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Auto repair and car care businesses in Searcy County, AR
How Searcy 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
- 17
- 3 chain locations (18%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $2.8M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $891 a household
- Spending per listing
- $168K
- 38% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 53.2
- 49% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 7,848
- 0.0% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Searcy County comes to about $2.8M a year: $891 per household, 7% below the U.S. average. Spread across 17 auto repair and car care businesses, that is $168K per business, 38% below the U.S. figure of $269K.
There are 17 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings in Searcy County as of September 2026. 3 of them (18%) are chain locations, against 24% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 53.2, 49% above the U.S. rate of 35.7.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Searcy County, since they leave out counts under 3. Official counts list 32 one-person businesses without payroll.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Searcy County held about level, 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 Searcy 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 | Searcy County | Arkansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 53.2 | 39.4 | 35.7 |
| Spending per listing | $168K | $225K | $269K |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 707 | 681 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +10.6% | +4.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | 0.0% | +3.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $891 | $886 | $958 |
| Median household income | $44,426 | $60,773 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | Not scored | 38 |
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
- 32Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 173 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 11The 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 Searcy 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 Searcy County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 7,8480.0% since 2020
- Households
- 3,197
- Median age
- 48.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 79%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 666 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 12
- Median household income
- $44,426
- Average household income
- $59,186
- Median home value
- $110,000
- Jobs located here
- 1,409
- Daytime population
- 6,814Residents 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 Searcy 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 |
| Searcy County, AR | Not scored | 17 | 53.2 | $168K | 0.0% |
Other business types in Searcy 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 Searcy County, AR?
As of September 2026, map listings count 17 auto repair and car care businesses in Searcy County. 3 of them (18%) are chain locations. 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 Searcy County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 32 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Searcy County, AR spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $2.8M a year, or $891 per household. That is 7% below the U.S. average (an index of 93, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 17 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $168K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 3,197 households in Searcy County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Searcy County, AR compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?
Searcy County has 53.2 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 49% above the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $168K, 38% below the U.S. figure of $269K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, Searcy County would have about 11, against 17 on map listings.
How fast is Searcy County, AR growing?
Population estimates put Searcy County at 7,848 people in 2025, unchanged since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 3,197 households. The median household income in Searcy County is $44,426 a year, 45% 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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