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Auto repair shops in the Muskogee, OK area

The auto repair shops in the Muskogee, OK area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other small-town markets.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 35 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #422 of 538 scored small-town markets
#9 of 17 scored small-town markets based in Oklahoma

Listings
69
15 chain locations (22%)
Official establishments
26
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$21.7M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $843 a household
Spending per listing
$314K
29% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
26.8
25% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
66,708
+0.7% 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 the Muskogee area is 35 (lower middle), #422 of 538 scored small-town markets and #9 of 17 scored small-town markets based in Oklahoma. That puts it in the bottom quarter of small-town markets.

As of September 2026, map listings count 69 auto repair shops in the Muskogee area. 15 of them (22%) are chain locations, against 16% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 26.8, 25% above the U.S. rate of 21.5.

At $843 per household (12% below the U.S. average), households in the Muskogee area spend about $21.7M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That is about $314K of household spending for each shop on map listings, 29% 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.

In 2023, official counts showed 26 businesses with payroll in the Muskogee area classed as mechanical, body and glass repair. That is one for every 990 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Population estimates show the Muskogee area grew 0.7% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How the Muskogee area 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 Muskogee, OK area compared with Oklahoma and the U.S.
MeasureMuskogee areaOklahomaU.S.
Listings per 10k households26.824.721.5
Spending per listing$314K$368K$445K
Households per official establishment9901,003955
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+8.1%+2.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.7%+4.0%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$843$911$958
Median household income$53,619$65,039$80,734
Groundwork market score3540

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
26
Employees, 2023
123
Annual payroll, 2023
$4.9M
One-person businesses, 2023
61Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
6915 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
49The 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 the Muskogee area, 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 the Muskogee area

Population, 2025 estimate
66,708+0.7% since 2020
Households
25,739
Median age
38.0
Homes lived in by their owners
67%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
811 sq. mi.
People per square mile
82
Median household income
$53,619+24.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$68,119
Median home value
$153,200
Jobs located here
27,927
Daytime population
67,221Residents 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 small-town markets in Oklahoma for auto repair shops, numbered among those based in Oklahoma, with the Muskogee area marked.

Top small-town markets in Oklahoma

Small-town markets in Oklahoma ranked for auto repair shops by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Tahlequah, OK703619.3$459K+4.5%#77 of 538
2Shawnee, OK566825.3$366K+3.5%#211 of 538
3Stillwater, OK556219.0$444K+2.8%#221 of 538
4Durant, OK535027.2$324K+10.9%#256 of 538
5Altus, OK482020.5$428K+0.1%#302 of 538
6Ada, OK434127.1$325K+1.2%#354 of 538
7Duncan, OK435330.2$309K+3.4%#356 of 538
8Bartlesville, OK386631.5$290K+2.7%#396 of 538
9Muskogee, OK356926.8$314K+0.7%#422 of 538
10McAlester, OK345128.6$305K−1.1%#437 of 538

Other business types in the Muskogee area

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

Questions

How many auto repair shops are in the Muskogee, OK area?

The Muskogee area has 69 auto repair shops on map listings as of September 2026. 15 of them (22%) are chain locations. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. Official counts show 26 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in 2023. Another 61 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

How much do households in the Muskogee, OK area spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?

About $21.7M a year, or $843 per household. That is 12% below the U.S. average (an index of 88, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 69 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $314K per shop. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 25,739 households in the Muskogee area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Muskogee, OK area compare with the U.S. for auto repair shops?

The Muskogee area has 26.8 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 25% above the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $314K, 29% below the U.S. figure of $445K. At the national ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, the Muskogee area would have about 49, against 69 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 990 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S.

How fast is the Muskogee, OK area growing?

Population estimates put the Muskogee area at 66,708 people in 2025, up 0.7% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 25,739 households. The median household income in the Muskogee area is $53,619 a year, 34% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 24.5% 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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. The Muskogee area scores 35 for auto repair shops (lower middle), #422 of 538 scored small-town markets.

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