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Auto repair and car care businesses in Pope County, AR
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for auto repair and car care businesses in Pope County, AR, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 25 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #2,176 of 2,401 scored counties
#49 of 60 scored counties in Arkansas
- Listings
- 124
- 27 chain locations (22%)
- Official establishments
- 47
- −6.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $22.2M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $912 a household
- Spending per listing
- $179K
- 33% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 50.9
- 43% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 64,976
- +2.5% since 2020
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What this means
For auto repair and car care businesses, Pope County has a Groundwork market score of 25 (lower middle): #2,176 of 2,401 scored counties and #49 of 60 scored counties in Arkansas. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
As of September 2026, map listings count 124 auto repair and car care businesses in Pope County. Chain locations make up 22% of them, against 24% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 50.9, 43% above the U.S. rate of 35.7.
Households in Pope County spend about $22.2M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $912 per household, 5% below the U.S. average. Spread across 124 auto repair and car care businesses, that is $179K per business, 33% below the U.S. figure of $269K.
In 2023, official counts showed 47 businesses with payroll in Pope County classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers, down 6.0% from 2019. That is one for every 518 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Population estimates show Pope County grew 2.5% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Pope 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 | Pope County | Arkansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 50.9 | 39.4 | 35.7 |
| Spending per listing | $179K | $225K | $269K |
| Households per official establishment | 518 | 707 | 681 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −6.0% | +10.6% | +4.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.5% | +3.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $912 | $886 | $958 |
| Median household income | $57,344 | $60,773 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 25 | 38 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 50 → 47−6.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 353
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $15.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 117Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 12427 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 83The 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 Pope 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 Pope County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 64,976+2.5% since 2020
- Households
- 24,348
- Median age
- 38.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 70%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 811 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 79
- Median household income
- $57,344+31.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $79,412
- Median home value
- $170,100
- Jobs located here
- 27,904
- Daytime population
- 65,219Residents 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 |
| 49Pope County, AR | 25 | 124 | 50.9 | $179K | +2.5% | #2,176 of 2,401 |
Other business types in Pope 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 care25
- Auto repair shops35
- Collision repair and body shops50
- Car washes and detailing32
- Tire shops19
- Oil change and quick lube
- Gas stations53
- Insurance agencies51
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 Pope County, AR?
Pope County has 124 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 27 of them (22%) are chain locations. The listings count repair shops, body shops, tire shops, car washes, oil change and parts stores. Official counts show 47 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023, down 6.0% from 2019. Another 117 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Pope County, AR spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $22.2M a year, or $912 per household. That is 5% below the U.S. average (an index of 95, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 124 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $179K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 24,348 households in Pope County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Pope County, AR compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?
Pope County has 50.9 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 43% above the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $179K, 33% below the U.S. figure of $269K. At the national ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, Pope County would have about 83, against 124 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 518 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. The official count fell 6.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +4.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Pope County, AR growing?
Population estimates put Pope County at 64,976 people in 2025, up 2.5% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 24,348 households. Median household income in Pope County is $57,344, 29% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 31.9%, 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. Pope County scores 25 for auto repair and car care businesses (lower middle), #2,176 of 2,401 scored counties.
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