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Auto repair and car care businesses in Choctaw County, OK

How Choctaw 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 36 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,812 of 2,401 scored counties
#36 of 57 scored counties in Oklahoma

Listings
23
6 chain locations (26%)
Official establishments
6
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$4.9M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $831 a household
Spending per listing
$214K
20% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
38.8
9% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
14,059
−1.0% 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

The Groundwork market score for auto repair and car care businesses in Choctaw County is 36 (lower middle), #1,812 of 2,401 scored counties and #36 of 57 scored counties in Oklahoma. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Choctaw County comes to about $4.9M a year: $831 per household, 13% below the U.S. average. Spread across 23 auto repair and car care businesses, that is $214K per business, 20% below the U.S. figure of $269K.

There are 23 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings in Choctaw County as of September 2026. 6 of them (26%) are chain locations, against 24% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 38.8, 9% 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 Choctaw County was 6 in 2023. That is one for every 987 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $437K has gone to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Choctaw County. Population estimates put the population change in Choctaw County from 2020 to 2025 at −1.0%, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How Choctaw 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 Choctaw County, OK compared with Oklahoma and the U.S.
MeasureChoctaw CountyOklahomaU.S.
Listings per 10k households38.842.035.7
Spending per listing$214K$217K$269K
Households per official establishment987696681
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+7.1%+4.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.0%+4.0%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$831$911$958
Median household income$44,081$65,039$80,734
Groundwork market score3639

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
4 → 6
Employees, 2023
28
Annual payroll, 2023
$945K
One-person businesses, 2023
30Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
236 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
1
Amount
$437K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Choctaw 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 Choctaw County

Population, 2025 estimate
14,059−1.0% since 2020
Households
5,923
Median age
41.8
Homes lived in by their owners
66%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
770 sq. mi.
People per square mile
19
Median household income
$44,081+27.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$62,787
Median home value
$126,500
Jobs located here
4,672
Daytime population
13,986Residents 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 Choctaw 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
36Choctaw County, OK362338.8$214K−1.0%#1,812 of 2,401

Other business types in Choctaw 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 Choctaw County, OK?

As of September 2026, map listings count 23 auto repair and car care businesses in Choctaw County. 6 of them (26%) 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 30 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

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

About $4.9M a year, or $831 per household. That is 13% below the U.S. average (an index of 87, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 23 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $214K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 5,923 households in Choctaw County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Choctaw County has 38.8 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 9% above the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $214K, 20% below the U.S. figure of $269K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, Choctaw County would have about 18, against 23 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 987 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S.

How fast is Choctaw County, OK growing?

Population estimates put Choctaw County at 14,059 people in 2025, down 1.0% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 5,923 households. The median household income in Choctaw County is $44,081 a year, 45% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 27.8% 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. Choctaw County scores 36 for auto repair and car care businesses (lower middle), #1,812 of 2,401 scored counties.

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