059
- Median age
- 39.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 72%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 636 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 51
- Median household income
- $59,647+30.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $80,496
- Median home value
- $205,800
- Jobs located here
- 10,220
- Daytime population
- 28,041Residents 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 |
| 11Polk County, MO | 59 | 6 | 5.0 | $2.3M | +6.3% | #470 of 1,327 |
Other business types in Polk 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 care65
- Auto repair shops54
- Collision repair and body shops59
- Car washes and detailing
- Tire shops54
- Oil change and quick lube
- Gas stations55
- Insurance agencies45
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 Polk County, MO?
There are 6 collision repair and body shops on map listings in Polk County as of September 2026. One of them (17%) is a chain location. The listings count collision repair and auto body shops. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in 2023.
How much do households in Polk County, MO spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $14M a year, or $1,157 per household. That is 21% above the U.S. average (an index of 121, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 6 collision repair and body shops on map listings, it comes to $2.3M 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 12,059 households in Polk County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Polk County, MO compare with the U.S. for collision repair and body shops?
Polk 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 $2.3M, 25% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the national ratio of collision repair and body shops to household spending, Polk County would have about 5, against 6 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,020 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S.
How fast is Polk County, MO growing?
Population estimates put Polk County at 33,604 people in 2025, up 6.3% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 12,059 households. The median household income in Polk County is $59,647 a year, 26% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 30.6% 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. Polk County scores 59 for collision repair and body shops (upper middle), #470 of 1,327 scored counties.
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