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Auto repair shops in the Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR metro area
The auto repair shops in the Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 77 out of 100: High
Ranked #26 of 387 scored metro areas
#1 of 5 scored metro areas based in Arkansas
- Listings
- 415
- 89 chain locations (21%)
- Official establishments
- 169
- +14.3% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $209.6M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $972 a household
- Spending per listing
- $505K
- 14% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 19.3
- 10% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 622,177
- +13.1% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for auto repair shops in the Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers metro area is 77 (high), #26 of 387 scored metro areas and #1 of 5 scored metro areas based in Arkansas. That puts it in the top 10% of metro areas for auto repair shops.
As of September 2026, map listings count 415 auto repair shops in the Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers metro area. 89 of them (21%) are chain locations, against 16% across the U.S. That comes to 19.3 for every 10,000 households, 10% below the U.S. rate of 21.5.
Households in the Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers metro area spend about $209.6M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $972 per household, in line with the U.S. average. That is about $505K of household spending for each shop on map listings, 14% above 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 169 businesses with payroll in the Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers metro area classed as mechanical, body and glass repair, up 14.3% from 2019. That is one for every 1,276 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 8 SBA-backed loans worth $5.8M have gone to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in the Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers metro area. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers metro area grew 13.1%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How the Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers metro area 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 | Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers metro area | Arkansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 19.3 | 22.9 | 21.5 |
| Spending per listing | $505K | $387K | $445K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,276 | 1,089 | 955 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +14.3% | +6.8% | +2.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +13.1% | +3.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $972 | $886 | $958 |
| Median household income | $81,650 | $60,773 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 77 | 43 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 169+14.3% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,041
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $55.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 454Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 41589 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 471The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 8
- Amount
- $5.8M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in the Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers metro 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 Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 622,177+13.1% since 2020
- Households
- 215,566
- Median age
- 36.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 62%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 2,624 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 220
- Median household income
- $81,650+41.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $112,263
- Median home value
- $307,200
- Jobs located here
- 282,187
- Daytime population
- 595,846Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Arkansas market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in Arkansas for auto repair shops, numbered among those based in Arkansas (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers metro area marked.
Top metro areas in Arkansas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR | 77 | 415 | 19.3 | $505K | +13.1% | #26 of 387 |
| 2Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR | 49 | 684 | 22.0 | $397K | +3.8% | #209 of 387 |
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR | 47 | 1,062 | 20.3 | $430K | −0.3% | #231 of 387 |
| 3Fort Smith, AR-OK | 46 | 219 | 24.1 | $373K | +3.1% | #242 of 387 |
| 4Jonesboro, AR | 37 | 115 | 21.6 | $394K | +3.6% | #290 of 387 |
| 5Hot Springs, AR | 16 | 109 | 25.0 | $344K | −0.6% | #376 of 387 |
| Texarkana, TX-AR | 15 | 184 | 32.7 | $254K | −0.4% | #380 of 387 |
Other business types in the Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers metro area
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
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Health care
Child care
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Funeral services
Questions
How many auto repair shops are in the Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR metro area?
The Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers metro area has 415 auto repair shops on map listings as of September 2026. 89 of them (21%) are chain locations. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. Official counts show 169 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in 2023, up 14.3% from 2019. Another 454 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in the Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR metro area spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $209.6M a year, or $972 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 101, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 415 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $505K per shop. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 215,566 households in the Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR metro area compare with the U.S. for auto repair shops?
The Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers metro area has 19.3 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 10% below the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $505K, 14% above the U.S. figure of $445K. At the national ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, the Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers metro area would have about 471, against 415 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,276 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. The official count rose 14.3% from 2019 to 2023, against +2.1% for the U.S.
How fast is the Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers metro area at 622,177 people in 2025, up 13.1% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 215,566 households. The median household income in the Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers metro area is $81,650 a year, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 41.8% 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. The Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers metro area scores 77 for auto repair shops (high), #26 of 387 scored metro areas.
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