Auto · Small-town market · Arkansas
Auto repair and car care businesses in the Malvern, AR area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for auto repair and car care businesses in the Malvern, AR area, set against other small-town markets and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 64 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #135 of 538 scored small-town markets
#1 of 14 scored small-town markets based in Arkansas
- Listings
- 40
- 9 chain locations (23%)
- Official establishments
- 16
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $11.4M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $924 a household
- Spending per listing
- $284K
- 6% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 32.5
- 9% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 33,451
- +1.1% since 2020
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What this means
Households in the Malvern area spend about $11.4M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $924 per household, 4% below the U.S. average. Spread across 40 auto repair and car care businesses, that is $284K per business, 6% above the U.S. figure of $269K.
The Malvern area has 40 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 9 are chain locations, or 23%, against 24% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 32.5, 9% below the U.S. rate of 35.7.
In 2023, official counts showed 16 businesses with payroll in the Malvern area classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers. That is one for every 769 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Official counts list 62 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $2.2M has gone to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in the Malvern area.
Population estimates put the population change in the Malvern area from 2020 to 2025 at +1.1%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Malvern area scores 64 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for auto repair and car care businesses, ranking #135 of 538 scored small-town markets and #1 of 14 scored small-town markets based in Arkansas.
How the Malvern area 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 | Malvern area | Arkansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 32.5 | 39.4 | 35.7 |
| Spending per listing | $284K | $225K | $269K |
| Households per official establishment | 769 | 707 | 681 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +10.6% | +4.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.1% | +3.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $924 | $886 | $958 |
| Median household income | $55,405 | $60,773 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 64 | 38 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 16
- Employees, 2023
- 58
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 62Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 409 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 42The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $2.2M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in the Malvern area, 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 the Malvern area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 33,451+1.1% since 2020
- Households
- 12,310
- Median age
- 42.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 76%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 615 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 54
- Median household income
- $55,405+26.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $70,323
- Median home value
- $151,100
- Jobs located here
- 7,843
- Daytime population
- 28,215Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Arkansas market ranked →The highest-scoring small-town markets in Arkansas for auto repair and car care businesses, numbered among those based in Arkansas, with the Malvern area marked.
Top small-town markets in Arkansas
| 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 |
Other business types in the Malvern area
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 the Malvern, AR area?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 40 auto repair and car care businesses in the Malvern area. 9 of them (23%) are chain locations. The listings count repair shops, body shops, tire shops, car washes, oil change and parts stores. Official counts show 16 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023. Official counts also show 62 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Malvern, AR area spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $11.4M a year, or $924 per household. That is 4% below the U.S. average (an index of 96, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 40 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $284K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 12,310 households in the Malvern area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Malvern, AR area compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?
The Malvern area has 32.5 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 9% below the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $284K, 6% above the U.S. figure of $269K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, the Malvern area would have about 42, against 40 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 769 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S.
How fast is the Malvern, AR area growing?
Population estimates put the Malvern area at 33,451 people in 2025, up 1.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 12,310 households. The median household income in the Malvern area is $55,405 a year, 31% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 26.2% 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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. The Malvern area scores 64 for auto repair and car care businesses (upper middle), #135 of 538 scored small-town markets.
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