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Auto repair and car care businesses in the Woodward, OK area

How the Woodward, 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 13 out of 100: Low

Ranked #527 of 538 scored small-town markets
#15 of 17 scored small-town markets based in Oklahoma

Listings
52
10 chain locations (19%)
Official establishments
20
−16.7% since 2019
Household spending a year
$7.7M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $977 a household
Spending per listing
$149K
45% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
65.6
84% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
19,827
−2.8% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

For auto repair and car care businesses, the Woodward area has a Groundwork market score of 13 (low): #527 of 538 scored small-town markets and #15 of 17 scored small-town markets based in Oklahoma. That puts it in the bottom quarter of small-town markets.

Map listings as of September 2026 show 52 auto repair and car care businesses in the Woodward area. Chain locations make up 19% of them, against 24% across the U.S. That is 65.6 per 10,000 households, 84% above the U.S. rate of 35.7.

Households in the Woodward area spend about $7.7M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $977 per household, 2% above the U.S. average. That works out to $149K per business, 45% below the U.S. figure of $269K.

In 2023, official counts showed 20 businesses with payroll in the Woodward area classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers, down 16.7% from 2019. That is one for every 396 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in the Woodward area from 2020 to 2025 at −2.8%, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How the Woodward 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.

Auto repair and car care in Woodward, OK area compared with Oklahoma and the U.S.
MeasureWoodward areaOklahomaU.S.
Listings per 10k households65.642.035.7
Spending per listing$149K$217K$269K
Households per official establishment396696681
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−16.7%+7.1%+4.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025−2.8%+4.0%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$977$911$958
Median household income$61,417$65,039$80,734
Groundwork market score1339

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
20−16.7% over the period
Employees, 2023
116
Annual payroll, 2023
$4.7M
One-person businesses, 2023
30Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
5210 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
29The 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 the Woodward 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 Woodward area

Population, 2025 estimate
19,827−2.8% since 2020
Households
7,925
Median age
37.5
Homes lived in by their owners
73%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
1,243 sq. mi.
People per square mile
16
Median household income
$61,417
Average household income
$81,705
Median home value
$169,000
Jobs located here
8,020
Daytime population
19,265Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Auto repair and car care across Oklahoma

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The highest-scoring small-town markets in Oklahoma for auto repair and car care businesses, numbered among those based in Oklahoma, with the Woodward area marked.

Top small-town markets in Oklahoma

Small-town markets in Oklahoma ranked for auto repair and car care businesses by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Tahlequah, OK745629.9$295K+4.5%#51 of 538
2Shawnee, OK6310338.3$242K+3.5%#158 of 538
3Durant, OK538546.2$191K+10.9%#244 of 538
4Stillwater, OK4911735.9$235K+2.8%#283 of 538
5Duncan, OK478447.8$195K+3.4%#309 of 538
6Bartlesville, OK439947.2$193K+2.7%#345 of 538
7Ada, OK426844.9$196K+1.2%#359 of 538
8Altus, OK403737.9$231K+0.1%#374 of 538
9Muskogee, OK3410239.6$213K+0.7%#421 of 538
10McAlester, OK298949.9$175K−1.1%#460 of 538
15Woodward, OK135265.6$149K−2.8%#527 of 538

Other business types in the Woodward area

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

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Questions

How many auto repair and car care businesses are in the Woodward, OK area?

There are 52 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings in the Woodward area as of September 2026. 10 of them (19%) are chain locations. The listings count repair shops, body shops, tire shops, car washes, oil change and parts stores. Official counts show 20 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023, down 16.7% from 2019. Official counts list 30 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in the Woodward, OK area spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?

About $7.7M a year, or $977 per household. That is 2% above the U.S. average (an index of 102, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 52 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $149K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 7,925 households in the Woodward area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Woodward, OK area compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?

The Woodward area has 65.6 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 84% above the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $149K, 45% below the U.S. figure of $269K. At the national ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, the Woodward area would have about 29, against 52 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 396 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. The official count fell 16.7% from 2019 to 2023, against +4.1% for the U.S.

How fast is the Woodward, OK area growing?

Population estimates put the Woodward area at 19,827 people in 2025, down 2.8% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 7,925 households. Median household income in the Woodward area is $61,417, 24% below the U.S. median of $80,734.

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 Woodward area scores 13 for auto repair and car care businesses (low), #527 of 538 scored small-town markets.

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