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Auto repair and car care businesses in Pawnee County, OK
How Pawnee 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 75 out of 100: High
Ranked #223 of 2,401 scored counties
#5 of 57 scored counties in Oklahoma
- Listings
- 16
- 2 chain locations (13%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $6.4M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,043 a household
- Spending per listing
- $398K
- 48% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 26.2
- 27% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 16,029
- +3.1% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for auto repair and car care businesses in Pawnee County is 75 (high), #223 of 2,401 scored counties and #5 of 57 scored counties in Oklahoma. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for auto repair and car care businesses.
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Pawnee County comes to about $6.4M a year: $1,043 per household, 9% above the U.S. average. That works out to $398K per business, 48% above the U.S. figure of $269K.
There are 16 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings in Pawnee County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 13% of them, against 24% across the U.S. That is 26.2 per 10,000 households, 27% below the U.S. rate of 35.7.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Pawnee County, since they leave out counts under 3. Population estimates put the population change in Pawnee County from 2020 to 2025 at +3.1%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Pawnee 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 | Pawnee County | Oklahoma | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 26.2 | 42.0 | 35.7 |
| Spending per listing | $398K | $217K | $269K |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 696 | 681 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +7.1% | +4.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.1% | +4.0% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,043 | $911 | $958 |
| Median household income | $58,738 | $65,039 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 75 | 39 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- n/a
- Employees, 2023
- n/a
- Annual payroll, 2023
- n/a
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 36Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 162 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 24The 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 Pawnee 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 Pawnee County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 16,029+3.1% since 2020
- Households
- 6,108
- Median age
- 41.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 80%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 568 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 28
- Median household income
- $58,738+22.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $74,199
- Median home value
- $131,500
- Jobs located here
- 3,630
- Daytime population
- 12,439Residents 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 |
Other business types in Pawnee 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 Pawnee County, OK?
As of September 2026, map listings count 16 auto repair and car care businesses in Pawnee County. 2 of them (13%) are chain locations. The listings count repair shops, body shops, tire shops, car washes, oil change and parts stores. No official count is published for automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Pawnee County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts list 36 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Pawnee County, OK spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $6.4M a year, or $1,043 per household. That is 9% above the U.S. average (an index of 109, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 16 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $398K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 6,108 households in Pawnee County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Pawnee County, OK compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?
Pawnee County has 26.2 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 27% below the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $398K, 48% above the U.S. figure of $269K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, Pawnee County would have about 24, against 16 on map listings.
How fast is Pawnee County, OK growing?
Population estimates put Pawnee County at 16,029 people in 2025, up 3.1% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 6,108 households. The median household income in Pawnee County is $58,738 a year, 27% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 22.4% 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. Pawnee County scores 75 for auto repair and car care businesses (high), #223 of 2,401 scored counties.
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