Auto · Small-town market · Oklahoma
Auto repair and car care businesses in the Duncan, OK area
How the Duncan, OK area compares with other small-town markets 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 47 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #309 of 538 scored small-town markets
#5 of 17 scored small-town markets based in Oklahoma
- Listings
- 84
- 13 chain locations (15%)
- Official establishments
- 24
- +4.4% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $16.4M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $932 a household
- Spending per listing
- $195K
- 27% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 47.8
- 34% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 44,310
- +3.4% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 84 auto repair and car care businesses in the Duncan area. Of those, 13 are chain locations, or 15%, against 24% across the U.S. That is 47.8 per 10,000 households, 34% above the U.S. rate of 35.7.
At $932 per household (3% below the U.S. average), households in the Duncan area spend about $16.4M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That works out to $195K per business, 27% below the U.S. figure of $269K.
In 2023, official counts showed 24 businesses with payroll in the Duncan area classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers, up 4.4% from 2019. That is one for every 732 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Official counts list 71 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $170K have gone to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in the Duncan area.
Population estimates put the population change in the Duncan area from 2020 to 2025 at +3.4%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). For auto repair and car care businesses, the Duncan area has a Groundwork market score of 47 (lower middle): #309 of 538 scored small-town markets and #5 of 17 scored small-town markets based in Oklahoma.
How the Duncan 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 | Duncan area | Oklahoma | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 47.8 | 42.0 | 35.7 |
| Spending per listing | $195K | $217K | $269K |
| Households per official establishment | 732 | 696 | 681 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +4.4% | +7.1% | +4.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.4% | +4.0% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $932 | $911 | $958 |
| Median household income | $61,620 | $65,039 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 47 | 39 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 24+4.4% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 139
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $5.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 71Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 8413 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 61The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 3
- Amount
- $170K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in the Duncan 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 Duncan area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 44,310+3.4% since 2020
- Households
- 17,567
- Median age
- 42.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 74%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 870 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 50
- Median household income
- $61,620+30.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $84,051
- Median home value
- $145,300
- Jobs located here
- 15,578
- Daytime population
- 41,720Residents 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 Duncan 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 |
Other business types in the Duncan 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 care47
- Auto repair shops43
- Collision repair and body shops56
- Car washes and detailing52
- Tire shops72
- Oil change and quick lube
- Gas stations57
- Insurance agencies53
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 Duncan, OK area?
The Duncan area has 84 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 13 of them (15%) are chain locations. The listings count repair shops, body shops, tire shops, car washes, oil change and parts stores. Official counts show 24 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023, up 4.4% from 2019. Official counts also show 71 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Duncan, OK area spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $16.4M a year, or $932 per household. That is 3% below the U.S. average (an index of 97, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 84 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $195K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 17,567 households in the Duncan area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Duncan, OK area compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?
The Duncan area has 47.8 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 34% above the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $195K, 27% below the U.S. figure of $269K. At the national ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, the Duncan area would have about 61, against 84 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 732 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. The official count rose 4.4% from 2019 to 2023, against +4.1% for the U.S.
How fast is the Duncan, OK area growing?
Population estimates put the Duncan area at 44,310 people in 2025, up 3.4% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 17,567 households. Median household income in the Duncan area is $61,620, 24% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 30.5%, 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. 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 Duncan area scores 47 for auto repair and car care businesses (lower middle), #309 of 538 scored small-town markets.
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