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Auto repair and car care businesses in Murray County, OK
The auto repair and car care businesses in Murray County, OK, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 22 out of 100: Low
Ranked #2,241 of 2,401 scored counties
#50 of 57 scored counties in Oklahoma
- Listings
- 25
- 5 chain locations (20%)
- Official establishments
- 11
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $4.9M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $985 a household
- Spending per listing
- $195K
- 27% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 50.4
- 41% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 13,805
- −0.5% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for auto repair and car care businesses in Murray County is 22 (low), #2,241 of 2,401 scored counties and #50 of 57 scored counties in Oklahoma. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 25 auto repair and car care businesses in Murray County. Of those, 5 are chain locations, or 20%, against 24% across the U.S. That is 50.4 per 10,000 households, 41% above the U.S. rate of 35.7.
Households in Murray County spend about $4.9M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $985 per household, 3% above the U.S. average. That works out to $195K per business, 27% below the U.S. figure of $269K.
In 2023, official counts showed 11 businesses with payroll in Murray County classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers. That is one for every 451 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $273K has gone to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Murray County. Population estimates show Murray County declined 0.5% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Murray 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 | Murray County | Oklahoma | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 50.4 | 42.0 | 35.7 |
| Spending per listing | $195K | $217K | $269K |
| Households per official establishment | 451 | 696 | 681 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +7.1% | +4.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.5% | +4.0% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $985 | $911 | $958 |
| Median household income | $66,322 | $65,039 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 22 | 39 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 6 → 11
- Employees, 2023
- 16
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $697K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 23Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 255 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
- $273K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Murray 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 Murray County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 13,805−0.5% since 2020
- Households
- 4,956
- Median age
- 40.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 72%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 416 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 33
- Median household income
- $66,322+26.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $92,934
- Median home value
- $159,800
- Jobs located here
- 4,043
- Daytime population
- 12,084Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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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 |
| 50Murray County, OK | 22 | 25 | 50.4 | $195K | −0.5% | #2,241 of 2,401 |
Other business types in Murray 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 Murray County, OK?
There are 25 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings in Murray County as of September 2026. 5 of them (20%) are chain locations. The listings count repair shops, body shops, tire shops, car washes, oil change and parts stores. Official counts show 11 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023. Official counts list 23 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Murray County, OK spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $4.9M a year, or $985 per household. That is 3% above the U.S. average (an index of 103, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 25 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $195K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 4,956 households in Murray County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Murray County, OK compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?
Murray County has 50.4 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 41% 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, Murray County would have about 18, against 25 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 451 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S.
How fast is Murray County, OK growing?
Population estimates put Murray County at 13,805 people in 2025, down 0.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 4,956 households. Median household income in Murray County is $66,322, 18% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 26.4%, 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. Murray County scores 22 for auto repair and car care businesses (low), #2,241 of 2,401 scored counties.
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