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Auto repair shops in Faulkner County, AR

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for auto repair shops in Faulkner County, AR, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 45 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,454 of 2,378 scored counties
#21 of 60 scored counties in Arkansas

Listings
136
19 chain locations (14%)
Official establishments
49
+25.6% since 2019
Household spending a year
$46.2M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $938 a household
Spending per listing
$340K
24% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
27.6
28% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
133,979
+8.2% 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

Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Faulkner County comes to about $46.2M a year: $938 per household, 2% below the U.S. average. That is about $340K of household spending for each shop on map listings, 24% below the U.S. figure of $445K. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops.

There are 136 auto repair shops on map listings in Faulkner County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 14% of them, against 16% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 27.6, 28% above the U.S. rate of 21.5.

Official counts show 49 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Faulkner County in 2023, up 25.6% from 2019. That is one for every 1,006 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Official counts list 89 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $914K have gone to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Faulkner County.

Population estimates show Faulkner County grew 8.2% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for auto repair shops in Faulkner County is 45 (lower middle), #1,454 of 2,378 scored counties and #21 of 60 scored counties in Arkansas.

How Faulkner 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.

Auto repair shops in Faulkner County, AR compared with Arkansas and the U.S.
MeasureFaulkner CountyArkansasU.S.
Listings per 10k households27.622.921.5
Spending per listing$340K$387K$445K
Households per official establishment1,0061,089955
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+25.6%+6.8%+2.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+8.2%+3.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$938$886$958
Median household income$67,289$60,773$80,734
Groundwork market score4543

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
39 → 49+25.6% over the period
Employees, 2023
303
Annual payroll, 2023
$13.8M
One-person businesses, 2023
89Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
13619 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
104The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
2
Amount
$914K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Faulkner 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 Faulkner County

Population, 2025 estimate
133,979+8.2% since 2020
Households
49,309
Median age
35.6
Homes lived in by their owners
62%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
647 sq. mi.
People per square mile
197
Median household income
$67,289+27.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$88,861
Median home value
$232,700
Jobs located here
44,769
Daytime population
117,154Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Auto repair shops across Arkansas

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The highest-scoring counties in Arkansas for auto repair shops, numbered among those based in Arkansas, with Faulkner County marked.

Top counties in Arkansas

Counties in Arkansas ranked for auto repair shops by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Madison County, AR781218.6$568K+11.2%#158 of 2,378
2Marion County, AR771114.4$652K+4.3%#168 of 2,378
3Benton County, AR7422520.1$502K+16.0%#244 of 2,378
4Grant County, AR721115.8$631K+4.1%#289 of 2,378
5Washington County, AR6717818.3$505K+9.9%#474 of 2,378
6Carroll County, AR661916.7$580K+3.6%#491 of 2,378
7Saline County, AR669318.5$514K+7.6%#501 of 2,378
8Lonoke County, AR655820.3$477K+3.5%#537 of 2,378
9Fulton County, AR511225.2$366K+3.7%#1,164 of 2,378
10Crawford County, AR505523.5$408K+4.1%#1,194 of 2,378
21Faulkner County, AR4513627.6$340K+8.2%#1,454 of 2,378

Other business types in Faulkner County

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

Questions

How many auto repair shops are in Faulkner County, AR?

As of September 2026, map listings count 136 auto repair shops in Faulkner County. 19 of them (14%) are chain locations. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. Official counts show 49 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in 2023, up 25.6% from 2019. Official counts also show 89 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Faulkner County, AR spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?

About $46.2M a year, or $938 per household. That is 2% below the U.S. average (an index of 98, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 136 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $340K 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 49,309 households in Faulkner County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Faulkner County, AR compare with the U.S. for auto repair shops?

Faulkner County has 27.6 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 28% above the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $340K, 24% below the U.S. figure of $445K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, Faulkner County would have about 104, against 136 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,006 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. The official count rose 25.6% from 2019 to 2023, against +2.1% for the U.S.

How fast is Faulkner County, AR growing?

Population estimates put Faulkner County at 133,979 people in 2025, up 8.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 49,309 households. Median household income in Faulkner County is $67,289, 17% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 27.4%, 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. Faulkner County scores 45 for auto repair shops (lower middle), #1,454 of 2,378 scored counties.

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