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Auto repair shops in Hughes County, OK

How Hughes County, OK 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 31 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #2,001 of 2,378 scored counties
#43 of 56 scored counties in Oklahoma

Listings
10
2 chain locations (20%)
Official establishments
3
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$2.9M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $707 a household
Spending per listing
$285K
36% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
24.8
15% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
13,455
+0.8% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

The Groundwork market score for auto repair shops in Hughes County is 31 (lower middle), #2,001 of 2,378 scored counties and #43 of 56 scored counties in Oklahoma. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

As of September 2026, map listings count 10 auto repair shops in Hughes County. Chain locations make up 20% of them, against 16% across the U.S. That is 24.8 per 10,000 households, 15% above the U.S. rate of 21.5.

Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Hughes County comes to about $2.9M a year: $707 per household, 26% below the U.S. average. That works out to $285K per shop, 36% 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.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Hughes County was 3 in 2023. That is one for every 1,345 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Hughes County from 2020 to 2025 at +0.8%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Hughes 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.

Auto repair shops in Hughes County, OK compared with Oklahoma and the U.S.
MeasureHughes CountyOklahomaU.S.
Listings per 10k households24.824.721.5
Spending per listing$285K$368K$445K
Households per official establishment1,3451,003955
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+8.1%+2.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.8%+4.0%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$707$911$958
Median household income$51,581$65,039$80,734
Groundwork market score3140

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
4 → 3
Employees, 2023
15
Annual payroll, 2023
$546K
One-person businesses, 2023
15Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
102 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 Hughes 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 Hughes County

Population, 2025 estimate
13,455+0.8% since 2020
Households
4,034
Median age
40.0
Homes lived in by their owners
74%
Vehicles per household
1.6
Land area
805 sq. mi.
People per square mile
17
Median household income
$51,581+31.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$62,816
Median home value
$102,000
Jobs located here
2,956
Daytime population
11,504Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Auto repair shops across Oklahoma

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The highest-scoring counties in Oklahoma for auto repair shops, numbered among those based in Oklahoma, with Hughes County marked.

Top counties in Oklahoma

Counties in Oklahoma ranked for auto repair shops by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Lincoln County, OK831712.9$786K+5.3%#70 of 2,378
2Wagoner County, OK825517.5$600K+14.6%#88 of 2,378
3Rogers County, OK766718.3$585K+7.1%#192 of 2,378
4Canadian County, OK7610217.5$571K+20.4%#196 of 2,378
5Pawnee County, OK731016.4$637K+3.1%#260 of 2,378
6Osage County, OK722514.4$714K+2.2%#284 of 2,378
7Adair County, OK691014.0$631K+2.0%#366 of 2,378
8McClain County, OK693722.5$487K+18.4%#392 of 2,378
9Sequoyah County, OK653019.4$469K+4.1%#538 of 2,378
10Washita County, OK64716.9$575K−0.2%#556 of 2,378
43Hughes County, OK311024.8$285K+0.8%#2,001 of 2,378

Other business types in Hughes County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many auto repair shops are in Hughes County, OK?

Hughes County has 10 auto repair shops on map listings as of September 2026. 2 of them (20%) 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 15 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Hughes County, OK spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?

About $2.9M a year, or $707 per household. That is 26% below the U.S. average (an index of 74, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 10 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $285K per shop. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 4,034 households in Hughes County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Hughes County, OK compare with the U.S. for auto repair shops?

Hughes County has 24.8 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 15% above the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $285K, 36% below the U.S. figure of $445K. At the national ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, Hughes County would have about 6, against 10 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,345 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S.

How fast is Hughes County, OK growing?

Population estimates put Hughes County at 13,455 people in 2025, up 0.8% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 4,034 households. The median household income in Hughes County is $51,581 a year, 36% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 31.0% 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. Hughes County scores 31 for auto repair shops (lower middle), #2,001 of 2,378 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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How the score works · Top markets for auto repair shops · All 56 business types in Hughes County

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