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Auto repair and car care businesses in Columbia County, AR
How Columbia County, AR compares with other counties and the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 36 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,813 of 2,401 scored counties
#27 of 60 scored counties in Arkansas
- Listings
- 37
- 9 chain locations (24%)
- Official establishments
- 9
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $7.9M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $939 a household
- Spending per listing
- $213K
- 21% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 44.0
- 23% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 21,894
- −3.7% since 2020
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What this means
Columbia County scores 36 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for auto repair and car care businesses, ranking #1,813 of 2,401 scored counties and #27 of 60 scored counties in Arkansas. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 37 auto repair and car care businesses in Columbia County. 9 of them (24%) are chain locations, against 24% across the U.S. That comes to 44.0 for every 10,000 households, 23% above the U.S. rate of 35.7.
At $939 per household (2% below the U.S. average), households in Columbia County spend about $7.9M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That works out to $213K per business, 21% below the U.S. figure of $269K.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Columbia County was 9 in 2023. That is one for every 934 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Columbia County declined 3.7%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Columbia County compares
The same measures for Arkansas and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all vehicle maintenance and repairs by the auto repair and car care businesses 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 | Columbia County | Arkansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 44.0 | 39.4 | 35.7 |
| Spending per listing | $213K | $225K | $269K |
| Households per official establishment | 934 | 707 | 681 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +10.6% | +4.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −3.7% | +3.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $939 | $886 | $958 |
| Median household income | $55,334 | $60,773 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 36 | 38 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 12 → 9
- Employees, 2023
- 61
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 26Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 379 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 29The 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 repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Columbia 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 Columbia County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 21,894−3.7% since 2020
- Households
- 8,409
- Median age
- 36.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 766 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 29
- Median household income
- $55,334+52.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $69,996
- Median home value
- $152,100
- Jobs located here
- 7,940
- Daytime population
- 21,908Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Arkansas market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Arkansas for auto repair and car care businesses, numbered among those based in Arkansas, with Columbia County marked.
Top counties in Arkansas
| 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 |
| 27Columbia County, AR | 36 | 37 | 44.0 | $213K | −3.7% | #1,813 of 2,401 |
Other business types in Columbia 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 care36
- Auto repair shops35
- Collision repair and body shops13
- Car washes and detailing
- Tire shops23
- Oil change and quick lube
- Gas stations25
- Insurance agencies47
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many auto repair and car care businesses are in Columbia County, AR?
There are 37 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings in Columbia County as of September 2026. 9 of them (24%) are chain locations. The listings count repair shops, body shops, tire shops, car washes, oil change and parts stores. Official counts show 9 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023. Official counts also show 26 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Columbia County, AR spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $7.9M a year, or $939 per household. That is 2% below the U.S. average (an index of 98, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 37 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $213K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 8,409 households in Columbia County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Columbia County, AR compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?
Columbia County has 44.0 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 23% above the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $213K, 21% below the U.S. figure of $269K. At the national ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, Columbia County would have about 29, against 37 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 934 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S.
How fast is Columbia County, AR growing?
Population estimates put Columbia County at 21,894 people in 2025, down 3.7% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 8,409 households. Median household income in Columbia County is $55,334, 31% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 52.9%, 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. Columbia County scores 36 for auto repair and car care businesses (lower middle), #1,813 of 2,401 scored counties.
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