Market rankings · Arkansas

Auto repair and car care businesses in Arkansas

Every metro area, small-town market and county in Arkansas, ranked by the Groundwork market score for auto repair and car care businesses, with competitor counts and household spending for each.

Listings: 4,750; 1,230 chain locations (26%)
Official establishments: 1,705; +10.6% since 2019
Household spending a year: $1.1B; On vehicle maintenance and repairs
Listings per 10k households: 39.4; 10% above the U.S.
Spending per listing: $225K; 16% below the U.S.
Rank among states: #41 of 51; Market score 38 · Lower middle

A site report maps the auto repair and car care businesses on map listings around any address in Arkansas by name and distance, and the spending within reach.

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What this means

Arkansas has 4,750 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 26% of them, against 24% across the U.S. That comes to 39.4 for every 10,000 households, 10% above the U.S. rate of 35.7.

At $886 per household (8% below the U.S. average), households in Arkansas spend about $1.1B a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That works out to $225K per business, 16% below the U.S. figure of $269K.

In 2023, official counts showed 1,705 businesses with payroll in Arkansas classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers, up 10.6% from 2019. That is one for every 707 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Across the U.S., the count rose 4.1% over the same years. Since fiscal 2022, 36 SBA-backed loans worth $20.5M have gone to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Arkansas.

Among the 50 states and DC, Arkansas ranks #41 for auto repair and car care businesses, with a Groundwork market score of 38 (lower middle). Of the 7 scored metro areas in or partly in Arkansas, the Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers metro area scores highest (70). Of the 14 scored small-town markets in or partly in Arkansas, the Malvern area scores highest (64).

Every market in Arkansas for auto repair and car care businesses

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Numbered by Groundwork market score among the markets based in Arkansas, highest first; the U.S. rank compares each market with every other of its kind. A metro area that crosses a state line is listed in each state it reaches, and numbered only in the state its page is under. How the score works.

Metro areas

Metro areas reaching Arkansas, ranked for auto repair and car care businesses by Groundwork market score
Market	Score	Listings	Per 10k households	Spending per listing	Population growth	U.S. rank
1Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR	70	727	33.7	$288K	+13.1%	#55 of 387
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	47	1,788	34.2	$255K	−0.3%	#230 of 387
2Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	42	1,161	37.3	$234K	+3.8%	#263 of 387
3Fort Smith, AR-OK	42	389	42.8	$210K	+3.1%	#265 of 387
4Jonesboro, AR	28	221	41.5	$205K	+3.6%	#339 of 387
5Hot Springs, AR	20	175	40.1	$215K	−0.6%	#370 of 387
Texarkana, TX-AR	10	304	54.0	$154K	−0.4%	#386 of 387

Small-town markets

Small-town markets reaching Arkansas, ranked for auto repair and car care businesses by Groundwork market score
Market	Score	Listings	Per 10k households	Spending per listing	Population growth	U.S. rank
1Malvern, AR	64	40	32.5	$284K	+1.1%	#135 of 538
2Harrison, AR	54	79	42.6	$224K	+2.4%	#231 of 538
3Paragould, AR	53	66	36.7	$231K	+3.4%	#242 of 538
4Batesville, AR	47	61	41.7	$219K	+2.2%	#305 of 538
5Blytheville, AR	42	54	34.9	$231K	−6.7%	#349 of 538
6Magnolia, AR	42	37	44.0	$213K	−3.7%	#356 of 538
7Camden, AR	40	40	38.8	$223K	−3.6%	#376 of 538
8Mountain Home, AR	40	87	45.0	$188K	+3.1%	#383 of 538
9Pine Bluff, AR	39	101	37.5	$220K	−5.6%	#388 of 538
10Russellville, AR	36	151	46.2	$197K	+1.6%	#412 of 538
11Arkadelphia, AR	32	33	40.6	$217K	−2.2%	#437 of 538
12Forrest City, AR	30	32	41.1	$187K	−5.3%	#453 of 538
13Searcy, AR	27	158	53.3	$163K	+4.2%	#473 of 538
14El Dorado, AR	19	72	48.0	$175K	−5.2%	#513 of 538

Counties

Counties in Arkansas, ranked for auto repair and car care businesses by Groundwork market score
Market	Score	Listings	Per 10k households	Spending per listing	Population growth	U.S. rank
1Madison County, AR	84	18	27.9	$378K	+11.2%	#65 of 2,401
2Marion County, AR	79	17	22.2	$422K	+4.3%	#142 of 2,401
3Benton County, AR	71	384	34.3	$294K	+16.0%	#349 of 2,401
4Carroll County, AR	69	33	29.1	$334K	+3.6%	#388 of 2,401
5Saline County, AR	67	150	29.9	$318K	+7.6%	#466 of 2,401
6Grant County, AR	63	16	22.9	$434K	+4.1%	#604 of 2,401
7Lonoke County, AR	58	109	38.2	$254K	+3.5%	#858 of 2,401
8Washington County, AR	57	325	33.4	$277K	+9.9%	#885 of 2,401
9Franklin County, AR	56	24	34.1	$262K	+3.5%	#944 of 2,401
10Fulton County, AR	55	19	39.9	$231K	+3.7%	#1,013 of 2,401
11Yell County, AR	54	27	32.4	$279K	−1.3%	#1,033 of 2,401
12Hot Spring County, AR	53	40	32.5	$284K	+1.1%	#1,082 of 2,401
13Lawrence County, AR	52	20	30.2	$289K	+0.3%	#1,126 of 2,401
14Johnson County, AR	50	37	35.9	$250K	+2.0%	#1,244 of 2,401
15Crawford County, AR	48	96	41.1	$234K	+4.1%	#1,309 of 2,401
16Randolph County, AR	48	31	42.3	$218K	+1.5%	#1,316 of 2,401
17Izard County, AR	47	23	44.0	$198K	+5.9%	#1,354 of 2,401
18Stone County, AR	45	20	38.0	$213K	+2.9%	#1,442 of 2,401
19Greene County, AR	43	66	36.7	$231K	+3.4%	#1,517 of 2,401
20Van Buren County, AR	42	36	48.4	$181K	+2.8%	#1,587 of 2,401
21Cleburne County, AR	42	56	53.2	$169K	+3.9%	#1,588 of 2,401
22Faulkner County, AR	40	219	44.4	$211K	+8.2%	#1,682 of 2,401
23Mississippi County, AR	38	54	34.9	$231K	−6.7%	#1,738 of 2,401
24Independence County, AR	38	61	41.7	$219K	+2.2%	#1,748 of 2,401
25Conway County, AR	37	33	39.9	$228K	+3.2%	#1,780 of 2,401

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Counties in Arkansas, ranked for auto repair and car care businesses by Groundwork market score, continued
Market	Score	Listings	Per 10k households	Spending per listing	Population growth	U.S. rank
26Logan County, AR	36	38	44.6	$224K	+2.5%	#1,806 of 2,401
27Columbia County, AR	36	37	44.0	$213K	−3.7%	#1,813 of 2,401
28Craighead County, AR	35	185	41.6	$210K	+4.8%	#1,854 of 2,401
29Jackson County, AR	35	32	52.7	$160K	0.0%	#1,871 of 2,401
30Sevier County, AR	34	25	44.5	$210K	−0.1%	#1,889 of 2,401
31Baxter County, AR	34	87	45.0	$188K	+3.1%	#1,901 of 2,401
32Pulaski County, AR	33	664	38.5	$210K	+1.3%	#1,921 of 2,401
33Miller County, AR	33	63	38.5	$200K	−0.5%	#1,927 of 2,401
34Sebastian County, AR	33	241	46.2	$188K	+2.2%	#1,933 of 2,401
35Boone County, AR	33	77	50.1	$187K	+3.3%	#1,934 of 2,401
36Clay County, AR	31	25	41.5	$206K	−3.3%	#2,002 of 2,401
37Jefferson County, AR	30	98	40.8	$199K	−5.7%	#2,033 of 2,401
38Lincoln County, AR	29	13	36.2	$248K	−1.0%	#2,047 of 2,401
39Howard County, AR	29	21	41.2	$215K	−3.6%	#2,055 of 2,401
40Pike County, AR	29	24	58.8	$160K	−1.9%	#2,074 of 2,401
41St. Francis County, AR	28	32	41.1	$187K	−5.3%	#2,095 of 2,401
42Poinsett County, AR	28	36	40.9	$178K	−2.0%	#2,097 of 2,401
43Sharp County, AR	27	40	58.3	$153K	+4.7%	#2,131 of 2,401
44Clark County, AR	26	33	40.6	$217K	−2.2%	#2,134 of 2,401
45Garland County, AR	26	175	40.1	$215K	−0.6%	#2,138 of 2,401
46Cross County, AR	26	32	49.4	$169K	−3.6%	#2,160 of 2,401
47Ashley County, AR	25	27	36.7	$217K	−5.9%	#2,165 of 2,401
48Ouachita County, AR	25	36	41.7	$197K	−3.9%	#2,171 of 2,401
49Pope County, AR	25	124	50.9	$179K	+2.5%	#2,176 of 2,401
50Little River County, AR	23	21	43.6	$212K	−1.8%	#2,207 of 2,401
51White County, AR	23	158	53.3	$163K	+4.2%	#2,231 of 2,401
52Phillips County, AR	21	23	38.2	$171K	−13.0%	#2,264 of 2,401
53Polk County, AR	20	45	57.0	$154K	+1.6%	#2,277 of 2,401
54Hempstead County, AR	18	34	45.5	$202K	−4.6%	#2,300 of 2,401
55Arkansas County, AR	17	28	41.8	$198K	−7.4%	#2,318 of 2,401
56Union County, AR	17	72	48.0	$175K	−5.2%	#2,322 of 2,401
57Bradley County, AR	16	13	34.6	$235K	−6.4%	#2,330 of 2,401
58Drew County, AR	15	29	40.3	$199K	−1.5%	#2,344 of 2,401
59Crittenden County, AR	13	87	47.8	$155K	−3.9%	#2,363 of 2,401
60Desha County, AR	9	20	43.4	$159K	−11.8%	#2,386 of 2,401
Perry County, AR	Not scored	3	7.3	$1.4M	+3.1%
Scott County, AR	Not scored	14	35.1	$240K	+1.4%
Chicot County, AR	Not scored	15	37.8	$168K	−10.3%
Montgomery County, AR	Not scored	9	24.2	$383K	+1.1%
Lee County, AR	Not scored	8	29.7	$247K	−6.4%
Nevada County, AR	Not scored	15	46.1	$194K	−4.1%
Prairie County, AR	Not scored	11	33.8	$250K	−3.9%
Searcy County, AR	Not scored	17	53.2	$168K	0.0%
Cleveland County, AR	Not scored	3	10.2	$931K	−4.3%
Newton County, AR	Not scored	2	6.3	$1.6M	−2.3%
Monroe County, AR	Not scored	17	60.9	$119K	−7.8%
Dallas County, AR	Not scored	9	35.2	$217K	−6.7%
Lafayette County, AR	Not scored	8	30.5	$280K	−6.4%
Woodruff County, AR	Not scored	6	22.3	$347K	−8.2%
Calhoun County, AR	Not scored	4	23.7	$452K	−2.2%

Markets with fewer than 5 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, and counties under 10,000 people, aren’t scored; they’re listed last in each table.

Questions

How many auto repair and car care businesses are in Arkansas?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 4,750 auto repair and car care businesses in Arkansas. 1,230 of them (26%) are chain locations. The listings count repair shops, body shops, tire shops, car washes, oil change and parts stores. Official counts show 1,705 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023, up 10.6% from 2019. Official counts also show 4,539 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Arkansas spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?

About $1.1B a year, or $886 per household. That is 8% below the U.S. average (an index of 92, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 4,750 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $225K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 1,205,987 households in Arkansas and national spending patterns by income.

How does Arkansas compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?

Arkansas has 39.4 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 10% above the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $225K, 16% below the U.S. figure of $269K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, Arkansas would have about 3,977, against 4,750 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 707 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. The official count rose 10.6% from 2019 to 2023, against +4.1% for the U.S.

Which market in Arkansas has the highest market score for auto repair and car care businesses?

Among 7 scored metro areas in or partly in Arkansas, the Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers metro area scores highest, at 70 (upper middle). Among 14 scored small-town markets in or partly in Arkansas, the Malvern area scores highest, at 64 (upper middle). Among 60 scored counties in Arkansas, Madison County scores highest, at 84 (high). Scores compare each market with others of its kind across the U.S.

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. Arkansas scores 38 for auto repair and car care businesses (lower middle), #41 of the 50 states and DC.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Arkansas. It maps the auto repair and car care businesses on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.

Auto repair shops2,759 listings
Collision repair and body shops427 listings
Car washes and detailing525 listings
Tire shops591 listings
Oil change and quick lube102 listings
Gas stations1,825 listings
Insurance agencies2,158 listings

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