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Auto repair and car care businesses in Atoka County, OK

How Atoka County, OK 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 · out of 100

Score 43 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,532 of 2,401 scored counties
#30 of 57 scored counties in Oklahoma

Listings
24
5 chain locations (21%)
Official establishments
6
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$4.7M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $944 a household
Spending per listing
$196K
27% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
48.2
35% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
14,609
+3.1% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

At $944 per household (in line with the U.S. average), households in Atoka County spend about $4.7M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. Spread across 24 auto repair and car care businesses, that is $196K per business, 27% below the U.S. figure of $269K.

There are 24 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings in Atoka County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 21% of them, against 24% across the U.S. That is 48.2 per 10,000 households, 35% above the U.S. rate of 35.7.

In 2023, official counts showed 6 businesses with payroll in Atoka County classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers. That is one for every 829 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Another 19 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

Population estimates show Atoka County grew 3.1% from 2020 to 2025, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). For auto repair and car care businesses, Atoka County has a Groundwork market score of 43 (lower middle): #1,532 of 2,401 scored counties and #30 of 57 scored counties in Oklahoma.

How Atoka County 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.

Auto repair and car care in Atoka County, OK compared with Oklahoma and the U.S.
MeasureAtoka CountyOklahomaU.S.
Listings per 10k households48.242.035.7
Spending per listing$196K$217K$269K
Households per official establishment829696681
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+7.1%+4.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+3.1%+4.0%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$944$911$958
Median household income$54,785$65,039$80,734
Groundwork market score4339

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
7 → 6
Employees, 2023
32
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.2M
One-person businesses, 2023
19Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
245 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
18The 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 Atoka 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 Atoka County

Population, 2025 estimate
14,609+3.1% since 2020
Households
4,975
Median age
40.2
Homes lived in by their owners
74%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
976 sq. mi.
People per square mile
15
Median household income
$54,785+39.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$74,586
Median home value
$157,600
Jobs located here
3,124
Daytime population
12,420Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Auto repair and car care across Oklahoma

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The highest-scoring counties in Oklahoma for auto repair and car care businesses, numbered among those based in Oklahoma, with Atoka County marked.

Top counties in Oklahoma

Counties in Oklahoma ranked for auto repair and car care businesses by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Wagoner County, OK859028.7$367K+14.6%#57 of 2,401
2Love County, OK811025.6$410K+6.1%#103 of 2,401
3Osage County, OK794324.7$415K+2.2%#144 of 2,401
4Rogers County, OK7711431.1$344K+7.1%#189 of 2,401
5Pawnee County, OK751626.2$398K+3.1%#223 of 2,401
6Lincoln County, OK744433.5$304K+5.3%#259 of 2,401
7Canadian County, OK7318932.5$308K+20.4%#283 of 2,401
8Adair County, OK701723.8$371K+2.0%#356 of 2,401
9McClain County, OK696439.0$281K+18.4%#401 of 2,401
10Washita County, OK671126.6$366K−0.2%#454 of 2,401
30Atoka County, OK432448.2$196K+3.1%#1,532 of 2,401

Other business types in Atoka County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many auto repair and car care businesses are in Atoka County, OK?

As of September 2026, map listings count 24 auto repair and car care businesses in Atoka County. 5 of them (21%) 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. Official counts list 19 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Atoka County, OK spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?

About $4.7M a year, or $944 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 99, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 24 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $196K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 4,975 households in Atoka County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Atoka County, OK compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?

Atoka County has 48.2 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 35% above the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $196K, 27% below the U.S. figure of $269K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, Atoka County would have about 18, against 24 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 829 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S.

How fast is Atoka County, OK growing?

Population estimates put Atoka County at 14,609 people in 2025, up 3.1% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 4,975 households. The median household income in Atoka County is $54,785 a year, 32% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 39.4% 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. Atoka County scores 43 for auto repair and car care businesses (lower middle), #1,532 of 2,401 scored counties.

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