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Auto repair shops in Carter County, OK
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for auto repair shops in Carter County, OK, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 19 out of 100: Low
Ranked #2,275 of 2,378 scored counties
#51 of 56 scored counties in Oklahoma
- Listings
- 69
- 8 chain locations (12%)
- Official establishments
- 34
- +21.4% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $17.3M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $910 a household
- Spending per listing
- $251K
- 44% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 36.2
- 68% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 48,910
- +1.8% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for auto repair shops in Carter County is 19 (low), #2,275 of 2,378 scored counties and #51 of 56 scored counties in Oklahoma. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
At $910 per household (5% below the U.S. average), households in Carter County spend about $17.3M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That works out to $251K per shop, 44% below the U.S. figure of $445K. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops.
There are 69 auto repair shops on map listings in Carter County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 12% of them, against 16% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 36.2, 68% above the U.S. rate of 21.5.
In 2023, official counts showed 34 businesses with payroll in Carter County classed as mechanical, body and glass repair, up 21.4% from 2019. That is one for every 560 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $359K have gone to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Carter County. Population estimates put the population change in Carter County from 2020 to 2025 at +1.8%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Carter County compares
The same measures for Oklahoma 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 | Carter County | Oklahoma | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 36.2 | 24.7 | 21.5 |
| Spending per listing | $251K | $368K | $445K |
| Households per official establishment | 560 | 1,003 | 955 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +21.4% | +8.1% | +2.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.8% | +4.0% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $910 | $911 | $958 |
| Median household income | $60,723 | $65,039 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 19 | 40 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 28 → 34+21.4% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 206
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $9.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 58Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 698 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 39The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $359K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Carter 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 Carter County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 48,910+1.8% since 2020
- Households
- 19,046
- Median age
- 38.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 67%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 822 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 59
- Median household income
- $60,723+18.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $83,415
- Median home value
- $168,500
- Jobs located here
- 23,303
- Daytime population
- 50,671Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Oklahoma
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Lincoln County, OK | 83 | 17 | 12.9 | $786K | +5.3% | #70 of 2,378 |
| 2Wagoner County, OK | 82 | 55 | 17.5 | $600K | +14.6% | #88 of 2,378 |
| 3Rogers County, OK | 76 | 67 | 18.3 | $585K | +7.1% | #192 of 2,378 |
| 4Canadian County, OK | 76 | 102 | 17.5 | $571K | +20.4% | #196 of 2,378 |
| 5Pawnee County, OK | 73 | 10 | 16.4 | $637K | +3.1% | #260 of 2,378 |
| 6Osage County, OK | 72 | 25 | 14.4 | $714K | +2.2% | #284 of 2,378 |
| 7Adair County, OK | 69 | 10 | 14.0 | $631K | +2.0% | #366 of 2,378 |
| 8McClain County, OK | 69 | 37 | 22.5 | $487K | +18.4% | #392 of 2,378 |
| 9Sequoyah County, OK | 65 | 30 | 19.4 | $469K | +4.1% | #538 of 2,378 |
| 10Washita County, OK | 64 | 7 | 16.9 | $575K | −0.2% | #556 of 2,378 |
| 51Carter County, OK | 19 | 69 | 36.2 | $251K | +1.8% | #2,275 of 2,378 |
Other business types in Carter 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 Carter County, OK?
As of September 2026, map listings count 69 auto repair shops in Carter County. 8 of them (12%) are chain locations. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. Official counts show 34 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in 2023, up 21.4% from 2019. Official counts list 58 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Carter County, OK spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $17.3M a year, or $910 per household. That is 5% below the U.S. average (an index of 95, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 69 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $251K 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 19,046 households in Carter County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Carter County, OK compare with the U.S. for auto repair shops?
Carter County has 36.2 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 68% above the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $251K, 44% below the U.S. figure of $445K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, Carter County would have about 39, against 69 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 560 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. The official count rose 21.4% from 2019 to 2023, against +2.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Carter County, OK growing?
Population estimates put Carter County at 48,910 people in 2025, up 1.8% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 19,046 households. Median household income in Carter County is $60,723, 25% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 18.1%, 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. Carter County scores 19 for auto repair shops (low), #2,275 of 2,378 scored counties.
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