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Auto repair shops in Crawford County, AR
How Crawford 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 50 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #1,194 of 2,378 scored counties
#10 of 60 scored counties in Arkansas
- Listings
- 55
- 5 chain locations (9%)
- Official establishments
- 24
- +9.1% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $22.4M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $961 a household
- Spending per listing
- $408K
- 8% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 23.5
- 9% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 62,657
- +4.1% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 55 auto repair shops in Crawford County. Of those, 5 are chain locations, or 9%, against 16% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 23.5, 9% above the U.S. rate of 21.5.
At $961 per household (in line with the U.S. average), households in Crawford County spend about $22.4M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That is about $408K of household spending for each shop on map listings, 8% below the U.S. figure of $445K. That spending covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, which auto repair shops share with other businesses in the trade.
In 2023, official counts showed 24 businesses with payroll in Crawford County classed as mechanical, body and glass repair, up 9.1% from 2019. That is one for every 973 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Official counts also show 76 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates show Crawford County grew 4.1% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Crawford County scores 50 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for auto repair shops, ranking #1,194 of 2,378 scored counties and #10 of 60 scored counties in Arkansas.
How Crawford 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 | Crawford County | Arkansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 23.5 | 22.9 | 21.5 |
| Spending per listing | $408K | $387K | $445K |
| Households per official establishment | 973 | 1,089 | 955 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +9.1% | +6.8% | +2.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.1% | +3.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $961 | $886 | $958 |
| Median household income | $64,132 | $60,773 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 50 | 43 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 22 → 24+9.1% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 122
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $5.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 76Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 555 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 51The 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 Crawford 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 Crawford County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 62,657+4.1% since 2020
- Households
- 23,357
- Median age
- 39.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 75%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 595 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 103
- Median household income
- $64,132+37.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $80,026
- Median home value
- $182,800
- Jobs located here
- 18,875
- Daytime population
- 56,330Residents 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 Crawford 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 |
Other business types in Crawford 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 Crawford County, AR?
Crawford County has 55 auto repair shops on map listings as of September 2026. 5 of them (9%) are chain locations. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. Official counts show 24 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in 2023, up 9.1% from 2019. Another 76 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Crawford County, AR spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $22.4M a year, or $961 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 100, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 55 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $408K per shop. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 23,357 households in Crawford County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Crawford County, AR compare with the U.S. for auto repair shops?
Crawford County has 23.5 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 9% above the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $408K, 8% below the U.S. figure of $445K. At the national ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, Crawford County would have about 51, against 55 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 973 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. The official count rose 9.1% from 2019 to 2023, against +2.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Crawford County, AR growing?
Population estimates put Crawford County at 62,657 people in 2025, up 4.1% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 23,357 households. The median household income in Crawford County is $64,132 a year, 21% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 37.0% 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. Crawford County scores 50 for auto repair shops (upper middle), #1,194 of 2,378 scored counties.
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