Auto · Small-town market · Oklahoma
Auto repair and car care businesses in the Ardmore, OK area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for auto repair and car care businesses in the Ardmore, OK area, set against other small-town markets and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 23 out of 100: Low
Ranked #501 of 538 scored small-town markets
#14 of 17 scored small-town markets based in Oklahoma
- Listings
- 116
- 22 chain locations (19%)
- Official establishments
- 41
- +32.3% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $17.3M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $910 a household
- Spending per listing
- $149K
- 44% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 60.9
- 71% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 48,910
- +1.8% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for auto repair and car care businesses in the Ardmore area is 23 (low), #501 of 538 scored small-town markets and #14 of 17 scored small-town markets based in Oklahoma. That puts it in the bottom quarter of small-town markets.
At $910 per household (5% below the U.S. average), households in the Ardmore area spend about $17.3M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. Spread across 116 auto repair and car care businesses, that is $149K per business, 44% below the U.S. figure of $269K.
The Ardmore area has 116 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 22 are chain locations, or 19%, against 24% across the U.S. That is 60.9 per 10,000 households, 71% above the U.S. rate of 35.7.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in the Ardmore area was 41 in 2023, up 32.3% from 2019. That is one for every 465 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $359K have gone to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in the Ardmore area. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Ardmore area grew 1.8%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How the Ardmore area compares
The same measures for Oklahoma 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 | Ardmore area | Oklahoma | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 60.9 | 42.0 | 35.7 |
| Spending per listing | $149K | $217K | $269K |
| Households per official establishment | 465 | 696 | 681 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +32.3% | +7.1% | +4.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.8% | +4.0% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $910 | $911 | $958 |
| Median household income | $60,723 | $65,039 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 23 | 39 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 41+32.3% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 237
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $11.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 72Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 11622 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 65The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $359K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in the Ardmore area, 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 the Ardmore area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 48,910+1.8% since 2020
- Households
- 19,046
- Median age
- 38.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 67%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 822 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 59
- Median household income
- $60,723
- Average household income
- $83,415
- Median home value
- $168,500
- Jobs located here
- 23,303
- Daytime population
- 50,671Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Oklahoma market ranked →The highest-scoring small-town markets in Oklahoma for auto repair and car care businesses, numbered among those based in Oklahoma, with the Ardmore area marked.
Top small-town markets in Oklahoma
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Tahlequah, OK | 74 | 56 | 29.9 | $295K | +4.5% | #51 of 538 |
| 2Shawnee, OK | 63 | 103 | 38.3 | $242K | +3.5% | #158 of 538 |
| 3Durant, OK | 53 | 85 | 46.2 | $191K | +10.9% | #244 of 538 |
| 4Stillwater, OK | 49 | 117 | 35.9 | $235K | +2.8% | #283 of 538 |
| 5Duncan, OK | 47 | 84 | 47.8 | $195K | +3.4% | #309 of 538 |
| 6Bartlesville, OK | 43 | 99 | 47.2 | $193K | +2.7% | #345 of 538 |
| 7Ada, OK | 42 | 68 | 44.9 | $196K | +1.2% | #359 of 538 |
| 8Altus, OK | 40 | 37 | 37.9 | $231K | +0.1% | #374 of 538 |
| 9Muskogee, OK | 34 | 102 | 39.6 | $213K | +0.7% | #421 of 538 |
| 10McAlester, OK | 29 | 89 | 49.9 | $175K | −1.1% | #460 of 538 |
| 14Ardmore, OK | 23 | 116 | 60.9 | $149K | +1.8% | #501 of 538 |
Other business types in the Ardmore area
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 care23
- Auto repair shops22
- Collision repair and body shops22
- Car washes and detailing27
- Tire shops48
- Oil change and quick lube
- Gas stations29
- Insurance agencies41
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 the Ardmore, OK area?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 116 auto repair and car care businesses in the Ardmore area. 22 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 41 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023, up 32.3% from 2019. Another 72 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in the Ardmore, OK area spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $17.3M a year, or $910 per household. That is 5% below the U.S. average (an index of 95, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 116 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $149K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 19,046 households in the Ardmore area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Ardmore, OK area compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?
The Ardmore area has 60.9 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 71% above the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $149K, 44% below the U.S. figure of $269K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, the Ardmore area would have about 65, against 116 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 465 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. The official count rose 32.3% from 2019 to 2023, against +4.1% for the U.S.
How fast is the Ardmore, OK area growing?
Population estimates put the Ardmore area at 48,910 people in 2025, up 1.8% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 19,046 households. The median household income in the Ardmore area is $60,723 a year, 25% 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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 Ardmore area scores 23 for auto repair and car care businesses (low), #501 of 538 scored small-town markets.
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