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Auto repair shops in Murray County, OK
The auto repair shops in Murray County, OK, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 20 out of 100: Low
Ranked #2,252 of 2,378 scored counties
#49 of 56 scored counties in Oklahoma
- Listings
- 16
- 1 chain location (6%)
- Official establishments
- 9
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $4.9M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $985 a household
- Spending per listing
- $305K
- 31% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 32.3
- 50% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 13,805
- −0.5% since 2020
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What this means
Murray County scores 20 (low) on the Groundwork market score for auto repair shops, ranking #2,252 of 2,378 scored counties and #49 of 56 scored counties in Oklahoma. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
At $985 per household (3% above the U.S. average), households in Murray County spend about $4.9M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That is about $305K of household spending for each shop on map listings, 31% below the U.S. figure of $445K. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops.
There are 16 auto repair shops on map listings in Murray County as of September 2026. One of them (6%) is a chain location, against 16% across the U.S. That is 32.3 per 10,000 households, 50% above the U.S. rate of 21.5.
In 2023, official counts showed 9 businesses with payroll in Murray County classed as mechanical, body and glass repair. That is one for every 551 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Murray County declined 0.5%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Murray 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 | Murray County | Oklahoma | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 32.3 | 24.7 | 21.5 |
| Spending per listing | $305K | $368K | $445K |
| Households per official establishment | 551 | 1,003 | 955 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +8.1% | +2.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.5% | +4.0% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $985 | $911 | $958 |
| Median household income | $66,322 | $65,039 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 20 | 40 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 4 → 9
- Employees, 2023
- 14
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $623K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 17Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 161 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 11The 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 Murray 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 Murray County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 13,805−0.5% since 2020
- Households
- 4,956
- Median age
- 40.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 72%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 416 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 33
- Median household income
- $66,322+26.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $92,934
- Median home value
- $159,800
- Jobs located here
- 4,043
- Daytime population
- 12,084Residents 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 |
| 49Murray County, OK | 20 | 16 | 32.3 | $305K | −0.5% | #2,252 of 2,378 |
Other business types in Murray 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 Murray County, OK?
As of September 2026, map listings count 16 auto repair shops in Murray County. One of them (6%) is a chain location. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. Official counts show 9 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in 2023. Official counts list 17 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Murray County, OK spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $4.9M a year, or $985 per household. That is 3% above the U.S. average (an index of 103, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 16 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $305K 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 4,956 households in Murray County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Murray County, OK compare with the U.S. for auto repair shops?
Murray County has 32.3 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 50% above the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $305K, 31% below the U.S. figure of $445K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, Murray County would have about 11, against 16 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 551 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S.
How fast is Murray County, OK growing?
Population estimates put Murray County at 13,805 people in 2025, down 0.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 4,956 households. Median household income in Murray County is $66,322, 18% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 26.4%, 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. Murray County scores 20 for auto repair shops (low), #2,252 of 2,378 scored counties.
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