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Auto repair shops in Washington County, AR
How Washington County, AR compares with other counties and the U.S. for auto repair shops: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 67 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #474 of 2,378 scored counties
#5 of 60 scored counties in Arkansas
- Listings
- 178
- 43 chain locations (24%)
- Official establishments
- 83
- +7.8% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $89.9M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $925 a household
- Spending per listing
- $505K
- 14% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 18.3
- 15% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 271,213
- +9.9% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 178 auto repair shops in Washington County. 43 of them (24%) are chain locations, against 16% across the U.S. That comes to 18.3 for every 10,000 households, 15% below the U.S. rate of 21.5.
At $925 per household (3% below the U.S. average), households in Washington County spend about $89.9M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That works out to $505K per shop, 14% above 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.
In 2023, official counts showed 83 businesses with payroll in Washington County classed as mechanical, body and glass repair, up 7.8% from 2019. That is one for every 1,171 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Official counts also show 174 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $2.8M have gone to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Washington County.
Population estimates put the population change in Washington County from 2020 to 2025 at +9.9%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for auto repair shops in Washington County is 67 (upper middle), #474 of 2,378 scored counties and #5 of 60 scored counties in Arkansas. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Washington 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 | Washington County | Arkansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 18.3 | 22.9 | 21.5 |
| Spending per listing | $505K | $387K | $445K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,171 | 1,089 | 955 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +7.8% | +6.8% | +2.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +9.9% | +3.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $925 | $886 | $958 |
| Median household income | $70,639 | $60,773 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 67 | 43 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 77 → 83+7.8% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 571
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $31M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 174Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 17843 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 202The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 3
- Amount
- $2.8M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Washington 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 Washington County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 271,213+9.9% since 2020
- Households
- 97,184
- Median age
- 34.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 56%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 942 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 273
- Median household income
- $70,639+40.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $98,734
- Median home value
- $298,400
- Jobs located here
- 127,830
- Daytime population
- 267,535Residents 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 Washington 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 |
Other business types in Washington County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
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Groceries and convenience
Auto
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Health care
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Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many auto repair shops are in Washington County, AR?
Washington County has 178 auto repair shops on map listings as of September 2026. 43 of them (24%) are chain locations. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. Official counts show 83 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in 2023, up 7.8% from 2019. Another 174 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Washington County, AR spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $89.9M a year, or $925 per household. That is 3% below the U.S. average (an index of 97, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 178 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $505K per shop. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 97,184 households in Washington County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Washington County, AR compare with the U.S. for auto repair shops?
Washington County has 18.3 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 15% below the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $505K, 14% above the U.S. figure of $445K. At the national ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, Washington County would have about 202, against 178 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,171 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. The official count rose 7.8% from 2019 to 2023, against +2.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Washington County, AR growing?
Population estimates put Washington County at 271,213 people in 2025, up 9.9% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 97,184 households. The median household income in Washington County is $70,639 a year, 13% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 40.0% 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. Washington County scores 67 for auto repair shops (upper middle), #474 of 2,378 scored counties.
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