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Auto repair shops in Lonoke County, AR

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 65 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #537 of 2,378 scored counties
#8 of 60 scored counties in Arkansas

Listings
58
7 chain locations (12%)
Official establishments
18
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$27.7M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $969 a household
Spending per listing
$477K
7% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
20.3
6% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
76,664
+3.5% 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 Lonoke County comes to about $27.7M a year: $969 per household, in line with the U.S. average. Spread across 58 auto repair shops, that is $477K per shop, 7% above the U.S. figure of $445K. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops.

There are 58 auto repair shops on map listings in Lonoke County as of September 2026. 7 of them (12%) are chain locations, against 16% across the U.S. That is 20.3 per 10,000 households, 6% below the U.S. rate of 21.5.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Lonoke County was 18 in 2023. That is one for every 1,586 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Official counts list 98 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates show Lonoke County grew 3.5% from 2020 to 2025, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). For auto repair shops, Lonoke County has a Groundwork market score of 65 (upper middle): #537 of 2,378 scored counties and #8 of 60 scored counties in Arkansas. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Lonoke 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 Lonoke County, AR compared with Arkansas and the U.S.
MeasureLonoke CountyArkansasU.S.
Listings per 10k households20.322.921.5
Spending per listing$477K$387K$445K
Households per official establishment1,5861,089955
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+6.8%+2.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+3.5%+3.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$969$886$958
Median household income$72,828$60,773$80,734
Groundwork market score6543

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
16 → 18
Employees, 2023
74
Annual payroll, 2023
$4M
One-person businesses, 2023
98Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
587 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
62The 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 Lonoke 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 Lonoke County

Population, 2025 estimate
76,664+3.5% since 2020
Households
28,554
Median age
38.3
Homes lived in by their owners
75%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
772 sq. mi.
People per square mile
98
Median household income
$72,828+23.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$91,277
Median home value
$193,600
Jobs located here
15,402
Daytime population
59,400Residents 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 Lonoke 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

Other business types in Lonoke County

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

Questions

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

As of September 2026, map listings count 58 auto repair shops in Lonoke County. 7 of them (12%) are chain locations. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. Official counts show 18 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in 2023. Official counts also show 98 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $27.7M a year, or $969 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 58 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $477K 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 28,554 households in Lonoke County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Lonoke County has 20.3 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 6% below the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $477K, 7% above the U.S. figure of $445K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, Lonoke County would have about 62, against 58 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,586 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S.

How fast is Lonoke County, AR growing?

Population estimates put Lonoke County at 76,664 people in 2025, up 3.5% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 28,554 households. Median household income in Lonoke County is $72,828, 10% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 23.2%, 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. Lonoke County scores 65 for auto repair shops (upper middle), #537 of 2,378 scored counties.

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