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Auto repair and car care businesses in Yell County, AR
The auto repair and car care businesses in Yell County, AR, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 54 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #1,033 of 2,401 scored counties
#11 of 60 scored counties in Arkansas
- Listings
- 27
- 5 chain locations (19%)
- Official establishments
- 6
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $7.5M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $904 a household
- Spending per listing
- $279K
- 4% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 32.4
- 9% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 19,956
- −1.3% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Yell County comes to about $7.5M a year: $904 per household, 6% below the U.S. average. That works out to $279K per business, 4% above the U.S. figure of $269K.
Yell County has 27 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 19% of them, against 24% across the U.S. That is 32.4 per 10,000 households, 9% below the U.S. rate of 35.7.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Yell County was 6 in 2023. That is one for every 1,387 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Official counts also show 41 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates show Yell County declined 1.3% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. Yell County scores 54 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for auto repair and car care businesses, ranking #1,033 of 2,401 scored counties and #11 of 60 scored counties in Arkansas.
How Yell 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 | Yell County | Arkansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 32.4 | 39.4 | 35.7 |
| Spending per listing | $279K | $225K | $269K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,387 | 707 | 681 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +10.6% | +4.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.3% | +3.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $904 | $886 | $958 |
| Median household income | $55,934 | $60,773 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 54 | 38 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 6 → 6
- Employees, 2023
- 19
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $757K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 41Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 275 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 28The 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 Yell 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 Yell County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 19,956−1.3% since 2020
- Households
- 8,323
- Median age
- 39.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 68%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 930 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 22
- Median household income
- $55,934+27.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $69,272
- Median home value
- $143,600
- Jobs located here
- 6,642
- Daytime population
- 19,039Residents 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 Yell 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 |
| 11Yell County, AR | 54 | 27 | 32.4 | $279K | −1.3% | #1,033 of 2,401 |
Other business types in Yell 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 Yell County, AR?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 27 auto repair and car care businesses in Yell County. 5 of them (19%) are chain locations. 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 41 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Yell County, AR spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $7.5M a year, or $904 per household. That is 6% below the U.S. average (an index of 94, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 27 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $279K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 8,323 households in Yell County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Yell County, AR compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?
Yell County has 32.4 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 9% below the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $279K, 4% above the U.S. figure of $269K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, Yell County would have about 28, against 27 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,387 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S.
How fast is Yell County, AR growing?
Population estimates put Yell County at 19,956 people in 2025, down 1.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 8,323 households. The median household income in Yell County is $55,934 a year, 31% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 27.4% from the 2015–2019 survey, 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. Yell County scores 54 for auto repair and car care businesses (upper middle), #1,033 of 2,401 scored counties.
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