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Auto repair shops in Prairie County, AR
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for auto repair shops in Prairie County, AR, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score
Not scored
Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.
- Listings
- 6
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 3
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $2.8M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $846 a household
- Spending per listing
- $459K
- 3% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 18.4
- 14% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 7,923
- −3.9% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Prairie County comes to about $2.8M a year: $846 per household, 12% below the U.S. average. Spread across 6 auto repair shops, that is $459K per shop, 3% above the U.S. figure of $445K. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops.
There are 6 auto repair shops on map listings in Prairie County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 16% across the U.S. That comes to 18.4 for every 10,000 households, 14% below the U.S. rate of 21.5.
In 2023, official counts showed 3 businesses with payroll in Prairie County classed as mechanical, body and glass repair. That is one for every 1,085 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Another 18 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
Population estimates put the population change in Prairie County from 2020 to 2025 at −3.9%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t given a market score, since a few businesses can swing their figures.
How Prairie 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 | Prairie County | Arkansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 18.4 | 22.9 | 21.5 |
| Spending per listing | $459K | $387K | $445K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,085 | 1,089 | 955 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +6.8% | +2.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −3.9% | +3.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $846 | $886 | $958 |
| Median household income | $51,646 | $60,773 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | Not scored | 43 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 3 → 3
- Employees, 2023
- 3
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $103K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 18Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 60 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 6The 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 Prairie 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 Prairie County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 7,923−3.9% since 2020
- Households
- 3,256
- Median age
- 45.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 76%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 648 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 12
- Median household income
- $51,646
- Average household income
- $72,576
- Median home value
- $96,400
- Jobs located here
- 1,577
- Daytime population
- 6,605Residents 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 Prairie 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 |
| Prairie County, AR | Not scored | 6 | 18.4 | $459K | −3.9% |
Other business types in Prairie County
None has a Groundwork market score here. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.
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 Prairie County, AR?
As of September 2026, map listings count 6 auto repair shops in Prairie County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in 2023. Official counts list 18 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Prairie County, AR spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $2.8M a year, or $846 per household. That is 12% below the U.S. average (an index of 88, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 6 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $459K 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 3,256 households in Prairie County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Prairie County, AR compare with the U.S. for auto repair shops?
Prairie County has 18.4 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 14% below the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $459K, 3% above the U.S. figure of $445K. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of auto repair shops to household spending. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,085 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S.
How fast is Prairie County, AR growing?
Population estimates put Prairie County at 7,923 people in 2025, down 3.9% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 3,256 households. Median household income in Prairie County is $51,646, 36% below the U.S. median of $80,734.
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 score leaves out counties under 10,000 people, where a handful of businesses would swing it.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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