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Auto repair and car care businesses in Newton County, AR

The auto repair and car care businesses in Newton County, AR, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Listings
2
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$3.3M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,033 a household
Spending per listing
$1.6M
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
6.3
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
7,026
−2.3% 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

Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Newton County comes to about $3.3M a year: $1,033 per household, 8% above the U.S. average. Spread across 2 auto repair and car care businesses, that is $1.6M per business.

Newton County has 2 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings as of September 2026. That is 6.3 per 10,000 households.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Newton County, since they leave out counts under 3. Official counts also show 15 one-person businesses without payroll.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Newton County declined 2.3%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t given a market score, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

How Newton 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 Newton County, AR compared with Arkansas and the U.S.
MeasureNewton CountyArkansasU.S.
Listings per 10k households6.339.435.7
Spending per listing$1.6M$225K$269K
Households per official establishmentn/a707681
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+10.6%+4.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025−2.3%+3.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$1,033$886$958
Median household income$48,986$60,773$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored38

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
n/a
Employees, 2023
n/a
Annual payroll, 2023
n/a
One-person businesses, 2023
15Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
20 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
12The 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 Newton 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 Newton County

Population, 2025 estimate
7,026−2.3% since 2020
Households
3,179
Median age
49.1
Homes lived in by their owners
77%
Vehicles per household
2.3
Land area
821 sq. mi.
People per square mile
9
Median household income
$48,986
Average household income
$67,641
Median home value
$169,300
Jobs located here
976
Daytime population
6,083Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Auto repair and car care across Arkansas

Every Arkansas market ranked →

The highest-scoring counties in Arkansas for auto repair and car care businesses, numbered among those based in Arkansas, with Newton 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
Newton County, ARNot scored26.3$1.6M−2.3%

Other business types in Newton County

None has a Groundwork market score here. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Questions

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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 2 auto repair and car care businesses in Newton County. The listings count repair shops, body shops, tire shops, car washes, oil change and parts stores. No official count is published for automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Newton County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts list 15 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $3.3M a year, or $1,033 per household. That is 8% above the U.S. average (an index of 108, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 2 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $1.6M per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 3,179 households in Newton County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Newton County has 2 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, Newton County would have about 12, against 2 on map listings.

How fast is Newton County, AR growing?

Population estimates put Newton County at 7,026 people in 2025, down 2.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 3,179 households. The median household income in Newton County is $48,986 a year, 39% below the U.S. median of $80,734.

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. The score leaves out counties under 10,000 people, where a handful of businesses would swing it.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Newton County. It maps the auto repair and car care businesses on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.

How the score works · Top markets for auto repair and car care businesses · All 56 business types in Newton County

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