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Auto repair shops in Garland County, AR
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for auto repair shops in Garland County, AR, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 24 out of 100: Low
Ranked #2,175 of 2,378 scored counties
#47 of 60 scored counties in Arkansas
- Listings
- 109
- 20 chain locations (18%)
- Official establishments
- 55
- +3.8% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $37.5M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $860 a household
- Spending per listing
- $344K
- 23% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 25.0
- 16% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 99,695
- −0.6% since 2020
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What this means
Garland County scores 24 (low) on the Groundwork market score for auto repair shops, ranking #2,175 of 2,378 scored counties and #47 of 60 scored counties in Arkansas. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
As of September 2026, map listings count 109 auto repair shops in Garland County. Chain locations make up 18% of them, against 16% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 25.0, 16% above the U.S. rate of 21.5.
Households in Garland County spend about $37.5M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $860 per household, 10% below the U.S. average. Spread across 109 auto repair shops, that is $344K per shop, 23% 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 55 businesses with payroll in Garland County classed as mechanical, body and glass repair, up 3.8% from 2019. That is one for every 794 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $350K has gone to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Garland County. Population estimates show Garland County declined 0.6% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Garland 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 | Garland County | Arkansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 25.0 | 22.9 | 21.5 |
| Spending per listing | $344K | $387K | $445K |
| Households per official establishment | 794 | 1,089 | 955 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +3.8% | +6.8% | +2.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.6% | +3.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $860 | $886 | $958 |
| Median household income | $57,181 | $60,773 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 24 | 43 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 53 → 55+3.8% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 224
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $11.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 101Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 10920 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 84The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $350K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Garland 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 Garland County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 99,695−0.6% since 2020
- Households
- 43,667
- Median age
- 46.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 69%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 678 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 148
- Median household income
- $57,181+27.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $77,414
- Median home value
- $194,300
- Jobs located here
- 38,998
- Daytime population
- 100,390Residents 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 Garland 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 |
| 47Garland County, AR | 24 | 109 | 25.0 | $344K | −0.6% | #2,175 of 2,378 |
Other business types in Garland 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 Garland County, AR?
Garland County has 109 auto repair shops on map listings as of September 2026. 20 of them (18%) are chain locations. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. Official counts show 55 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in 2023, up 3.8% from 2019. Official counts list 101 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Garland County, AR spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $37.5M a year, or $860 per household. That is 10% below the U.S. average (an index of 90, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 109 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $344K per shop. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 43,667 households in Garland County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Garland County, AR compare with the U.S. for auto repair shops?
Garland County has 25.0 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 16% above the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $344K, 23% below the U.S. figure of $445K. At the national ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, Garland County would have about 84, against 109 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 794 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. The official count rose 3.8% from 2019 to 2023, against +2.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Garland County, AR growing?
Population estimates put Garland County at 99,695 people in 2025, down 0.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 43,667 households. The median household income in Garland County is $57,181 a year, 29% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 27.7% 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. Garland County scores 24 for auto repair shops (low), #2,175 of 2,378 scored counties.
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