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Auto repair and car care businesses in Hughes County, OK
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for auto repair and car care businesses in Hughes County, OK, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 28 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #2,099 of 2,401 scored counties
#46 of 57 scored counties in Oklahoma
- Listings
- 17
- 7 chain locations (41%)
- Official establishments
- 5
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $2.9M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $707 a household
- Spending per listing
- $168K
- 38% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 42.1
- 18% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 13,455
- +0.8% since 2020
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What this means
Hughes County scores 28 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for auto repair and car care businesses, ranking #2,099 of 2,401 scored counties and #46 of 57 scored counties in Oklahoma. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Hughes County comes to about $2.9M a year: $707 per household, 26% below the U.S. average. Spread across 17 auto repair and car care businesses, that is $168K per business, 38% below the U.S. figure of $269K.
There are 17 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings in Hughes County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 41% of them, against 24% across the U.S. That comes to 42.1 for every 10,000 households, 18% above the U.S. rate of 35.7.
Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Hughes County in 2023. That is one for every 807 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Population estimates show Hughes County grew 0.8% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Hughes 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 | Hughes County | Oklahoma | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 42.1 | 42.0 | 35.7 |
| Spending per listing | $168K | $217K | $269K |
| Households per official establishment | 807 | 696 | 681 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +7.1% | +4.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.8% | +4.0% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $707 | $911 | $958 |
| Median household income | $51,581 | $65,039 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 28 | 39 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 5 → 5
- Employees, 2023
- 19
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $729K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 19Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 177 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 11The 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 Hughes 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 Hughes County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 13,455+0.8% since 2020
- Households
- 4,034
- Median age
- 40.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 74%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 805 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 17
- Median household income
- $51,581+31.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $62,816
- Median home value
- $102,000
- Jobs located here
- 2,956
- Daytime population
- 11,504Residents 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 Hughes 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 |
| 46Hughes County, OK | 28 | 17 | 42.1 | $168K | +0.8% | #2,099 of 2,401 |
Other business types in Hughes County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
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 Hughes County, OK?
As of September 2026, map listings count 17 auto repair and car care businesses in Hughes County. 7 of them (41%) are chain locations. The listings count repair shops, body shops, tire shops, car washes, oil change and parts stores. Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023. Another 19 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Hughes County, OK spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $2.9M a year, or $707 per household. That is 26% below the U.S. average (an index of 74, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 17 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $168K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 4,034 households in Hughes County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Hughes County, OK compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?
Hughes County has 42.1 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 18% above the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $168K, 38% below the U.S. figure of $269K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, Hughes County would have about 11, against 17 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.
How fast is Hughes County, OK growing?
Population estimates put Hughes County at 13,455 people in 2025, up 0.8% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 4,034 households. The median household income in Hughes County is $51,581 a year, 36% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 31.0% 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. Hughes County scores 28 for auto repair and car care businesses (lower middle), #2,099 of 2,401 scored counties.
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