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Auto repair shops in Phillips County, AR
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for auto repair shops in Phillips County, AR, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 1 out of 100: Very low
Ranked #2,378 of 2,378 scored counties
#60 of 60 scored counties in Arkansas
- Listings
- 15
- 3 chain locations (20%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $3.9M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $654 a household
- Spending per listing
- $263K
- 41% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 24.9
- 16% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 14,255
- −13.0% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for auto repair shops in Phillips County is 1 (very low), #2,378 of 2,378 scored counties and #60 of 60 scored counties in Arkansas. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
As of September 2026, map listings count 15 auto repair shops in Phillips County. Of those, 3 are chain locations, or 20%, against 16% across the U.S. That comes to 24.9 for every 10,000 households, 16% above the U.S. rate of 21.5.
At $654 per household (32% below the U.S. average), households in Phillips County spend about $3.9M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. Spread across 15 auto repair shops, that is $263K per shop, 41% 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.
There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Phillips County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Population estimates put the population change in Phillips County from 2020 to 2025 at −13.0%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Phillips 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 | Phillips County | Arkansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 24.9 | 22.9 | 21.5 |
| Spending per listing | $263K | $387K | $445K |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 1,089 | 955 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +6.8% | +2.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −13.0% | +3.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $654 | $886 | $958 |
| Median household income | $40,134 | $60,773 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 1 | 43 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- n/a
- Employees, 2023
- n/a
- Annual payroll, 2023
- n/a
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 33Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 153 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 9The 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 Phillips 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 Phillips County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 14,255−13.0% since 2020
- Households
- 6,023
- Median age
- 39.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 51%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.5
- Land area
- 690 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 22
- Median household income
- $40,134+36.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $54,873
- Median home value
- $78,200
- Jobs located here
- 4,448
- Daytime population
- 14,386Residents 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 Phillips 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 |
| 60Phillips County, AR | 1 | 15 | 24.9 | $263K | −13.0% | #2,378 of 2,378 |
Other business types in Phillips 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 Phillips County, AR?
Phillips County has 15 auto repair shops on map listings as of September 2026. 3 of them (20%) are chain locations. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. No official count is published for mechanical, body and glass repair in Phillips County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts list 33 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Phillips County, AR spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $3.9M a year, or $654 per household. That is 32% below the U.S. average (an index of 68, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 15 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $263K per shop. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 6,023 households in Phillips County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Phillips County, AR compare with the U.S. for auto repair shops?
Phillips County has 24.9 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 16% above the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $263K, 41% below the U.S. figure of $445K. At the national ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, Phillips County would have about 9, against 15 on map listings.
How fast is Phillips County, AR growing?
Population estimates put Phillips County at 14,255 people in 2025, down 13.0% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 6,023 households. The median household income in Phillips County is $40,134 a year, 50% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 36.9% 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. Phillips County scores 1 for auto repair shops (very low), #2,378 of 2,378 scored counties.
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