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Auto repair and car care businesses in Johnson County, AR
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for auto repair and car care businesses in Johnson County, AR, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 50 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #1,244 of 2,401 scored counties
#14 of 60 scored counties in Arkansas
- Listings
- 37
- 5 chain locations (14%)
- Official establishments
- 12
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $9.3M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $897 a household
- Spending per listing
- $250K
- 7% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 35.9
- In line with the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 26,225
- +2.0% since 2020
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What this means
At $897 per household (6% below the U.S. average), households in Johnson County spend about $9.3M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. Spread across 37 auto repair and car care businesses, that is $250K per business, 7% below the U.S. figure of $269K.
Johnson County has 37 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 5 are chain locations, or 14%, against 24% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 35.9, in line with the U.S. rate of 35.7.
In 2023, official counts showed 12 businesses with payroll in Johnson County classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers. That is one for every 860 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Official counts list 35 one-person businesses without payroll.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Johnson County grew 2.0%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For auto repair and car care businesses, Johnson County has a Groundwork market score of 50 (upper middle): #1,244 of 2,401 scored counties and #14 of 60 scored counties in Arkansas.
How Johnson 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 | Johnson County | Arkansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 35.9 | 39.4 | 35.7 |
| Spending per listing | $250K | $225K | $269K |
| Households per official establishment | 860 | 707 | 681 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +10.6% | +4.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.0% | +3.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $897 | $886 | $958 |
| Median household income | $45,995 | $60,773 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 50 | 38 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 14 → 12
- Employees, 2023
- 46
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 35Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 375 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 34The 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 Johnson 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 Johnson County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 26,225+2.0% since 2020
- Households
- 10,316
- Median age
- 40.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 74%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 661 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 39
- Median household income
- $45,995+19.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $62,805
- Median home value
- $135,300
- Jobs located here
- 8,460
- Daytime population
- 25,404Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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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 |
| 14Johnson County, AR | 50 | 37 | 35.9 | $250K | +2.0% | #1,244 of 2,401 |
Other business types in Johnson 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 care50
- Auto repair shops44
- Collision repair and body shops23
- Car washes and detailing24
- Tire shops32
- Oil change and quick lube
- Gas stations43
- Insurance agencies69
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 Johnson County, AR?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 37 auto repair and car care businesses in Johnson County. 5 of them (14%) are chain locations. The listings count repair shops, body shops, tire shops, car washes, oil change and parts stores. Official counts show 12 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023. Official counts also show 35 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Johnson County, AR spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $9.3M a year, or $897 per household. That is 6% below the U.S. average (an index of 94, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 37 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $250K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 10,316 households in Johnson County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Johnson County, AR compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?
Johnson County has 35.9 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $250K, 7% below the U.S. figure of $269K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, Johnson County would have about 34, against 37 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 860 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S.
How fast is Johnson County, AR growing?
Population estimates put Johnson County at 26,225 people in 2025, up 2.0% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 10,316 households. The median household income in Johnson County is $45,995 a year, 43% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 19.4% 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. Johnson County scores 50 for auto repair and car care businesses (upper middle), #1,244 of 2,401 scored counties.
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