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Auto repair and car care businesses in Creek County, OK
How Creek 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 52 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #1,152 of 2,401 scored counties
#20 of 57 scored counties in Oklahoma
- Listings
- 111
- 15 chain locations (14%)
- Official establishments
- 35
- +12.9% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $26.5M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $939 a household
- Spending per listing
- $239K
- 11% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 39.3
- 10% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 74,967
- +4.4% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 111 auto repair and car care businesses in Creek County. 15 of them (14%) are chain locations, against 24% across the U.S. That is 39.3 per 10,000 households, 10% above the U.S. rate of 35.7.
At $939 per household (2% below the U.S. average), households in Creek County spend about $26.5M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That is about $239K of household spending for each business on map listings, 11% below the U.S. figure of $269K.
In 2023, official counts showed 35 businesses with payroll in Creek County classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers, up 12.9% from 2019. That is one for every 807 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Official counts list 93 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $480K has gone to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Creek County.
Population estimates show Creek County grew 4.4% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for auto repair and car care businesses in Creek County is 52 (upper middle), #1,152 of 2,401 scored counties and #20 of 57 scored counties in Oklahoma.
How Creek 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.
| Measure | Creek County | Oklahoma | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 39.3 | 42.0 | 35.7 |
| Spending per listing | $239K | $217K | $269K |
| Households per official establishment | 807 | 696 | 681 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +12.9% | +7.1% | +4.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.4% | +4.0% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $939 | $911 | $958 |
| Median household income | $62,338 | $65,039 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 52 | 39 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 31 → 35+12.9% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 148
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $6.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 93Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 11115 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 99The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $480K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Creek 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 Creek County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 74,967+4.4% since 2020
- Households
- 28,246
- Median age
- 40.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 74%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 950 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 77
- Median household income
- $62,338+21.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $82,513
- Median home value
- $182,100
- Jobs located here
- 20,617
- Daytime population
- 58,543Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Oklahoma market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Oklahoma for auto repair and car care businesses, numbered among those based in Oklahoma, with Creek County marked.
Top counties in Oklahoma
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Wagoner County, OK | 85 | 90 | 28.7 | $367K | +14.6% | #57 of 2,401 |
| 2Love County, OK | 81 | 10 | 25.6 | $410K | +6.1% | #103 of 2,401 |
| 3Osage County, OK | 79 | 43 | 24.7 | $415K | +2.2% | #144 of 2,401 |
| 4Rogers County, OK | 77 | 114 | 31.1 | $344K | +7.1% | #189 of 2,401 |
| 5Pawnee County, OK | 75 | 16 | 26.2 | $398K | +3.1% | #223 of 2,401 |
| 6Lincoln County, OK | 74 | 44 | 33.5 | $304K | +5.3% | #259 of 2,401 |
| 7Canadian County, OK | 73 | 189 | 32.5 | $308K | +20.4% | #283 of 2,401 |
| 8Adair County, OK | 70 | 17 | 23.8 | $371K | +2.0% | #356 of 2,401 |
| 9McClain County, OK | 69 | 64 | 39.0 | $281K | +18.4% | #401 of 2,401 |
| 10Washita County, OK | 67 | 11 | 26.6 | $366K | −0.2% | #454 of 2,401 |
| 20Creek County, OK | 52 | 111 | 39.3 | $239K | +4.4% | #1,152 of 2,401 |
Other business types in Creek County
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 care52
- Auto repair shops53
- Collision repair and body shops
- Car washes and detailing54
- Tire shops42
- Oil change and quick lube
- Gas stations57
- Insurance agencies70
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 Creek County, OK?
There are 111 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings in Creek County as of September 2026. 15 of them (14%) are chain locations. The listings count repair shops, body shops, tire shops, car washes, oil change and parts stores. Official counts show 35 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023, up 12.9% from 2019. Official counts also show 93 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Creek County, OK spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $26.5M a year, or $939 per household. That is 2% below the U.S. average (an index of 98, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 111 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $239K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 28,246 households in Creek County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Creek County, OK compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?
Creek County has 39.3 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 10% above the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $239K, 11% below the U.S. figure of $269K. At the national ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, Creek County would have about 99, against 111 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 807 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. The official count rose 12.9% from 2019 to 2023, against +4.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Creek County, OK growing?
Population estimates put Creek County at 74,967 people in 2025, up 4.4% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 28,246 households. Median household income in Creek County is $62,338, 23% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 21.5%, 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. Creek County scores 52 for auto repair and car care businesses (upper middle), #1,152 of 2,401 scored counties.
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