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Auto repair and car care businesses in Izard County, AR
The auto repair and car care businesses in Izard County, AR, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 47 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,354 of 2,401 scored counties
#17 of 60 scored counties in Arkansas
- Listings
- 23
- 2 chain locations (9%)
- Official establishments
- 5
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $4.6M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $871 a household
- Spending per listing
- $198K
- 26% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 44.0
- 23% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 14,405
- +5.9% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 23 auto repair and car care businesses in Izard County. Chain locations make up 9% of them, 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.
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Izard County comes to about $4.6M a year: $871 per household, 9% below the U.S. average. That is about $198K of household spending for each business on map listings, 26% below the U.S. figure of $269K.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Izard County was 5 in 2023. That is one for every 1,046 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Official counts also show 23 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates put the population change in Izard County from 2020 to 2025 at +5.9%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For auto repair and car care businesses, Izard County has a Groundwork market score of 47 (lower middle): #1,354 of 2,401 scored counties and #17 of 60 scored counties in Arkansas.
How Izard 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 | Izard County | Arkansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 44.0 | 39.4 | 35.7 |
| Spending per listing | $198K | $225K | $269K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,046 | 707 | 681 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +10.6% | +4.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +5.9% | +3.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $871 | $886 | $958 |
| Median household income | $49,405 | $60,773 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 47 | 38 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 3 → 5
- Employees, 2023
- 19
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $666K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 23Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 232 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 17The 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 Izard 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 Izard County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 14,405+5.9% since 2020
- Households
- 5,232
- Median age
- 46.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 75%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 580 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 24
- Median household income
- $49,405+15.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $59,540
- Median home value
- $129,100
- Jobs located here
- 2,494
- Daytime population
- 12,534Residents 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 Izard 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 |
| 17Izard County, AR | 47 | 23 | 44.0 | $198K | +5.9% | #1,354 of 2,401 |
Other business types in Izard County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
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 Izard County, AR?
Izard County has 23 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 2 of them (9%) are chain locations. The listings count repair shops, body shops, tire shops, car washes, oil change and parts stores. Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023. Another 23 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Izard County, AR spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $4.6M a year, or $871 per household. That is 9% below the U.S. average (an index of 91, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 23 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $198K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 5,232 households in Izard County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Izard County, AR compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?
Izard 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 $198K, 26% below the U.S. figure of $269K. At the national ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, Izard County would have about 17, against 23 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,046 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S.
How fast is Izard County, AR growing?
Population estimates put Izard County at 14,405 people in 2025, up 5.9% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 5,232 households. Median household income in Izard County is $49,405, 39% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 15.2%, 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. Izard County scores 47 for auto repair and car care businesses (lower middle), #1,354 of 2,401 scored counties.
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