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Auto repair shops in Van Buren County, AR
The auto repair shops in Van Buren County, AR, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 44 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,504 of 2,378 scored counties
#25 of 60 scored counties in Arkansas
- Listings
- 21
- 2 chain locations (10%)
- Official establishments
- 3
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $6.5M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $875 a household
- Spending per listing
- $310K
- 30% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 28.3
- 32% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 16,238
- +2.8% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 21 auto repair shops in Van Buren County. Of those, 2 are chain locations, or 10%, against 16% across the U.S. That comes to 28.3 for every 10,000 households, 32% above the U.S. rate of 21.5.
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Van Buren County comes to about $6.5M a year: $875 per household, 9% below the U.S. average. Spread across 21 auto repair shops, that is $310K per shop, 30% 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.
Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Van Buren County in 2023. That is one for every 2,477 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Official counts list 26 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates put the population change in Van Buren County from 2020 to 2025 at +2.8%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). Van Buren County scores 44 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for auto repair shops, ranking #1,504 of 2,378 scored counties and #25 of 60 scored counties in Arkansas.
How Van Buren 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 | Van Buren County | Arkansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 28.3 | 22.9 | 21.5 |
| Spending per listing | $310K | $387K | $445K |
| Households per official establishment | 2,477 | 1,089 | 955 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +6.8% | +2.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.8% | +3.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $875 | $886 | $958 |
| Median household income | $50,354 | $60,773 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 44 | 43 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 3 → 3
- Employees, 2023
- 5
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $162K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 26Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 212 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 15The 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 Van Buren 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 Van Buren County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 16,238+2.8% since 2020
- Households
- 7,432
- Median age
- 49.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 78%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 710 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 23
- Median household income
- $50,354+30.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $62,356
- Median home value
- $135,700
- Jobs located here
- 3,785
- Daytime population
- 14,903Residents 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 Van Buren 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 |
| 25Van Buren County, AR | 44 | 21 | 28.3 | $310K | +2.8% | #1,504 of 2,378 |
Other business types in Van Buren 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 Van Buren County, AR?
There are 21 auto repair shops on map listings in Van Buren County as of September 2026. 2 of them (10%) 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 also show 26 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Van Buren County, AR spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $6.5M a year, or $875 per household. That is 9% below the U.S. average (an index of 91, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 21 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $310K per shop. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 7,432 households in Van Buren County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Van Buren County, AR compare with the U.S. for auto repair shops?
Van Buren County has 28.3 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 32% above the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $310K, 30% below the U.S. figure of $445K. At the national ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, Van Buren County would have about 15, against 21 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,477 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S.
How fast is Van Buren County, AR growing?
Population estimates put Van Buren County at 16,238 people in 2025, up 2.8% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 7,432 households. The median household income in Van Buren County is $50,354 a year, 38% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 30.8% 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. Van Buren County scores 44 for auto repair shops (lower middle), #1,504 of 2,378 scored counties.
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