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Auto repair shops in Pulaski County, AR
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for auto repair shops in Pulaski County, AR, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 38 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,748 of 2,378 scored counties
#31 of 60 scored counties in Arkansas
- Listings
- 384
- 62 chain locations (16%)
- Official establishments
- 141
- −2.1% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $139.1M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $807 a household
- Spending per listing
- $362K
- 19% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 22.3
- 4% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 404,611
- +1.3% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Pulaski County comes to about $139.1M a year: $807 per household, 16% below the U.S. average. That is about $362K of household spending for each shop on map listings, 19% below the U.S. figure of $445K. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops.
Pulaski County has 384 auto repair shops on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 62 are chain locations, or 16%, against 16% across the U.S. That comes to 22.3 for every 10,000 households, 4% above the U.S. rate of 21.5.
Official counts show 141 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Pulaski County in 2023, down 2.1% from 2019. That is one for every 1,223 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Official counts also show 247 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $808K have gone to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Pulaski County.
Population estimates put the population change in Pulaski County from 2020 to 2025 at +1.3%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For auto repair shops, Pulaski County has a Groundwork market score of 38 (lower middle): #1,748 of 2,378 scored counties and #31 of 60 scored counties in Arkansas.
How Pulaski 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 | Pulaski County | Arkansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 22.3 | 22.9 | 21.5 |
| Spending per listing | $362K | $387K | $445K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,223 | 1,089 | 955 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −2.1% | +6.8% | +2.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.3% | +3.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $807 | $886 | $958 |
| Median household income | $62,873 | $60,773 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 38 | 43 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 144 → 141−2.1% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 974
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $51.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 247Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 38462 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 313The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 3
- Amount
- $808K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Pulaski 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 Pulaski County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 404,611+1.3% since 2020
- Households
- 172,409
- Median age
- 38.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 57%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 758 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 527
- Median household income
- $62,873+21.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $92,992
- Median home value
- $214,700
- Jobs located here
- 267,329
- Daytime population
- 495,823Residents 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 Pulaski 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 |
| 31Pulaski County, AR | 38 | 384 | 22.3 | $362K | +1.3% | #1,748 of 2,378 |
Other business types in Pulaski 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 Pulaski County, AR?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 384 auto repair shops in Pulaski County. 62 of them (16%) are chain locations. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. Official counts show 141 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in 2023, down 2.1% from 2019. Another 247 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Pulaski County, AR spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $139.1M a year, or $807 per household. That is 16% below the U.S. average (an index of 84, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 384 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $362K 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 172,409 households in Pulaski County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Pulaski County, AR compare with the U.S. for auto repair shops?
Pulaski County has 22.3 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 4% above the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $362K, 19% below the U.S. figure of $445K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, Pulaski County would have about 313, against 384 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,223 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. The official count fell 2.1% from 2019 to 2023, against +2.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Pulaski County, AR growing?
Population estimates put Pulaski County at 404,611 people in 2025, up 1.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 172,409 households. Median household income in Pulaski County is $62,873, 22% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 21.5%, 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. Pulaski County scores 38 for auto repair shops (lower middle), #1,748 of 2,378 scored counties.
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