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Auto repair and car care businesses in Marion County, AR
The auto repair and car care businesses in Marion County, AR, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 79 out of 100: High
Ranked #142 of 2,401 scored counties
#2 of 60 scored counties in Arkansas
- Listings
- 17
- 1 chain location (6%)
- Official establishments
- 5
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $7.2M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $936 a household
- Spending per listing
- $422K
- 57% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 22.2
- 38% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 17,593
- +4.3% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for auto repair and car care businesses in Marion County is 79 (high), #142 of 2,401 scored counties and #2 of 60 scored counties in Arkansas. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for auto repair and car care businesses.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 17 auto repair and car care businesses in Marion County. One of them (6%) is a chain location, against 24% across the U.S. That is 22.2 per 10,000 households, 38% below the U.S. rate of 35.7.
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Marion County comes to about $7.2M a year: $936 per household, 2% below the U.S. average. That is about $422K of household spending for each business on map listings, 57% above the U.S. figure of $269K.
In 2023, official counts showed 5 businesses with payroll in Marion County classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers. That is one for every 1,533 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Marion County from 2020 to 2025 at +4.3%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Marion 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 | Marion County | Arkansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 22.2 | 39.4 | 35.7 |
| Spending per listing | $422K | $225K | $269K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,533 | 707 | 681 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +10.6% | +4.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.3% | +3.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $936 | $886 | $958 |
| Median household income | $48,619 | $60,773 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 79 | 38 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 4 → 5
- Employees, 2023
- 9
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $308K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 24Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 171 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 27The 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 Marion 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 Marion County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 17,593+4.3% since 2020
- Households
- 7,664
- Median age
- 50.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 81%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 597 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 29
- Median household income
- $48,619+32.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $65,215
- Median home value
- $163,300
- Jobs located here
- 3,596
- Daytime population
- 15,570Residents 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 Marion 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 |
Other business types in Marion 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 Marion County, AR?
There are 17 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings in Marion County as of September 2026. One of them (6%) is a chain location. 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 24 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Marion County, AR spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $7.2M a year, or $936 per household. That is 2% below the U.S. average (an index of 98, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 17 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $422K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 7,664 households in Marion County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Marion County, AR compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?
Marion County has 22.2 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 38% below the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $422K, 57% above the U.S. figure of $269K. At the national ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, Marion County would have about 27, against 17 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,533 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S.
How fast is Marion County, AR growing?
Population estimates put Marion County at 17,593 people in 2025, up 4.3% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 7,664 households. Median household income in Marion County is $48,619, 40% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 32.4%, 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. Marion County scores 79 for auto repair and car care businesses (high), #142 of 2,401 scored counties.
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