Auto · Small-town market · Oklahoma
Auto repair and car care businesses in the Elk City, OK area
How the Elk City, 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 11 out of 100: Low
Ranked #531 of 538 scored small-town markets
#17 of 17 scored small-town markets based in Oklahoma
- Listings
- 74
- 11 chain locations (15%)
- Official establishments
- 25
- 0.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $7.1M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $865 a household
- Spending per listing
- $96K
- 64% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 90.4
- 2.5 times the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 22,159
- −0.7% since 2020
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What this means
The Elk City area scores 11 (low) on the Groundwork market score for auto repair and car care businesses, ranking #531 of 538 scored small-town markets and #17 of 17 scored small-town markets based in Oklahoma. That puts it in the bottom quarter of small-town markets.
At $865 per household (10% below the U.S. average), households in the Elk City area spend about $7.1M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That works out to $96K per business, 64% below the U.S. figure of $269K.
The Elk City area has 74 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 11 of them (15%) are chain locations, against 24% across the U.S. That comes to 90.4 for every 10,000 households, 2.5 times 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 Elk City area was 25 in 2023, unchanged from 2019. That is one for every 328 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $495K has gone to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in the Elk City area. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Elk City area declined 0.7%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How the Elk City 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 | Elk City area | Oklahoma | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 90.4 | 42.0 | 35.7 |
| Spending per listing | $96K | $217K | $269K |
| Households per official establishment | 328 | 696 | 681 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | 0.0% | +7.1% | +4.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.7% | +4.0% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $865 | $911 | $958 |
| Median household income | $53,328 | $65,039 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 11 | 39 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 250.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 128
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $6.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 42Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 7411 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 26The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $495K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in the Elk City 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 Elk City area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 22,159−0.7% since 2020
- Households
- 8,188
- Median age
- 36.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 68%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 902 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 25
- Median household income
- $53,328+5.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $73,431
- Median home value
- $143,500
- Jobs located here
- 8,119
- Daytime population
- 22,638Residents 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 Elk City 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 |
| 17Elk City, OK | 11 | 74 | 90.4 | $96K | −0.7% | #531 of 538 |
Other business types in the Elk City 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 care11
- Auto repair shops13
- Collision repair and body shops19
- Car washes and detailing11
- Tire shops11
- Oil change and quick lube
- Gas stations16
- Insurance agencies61
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 Elk City, OK area?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 74 auto repair and car care businesses in the Elk City area. 11 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 25 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023, unchanged from 2019. Official counts also show 42 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Elk City, OK area spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $7.1M a year, or $865 per household. That is 10% below the U.S. average (an index of 90, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 74 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $96K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 8,188 households in the Elk City area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Elk City, OK area compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?
The Elk City area has 90.4 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 2.5 times the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $96K, 64% below the U.S. figure of $269K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, the Elk City area would have about 26, against 74 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 328 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. The official count held level from 2019 to 2023, against +4.1% for the U.S.
How fast is the Elk City, OK area growing?
Population estimates put the Elk City area at 22,159 people in 2025, down 0.7% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 8,188 households. The median household income in the Elk City area is $53,328 a year, 34% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 5.1% 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. 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 Elk City area scores 11 for auto repair and car care businesses (low), #531 of 538 scored small-town markets.
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