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Collision repair and body shops in St. Louis County, MO
How St. Louis 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 61 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #407 of 1,327 scored counties
#9 of 40 scored counties in Missouri
- Listings
- 100
- 30 chain locations (30%)
- Official establishments
- 94
- −9.6% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $418.9M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,012 a household
- Spending per listing
- $4.2M
- 36% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.4
- 23% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 990,911
- −1.2% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 100 collision repair and body shops in St. Louis County. 30 of them (30%) are chain locations, against 14% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 2.4, 23% below the U.S. rate of 3.1.
At $1,012 per household (6% above the U.S. average), households in St. Louis County spend about $418.9M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. Spread across 100 collision repair and body shops, that is $4.2M per shop, 36% 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.
In 2023, official counts showed 94 businesses with payroll in St. Louis County classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair, down 9.6% from 2019. That is one for every 4,403 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $575K has gone to businesses classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in St. Louis County.
Population estimates put the population change in St. Louis County from 2020 to 2025 at −1.2%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for collision repair and body shops in St. Louis County is 61 (upper middle), #407 of 1,327 scored counties and #9 of 40 scored counties in Missouri.
How St. Louis 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 | St. Louis County | Missouri | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.4 | 3.2 | 3.1 |
| Spending per listing | $4.2M | $3.3M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment | 4,403 | 3,004 | 3,689 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −9.6% | −0.5% | −0.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.2% | +1.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,012 | $1,058 | $958 |
| Median household income | $82,936 | $70,702 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 61 | 46 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 104 → 94−9.6% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,177
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $99.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 10030 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 136The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $575K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in St. Louis 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 St. Louis County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 990,911−1.2% since 2020
- Households
- 413,849
- Median age
- 41.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 69%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 509 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,958
- Median household income
- $82,936+23.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $123,036
- Median home value
- $276,800
- Jobs located here
- 655,776
- Daytime population
- 1,175,839Residents 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 |
Other business types in St. Louis 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 care60
- Auto repair shops59
- Collision repair and body shops61
- Car washes and detailing56
- Tire shops60
- Oil change and quick lube45
- Gas stations57
- Insurance agencies7
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 St. Louis County, MO?
There are 100 collision repair and body shops on map listings in St. Louis County as of September 2026. 30 of them (30%) are chain locations. The listings count collision repair and auto body shops. Official counts show 94 businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in 2023, down 9.6% from 2019.
How much do households in St. Louis County, MO spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $418.9M a year, or $1,012 per household. That is 6% above the U.S. average (an index of 106, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 100 collision repair and body shops on map listings, it comes to $4.2M 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 413,849 households in St. Louis County and national spending patterns by income.
How does St. Louis County, MO compare with the U.S. for collision repair and body shops?
St. Louis County 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 $4.2M, 36% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the national ratio of collision repair and body shops to household spending, St. Louis County would have about 136, against 100 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,403 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S. The official count fell 9.6% from 2019 to 2023, against −0.8% for the U.S.
How fast is St. Louis County, MO growing?
Population estimates put St. Louis County at 990,911 people in 2025, down 1.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 413,849 households. The median household income in St. Louis County is $82,936 a year, 3% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 23.0% 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. St. Louis County scores 61 for collision repair and body shops (upper middle), #407 of 1,327 scored counties.
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