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Auto repair shops in Baxter County, AR
How Baxter County, AR compares with other counties and the U.S. for auto repair shops: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 32 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,957 of 2,378 scored counties
#37 of 60 scored counties in Arkansas
- Listings
- 50
- 5 chain locations (10%)
- Official establishments
- 22
- −18.5% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $16.4M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $846 a household
- Spending per listing
- $327K
- 26% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 25.8
- 20% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 42,982
- +3.1% since 2020
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What this means
Baxter County scores 32 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for auto repair shops, ranking #1,957 of 2,378 scored counties and #37 of 60 scored counties in Arkansas. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
At $846 per household (12% below the U.S. average), households in Baxter County spend about $16.4M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. Spread across 50 auto repair shops, that is $327K per shop, 26% below the U.S. figure of $445K. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops.
There are 50 auto repair shops on map listings in Baxter County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 10% of them, against 16% across the U.S. That comes to 25.8 for every 10,000 households, 20% above the U.S. rate of 21.5.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Baxter County was 22 in 2023, down 18.5% from 2019. That is one for every 879 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Population estimates show Baxter County grew 3.1% from 2020 to 2025, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Baxter County compares
The same measures for Arkansas and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all vehicle maintenance and repairs by the auto repair shops 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 | Baxter County | Arkansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 25.8 | 22.9 | 21.5 |
| Spending per listing | $327K | $387K | $445K |
| Households per official establishment | 879 | 1,089 | 955 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −18.5% | +6.8% | +2.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.1% | +3.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $846 | $886 | $958 |
| Median household income | $48,452 | $60,773 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 32 | 43 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 27 → 22−18.5% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 104
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $4.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 46Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 505 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 37The 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 mechanical, body and glass repair in Baxter 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 Baxter County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 42,982+3.1% since 2020
- Households
- 19,348
- Median age
- 51.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 75%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 554 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 77
- Median household income
- $48,452+14.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $71,486
- Median home value
- $174,600
- Jobs located here
- 16,323
- Daytime population
- 43,148Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Arkansas market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Arkansas for auto repair shops, numbered among those based in Arkansas, with Baxter County marked.
Top counties in Arkansas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Madison County, AR | 78 | 12 | 18.6 | $568K | +11.2% | #158 of 2,378 |
| 2Marion County, AR | 77 | 11 | 14.4 | $652K | +4.3% | #168 of 2,378 |
| 3Benton County, AR | 74 | 225 | 20.1 | $502K | +16.0% | #244 of 2,378 |
| 4Grant County, AR | 72 | 11 | 15.8 | $631K | +4.1% | #289 of 2,378 |
| 5Washington County, AR | 67 | 178 | 18.3 | $505K | +9.9% | #474 of 2,378 |
| 6Carroll County, AR | 66 | 19 | 16.7 | $580K | +3.6% | #491 of 2,378 |
| 7Saline County, AR | 66 | 93 | 18.5 | $514K | +7.6% | #501 of 2,378 |
| 8Lonoke County, AR | 65 | 58 | 20.3 | $477K | +3.5% | #537 of 2,378 |
| 9Fulton County, AR | 51 | 12 | 25.2 | $366K | +3.7% | #1,164 of 2,378 |
| 10Crawford County, AR | 50 | 55 | 23.5 | $408K | +4.1% | #1,194 of 2,378 |
| 37Baxter County, AR | 32 | 50 | 25.8 | $327K | +3.1% | #1,957 of 2,378 |
Other business types in Baxter 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 shops are in Baxter County, AR?
As of September 2026, map listings count 50 auto repair shops in Baxter County. 5 of them (10%) are chain locations. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. Official counts show 22 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in 2023, down 18.5% from 2019. Official counts list 46 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Baxter County, AR spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $16.4M a year, or $846 per household. That is 12% below the U.S. average (an index of 88, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 50 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $327K per shop. That spending covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, which auto repair shops share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 19,348 households in Baxter County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Baxter County, AR compare with the U.S. for auto repair shops?
Baxter County has 25.8 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 20% above the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $327K, 26% below the U.S. figure of $445K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, Baxter County would have about 37, against 50 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 879 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. The official count fell 18.5% from 2019 to 2023, against +2.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Baxter County, AR growing?
Population estimates put Baxter County at 42,982 people in 2025, up 3.1% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 19,348 households. Median household income in Baxter County is $48,452, 40% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 14.7%, 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. Baxter County scores 32 for auto repair shops (lower middle), #1,957 of 2,378 scored counties.
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