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Collision repair and body shops in Vernon County, MO
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for collision repair and body shops in Vernon County, MO, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score
Not scored
The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 1.
- Listings
- 1
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 4
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $8.5M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,092 a household
- Spending per listing
- $8.5M
- Too few listings to compare
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.3
- Too few listings to compare
- Population, 2025
- 19,946
- +1.5% since 2020
See the collision repair and body shops around any address in Vernon County
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 1 collision repair or body shop in Vernon County. That is 1.3 per 10,000 households.
Households in Vernon County spend about $8.5M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $1,092 per household, 14% above the U.S. average. That is about $8.5M of household spending for each shop on map listings. 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 Vernon County was 4 in 2023. That is one for every 1,939 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Vernon County grew 1.5%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 1 collision repair or body shop on map listings, Vernon County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.
How Vernon 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 | Vernon County | Missouri | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.3 | 3.2 | 3.1 |
| Spending per listing | $8.5M | $3.3M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,939 | 3,004 | 3,689 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −0.5% | −0.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.5% | +1.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,092 | $1,058 | $958 |
| Median household income | $52,230 | $70,702 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | Not scored | 46 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 5 → 4
- Employees, 2023
- 12
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $561K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 10 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 Vernon 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 Vernon County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 19,946+1.5% since 2020
- Households
- 7,754
- Median age
- 42.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 826 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 24
- Median household income
- $52,230+20.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $65,264
- Median home value
- $158,800
- Jobs located here
- 6,588
- Daytime population
- 17,757Residents 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 |
| Vernon County, MO | Not scored | 1 | 1.3 | $8.5M | +1.5% |
Other business types in Vernon 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 care45
- Auto repair shops45
- Collision repair and body shops
- Car washes and detailing
- Tire shops29
- Oil change and quick lube
- Gas stations35
- 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 Vernon County, MO?
Vernon County has 1 collision repair or body shop on map listings as of September 2026. 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 Vernon County, MO spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $8.5M a year, or $1,092 per household. That is 14% above the U.S. average (an index of 114, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1 collision repair or body shop on map listings, it comes to $8.5M 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 7,754 households in Vernon County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Vernon County, MO compare with the U.S. for collision repair and body shops?
Vernon County has 1 collision repair or body shop 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, Vernon County would have about 3, against 1 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,939 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S.
How fast is Vernon County, MO growing?
Population estimates put Vernon County at 19,946 people in 2025, up 1.5% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 7,754 households. The median household income in Vernon County is $52,230 a year, 35% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 20.7% 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. Vernon County has no market score for collision repair and body shops: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 1.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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