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Auto repair shops in Lawrence County, AR

The auto repair shops in Lawrence County, AR, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 42 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,555 of 2,378 scored counties
#26 of 60 scored counties in Arkansas

Listings
14
4 chain locations (29%)
Official establishments
6
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$5.8M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $874 a household
Spending per listing
$413K
7% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
21.2
In line with the U.S.
Population, 2025
16,273
+0.3% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 14 auto repair shops in Lawrence County. Chain locations make up 29% of them, against 16% across the U.S. That is 21.2 per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 21.5.

Households in Lawrence County spend about $5.8M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $874 per household, 9% below the U.S. average. That works out to $413K per shop, 7% 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.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Lawrence County was 6 in 2023. That is one for every 1,102 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Official counts also show 33 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates put the population change in Lawrence County from 2020 to 2025 at +0.3%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for auto repair shops in Lawrence County is 42 (lower middle), #1,555 of 2,378 scored counties and #26 of 60 scored counties in Arkansas.

How Lawrence 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 Lawrence County, AR compared with Arkansas and the U.S.
MeasureLawrence CountyArkansasU.S.
Listings per 10k households21.222.921.5
Spending per listing$413K$387K$445K
Households per official establishment1,1021,089955
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+6.8%+2.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.3%+3.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$874$886$958
Median household income$44,882$60,773$80,734
Groundwork market score4243

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
9 → 6
Employees, 2023
19
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.1M
One-person businesses, 2023
33Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
144 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
13The 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 Lawrence 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 Lawrence County

Population, 2025 estimate
16,273+0.3% since 2020
Households
6,613
Median age
39.6
Homes lived in by their owners
67%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
588 sq. mi.
People per square mile
28
Median household income
$44,882+12.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$64,373
Median home value
$98,900
Jobs located here
4,103
Daytime population
14,694Residents 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 Lawrence 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
26Lawrence County, AR421421.2$413K+0.3%#1,555 of 2,378

Other business types in Lawrence County

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

Questions

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

There are 14 auto repair shops on map listings in Lawrence County as of September 2026. 4 of them (29%) are chain locations. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in 2023. Another 33 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

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

About $5.8M a year, or $874 per household. That is 9% below the U.S. average (an index of 91, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 14 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $413K per shop. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 6,613 households in Lawrence County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Lawrence County has 21.2 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $413K, 7% below the U.S. figure of $445K. At the national ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, Lawrence County would have about 13, against 14 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,102 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S.

How fast is Lawrence County, AR growing?

Population estimates put Lawrence County at 16,273 people in 2025, up 0.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 6,613 households. The median household income in Lawrence County is $44,882 a year, 44% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 12.2% 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. Lawrence County scores 42 for auto repair shops (lower middle), #1,555 of 2,378 scored counties.

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