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Auto repair shops in the Oklahoma City, OK metro area
How the Oklahoma City, OK metro area compares with other metro areas and the U.S. for auto repair shops: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 46 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #241 of 387 scored metro areas
#1 of 4 scored metro areas based in Oklahoma
- Listings
- 1,357
- 194 chain locations (14%)
- Official establishments
- 560
- +6.3% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $520.8M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $912 a household
- Spending per listing
- $384K
- 14% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 23.8
- 11% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 1,512,813
- +5.8% since 2020
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What this means
At $912 per household (5% below the U.S. average), households in the Oklahoma City metro area spend about $520.8M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That is about $384K of household spending for each shop on map listings, 14% below the U.S. figure of $445K. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops.
There are 1,357 auto repair shops on map listings in the Oklahoma City metro area as of September 2026. Of those, 194 are chain locations, or 14%, against 16% across the U.S. That comes to 23.8 for every 10,000 households, 11% above the U.S. rate of 21.5.
Official counts show 560 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in the Oklahoma City metro area in 2023, up 6.3% from 2019. That is one for every 1,020 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Official counts list 1,272 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 13 SBA-backed loans worth $10.4M have gone to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in the Oklahoma City metro area.
Population estimates show the Oklahoma City metro area grew 5.8% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Oklahoma City metro area scores 46 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for auto repair shops, ranking #241 of 387 scored metro areas and #1 of 4 scored metro areas based in Oklahoma.
How the Oklahoma City metro 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.
| Measure | Oklahoma City metro area | Oklahoma | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 23.8 | 24.7 | 21.5 |
| Spending per listing | $384K | $368K | $445K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,020 | 1,003 | 955 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +6.3% | +8.1% | +2.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +5.8% | +4.0% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $912 | $911 | $958 |
| Median household income | $72,094 | $65,039 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 46 | 40 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 560+6.3% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 3,266
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $175.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 1,272Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 1,357194 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 1,171The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 13
- Amount
- $10.4M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in the Oklahoma City metro 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 Oklahoma City metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 1,512,813+5.8% since 2020
- Households
- 571,211
- Median age
- 37.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 64%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 5,512 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 265
- Median household income
- $72,094+22.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $97,782
- Median home value
- $230,000
- Jobs located here
- 659,352
- Daytime population
- 1,507,973Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Oklahoma market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in Oklahoma for auto repair shops, numbered among those based in Oklahoma (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Oklahoma City metro area marked.
Top metro areas in Oklahoma
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Oklahoma City, OK | 46 | 1,357 | 23.8 | $384K | +5.8% | #241 of 387 |
| Fort Smith, AR-OK | 46 | 219 | 24.1 | $373K | +3.1% | #242 of 387 |
| 2Tulsa, OK | 44 | 985 | 24.2 | $378K | +5.1% | #257 of 387 |
| 3Lawton, OK | 36 | 108 | 23.0 | $364K | +0.7% | #297 of 387 |
| 4Enid, OK | 24 | 68 | 28.5 | $318K | −1.5% | #357 of 387 |
Other business types in the Oklahoma City metro area
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
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Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many auto repair shops are in the Oklahoma City, OK metro area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 1,357 auto repair shops in the Oklahoma City metro area. 194 of them (14%) are chain locations. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. Official counts show 560 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in 2023, up 6.3% from 2019. Official counts also show 1,272 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Oklahoma City, OK metro area spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $520.8M a year, or $912 per household. That is 5% below the U.S. average (an index of 95, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1,357 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $384K 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 571,211 households in the Oklahoma City metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Oklahoma City, OK metro area compare with the U.S. for auto repair shops?
The Oklahoma City metro area has 23.8 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 11% above the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $384K, 14% below the U.S. figure of $445K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, the Oklahoma City metro area would have about 1,171, against 1,357 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,020 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. The official count rose 6.3% from 2019 to 2023, against +2.1% for the U.S.
How fast is the Oklahoma City, OK metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Oklahoma City metro area at 1,512,813 people in 2025, up 5.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 571,211 households. Median household income in the Oklahoma City metro area is $72,094, 11% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 22.0%, 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. The Oklahoma City metro area scores 46 for auto repair shops (lower middle), #241 of 387 scored metro areas.
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