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Auto repair and car care businesses in Independence County, AR

How Independence 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 38 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,748 of 2,401 scored counties
#24 of 60 scored counties in Arkansas

Listings
61
18 chain locations (30%)
Official establishments
22
+10.0% since 2019
Household spending a year
$13.3M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $912 a household
Spending per listing
$219K
19% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
41.7
17% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
38,785
+2.2% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

Map listings as of September 2026 show 61 auto repair and car care businesses in Independence County. 18 of them (30%) are chain locations, against 24% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 41.7, 17% above the U.S. rate of 35.7.

At $912 per household (5% below the U.S. average), households in Independence County spend about $13.3M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That is about $219K of household spending for each business on map listings, 19% below the U.S. figure of $269K.

Official counts show 22 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Independence County in 2023, up 10.0% from 2019. That is one for every 665 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Official counts also show 40 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates put the population change in Independence County from 2020 to 2025 at +2.2%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for auto repair and car care businesses in Independence County is 38 (lower middle), #1,748 of 2,401 scored counties and #24 of 60 scored counties in Arkansas.

How Independence 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.

Auto repair and car care in Independence County, AR compared with Arkansas and the U.S.
MeasureIndependence CountyArkansasU.S.
Listings per 10k households41.739.435.7
Spending per listing$219K$225K$269K
Households per official establishment665707681
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+10.0%+10.6%+4.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.2%+3.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$912$886$958
Median household income$56,609$60,773$80,734
Groundwork market score3838

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
20 → 22+10.0% over the period
Employees, 2023
85
Annual payroll, 2023
$3.6M
One-person businesses, 2023
40Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
6118 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
50The 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 Independence 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 Independence County

Population, 2025 estimate
38,785+2.2% since 2020
Households
14,638
Median age
39.7
Homes lived in by their owners
69%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
764 sq. mi.
People per square mile
50
Median household income
$56,609+27.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$78,952
Median home value
$142,600
Jobs located here
18,686
Daytime population
41,118Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Auto repair and car care across Arkansas

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The highest-scoring counties in Arkansas for auto repair and car care businesses, numbered among those based in Arkansas, with Independence County marked.

Top counties in Arkansas

Counties in Arkansas ranked for auto repair and car care businesses by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Madison County, AR841827.9$378K+11.2%#65 of 2,401
2Marion County, AR791722.2$422K+4.3%#142 of 2,401
3Benton County, AR7138434.3$294K+16.0%#349 of 2,401
4Carroll County, AR693329.1$334K+3.6%#388 of 2,401
5Saline County, AR6715029.9$318K+7.6%#466 of 2,401
6Grant County, AR631622.9$434K+4.1%#604 of 2,401
7Lonoke County, AR5810938.2$254K+3.5%#858 of 2,401
8Washington County, AR5732533.4$277K+9.9%#885 of 2,401
9Franklin County, AR562434.1$262K+3.5%#944 of 2,401
10Fulton County, AR551939.9$231K+3.7%#1,013 of 2,401
24Independence County, AR386141.7$219K+2.2%#1,748 of 2,401

Other business types in Independence County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

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Questions

How many auto repair and car care businesses are in Independence County, AR?

There are 61 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings in Independence County as of September 2026. 18 of them (30%) are chain locations. The listings count repair shops, body shops, tire shops, car washes, oil change and parts stores. Official counts show 22 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023, up 10.0% from 2019. Another 40 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

How much do households in Independence County, AR spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?

About $13.3M a year, or $912 per household. That is 5% below the U.S. average (an index of 95, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 61 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $219K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 14,638 households in Independence County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Independence County, AR compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?

Independence County has 41.7 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 17% above the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $219K, 19% below the U.S. figure of $269K. At the national ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, Independence County would have about 50, against 61 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 665 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. The official count rose 10.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +4.1% for the U.S.

How fast is Independence County, AR growing?

Population estimates put Independence County at 38,785 people in 2025, up 2.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 14,638 households. Median household income in Independence County is $56,609, 30% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 27.7%, 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. Independence County scores 38 for auto repair and car care businesses (lower middle), #1,748 of 2,401 scored counties.

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