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Auto repair and car care businesses in Prairie County, AR
How Prairie County, AR compares with other counties and the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score
Not scored
Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.
- Listings
- 11
- 1 chain location (9%)
- Official establishments
- 6
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $2.8M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $846 a household
- Spending per listing
- $250K
- 7% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 33.8
- 5% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 7,923
- −3.9% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 11 auto repair and car care businesses in Prairie County. One of them (9%) is a chain location, against 24% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 33.8, 5% below the U.S. rate of 35.7.
At $846 per household (12% below the U.S. average), households in Prairie County spend about $2.8M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That is about $250K of household spending for each business on map listings, 7% below the U.S. figure of $269K.
Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Prairie County in 2023. That is one for every 543 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Official counts also show 23 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates show Prairie County declined 3.9% from 2020 to 2025, 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 Prairie 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 | Prairie County | Arkansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 33.8 | 39.4 | 35.7 |
| Spending per listing | $250K | $225K | $269K |
| Households per official establishment | 543 | 707 | 681 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +10.6% | +4.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −3.9% | +3.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $846 | $886 | $958 |
| Median household income | $51,646 | $60,773 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | Not scored | 38 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 5 → 6
- Employees, 2023
- 9
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $389K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 23Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 111 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 10The 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 Prairie 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 Prairie County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 7,923−3.9% since 2020
- Households
- 3,256
- Median age
- 45.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 76%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 648 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 12
- Median household income
- $51,646
- Average household income
- $72,576
- Median home value
- $96,400
- Jobs located here
- 1,577
- Daytime population
- 6,605Residents 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 Prairie 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 |
| Prairie County, AR | Not scored | 11 | 33.8 | $250K | −3.9% |
Other business types in Prairie County
None has a Groundwork market score here. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.
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 Prairie County, AR?
There are 11 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings in Prairie County as of September 2026. One of them (9%) is a chain location. The listings count repair shops, body shops, tire shops, car washes, oil change and parts stores. Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023. Another 23 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Prairie County, AR spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $2.8M a year, or $846 per household. That is 12% below the U.S. average (an index of 88, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 11 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $250K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 3,256 households in Prairie County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Prairie County, AR compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?
Prairie County has 33.8 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 5% below the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $250K, 7% below the U.S. figure of $269K. At the national ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, Prairie County would have about 10, against 11 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 543 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S.
How fast is Prairie County, AR growing?
Population estimates put Prairie County at 7,923 people in 2025, down 3.9% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 3,256 households. Median household income in Prairie County is $51,646, 36% 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?
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