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Auto repair shops in Stephens County, OK

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for auto repair shops in Stephens County, OK, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 38 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,760 of 2,378 scored counties
#32 of 56 scored counties in Oklahoma

Listings
53
3 chain locations (6%)
Official establishments
18
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$16.4M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $932 a household
Spending per listing
$309K
30% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
30.2
40% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
44,310
+3.4% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 53 auto repair shops in Stephens County. 3 of them (6%) are chain locations, against 16% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 30.2, 40% above the U.S. rate of 21.5.

Households in Stephens County spend about $16.4M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $932 per household, 3% below the U.S. average. That works out to $309K per shop, 30% 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.

Official counts show 18 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Stephens County in 2023. That is one for every 976 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Official counts also show 56 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $170K have gone to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Stephens County.

Population estimates show Stephens County grew 3.4% from 2020 to 2025, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). Stephens County scores 38 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for auto repair shops, ranking #1,760 of 2,378 scored counties and #32 of 56 scored counties in Oklahoma.

How Stephens 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 Stephens County, OK compared with Oklahoma and the U.S.
MeasureStephens CountyOklahomaU.S.
Listings per 10k households30.224.721.5
Spending per listing$309K$368K$445K
Households per official establishment9761,003955
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+8.1%+2.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+3.4%+4.0%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$932$911$958
Median household income$61,620$65,039$80,734
Groundwork market score3840

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
17 → 18
Employees, 2023
100
Annual payroll, 2023
$3.9M
One-person businesses, 2023
56Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
533 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
37The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
3
Amount
$170K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Stephens 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 Stephens County

Population, 2025 estimate
44,310+3.4% since 2020
Households
17,567
Median age
42.2
Homes lived in by their owners
74%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
870 sq. mi.
People per square mile
50
Median household income
$61,620+30.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$84,051
Median home value
$145,300
Jobs located here
15,578
Daytime population
41,720Residents 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 Stephens 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
32Stephens County, OK385330.2$309K+3.4%#1,760 of 2,378

Other business types in Stephens County

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

Questions

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

There are 53 auto repair shops on map listings in Stephens County as of September 2026. 3 of them (6%) are chain locations. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. Official counts show 18 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in 2023. Another 56 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

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

About $16.4M a year, or $932 per household. That is 3% below the U.S. average (an index of 97, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 53 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $309K per shop. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 17,567 households in Stephens County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Stephens County has 30.2 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 40% above the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $309K, 30% below the U.S. figure of $445K. At the national ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, Stephens County would have about 37, against 53 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 976 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S.

How fast is Stephens County, OK growing?

Population estimates put Stephens County at 44,310 people in 2025, up 3.4% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 17,567 households. The median household income in Stephens County is $61,620 a year, 24% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 30.5% 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. 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. Stephens County scores 38 for auto repair shops (lower middle), #1,760 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 Stephens County

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