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Collision repair and body shops in Columbia County, AR
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for collision repair and body shops in Columbia County, AR, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 13 out of 100: Low
Ranked #1,307 of 1,327 scored counties
#21 of 23 scored counties in Arkansas
- Listings
- 5
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 4
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $7.9M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $939 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.6M
- 49% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.9
- 90% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 21,894
- −3.7% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for collision repair and body shops in Columbia County is 13 (low), #1,307 of 1,327 scored counties and #21 of 23 scored counties in Arkansas. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Columbia County comes to about $7.9M a year: $939 per household, 2% below the U.S. average. Spread across 5 collision repair and body shops, that is $1.6M per shop, 49% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only collision repair and body shops.
There are 5 collision repair and body shops on map listings in Columbia County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 14% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 5.9, 90% above the U.S. rate of 3.1.
In 2023, official counts showed 4 businesses with payroll in Columbia County classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair. That is one for every 2,102 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Columbia County declined 3.7%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Columbia County compares
The same measures for Arkansas and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all vehicle maintenance and repairs by the collision repair and body 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 | Columbia County | Arkansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.9 | 3.5 | 3.1 |
| Spending per listing | $1.6M | $2.5M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment | 2,102 | 3,611 | 3,689 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −3.5% | −0.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −3.7% | +3.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $939 | $886 | $958 |
| Median household income | $55,334 | $60,773 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 13 | 32 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 3 → 4
- Employees, 2023
- 22
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $979K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 50 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 3The 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 automotive body, paint and interior repair in Columbia 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 Columbia County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 21,894−3.7% since 2020
- Households
- 8,409
- Median age
- 36.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 766 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 29
- Median household income
- $55,334+52.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $69,996
- Median home value
- $152,100
- Jobs located here
- 7,940
- Daytime population
- 21,908Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Arkansas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Benton County, AR | 70 | 34 | 3.0 | $3.3M | +16.0% | #226 of 1,327 |
| 2Lonoke County, AR | 63 | 6 | 2.1 | $4.6M | +3.5% | #360 of 1,327 |
| 3Saline County, AR | 62 | 17 | 3.4 | $2.8M | +7.6% | #398 of 1,327 |
| 4Washington County, AR | 59 | 31 | 3.2 | $2.9M | +9.9% | #464 of 1,327 |
| 5Pope County, AR | 50 | 7 | 2.9 | $3.2M | +2.5% | #655 of 1,327 |
| 6Greene County, AR | 48 | 5 | 2.8 | $3M | +3.4% | #696 of 1,327 |
| 7Craighead County, AR | 48 | 15 | 3.4 | $2.6M | +4.8% | #708 of 1,327 |
| 8Crawford County, AR | 47 | 8 | 3.4 | $2.8M | +4.1% | #721 of 1,327 |
| 9Jefferson County, AR | 46 | 6 | 2.5 | $3.2M | −5.7% | #749 of 1,327 |
| 10Pulaski County, AR | 46 | 50 | 2.9 | $2.8M | +1.3% | #756 of 1,327 |
| 21Columbia County, AR | 13 | 5 | 5.9 | $1.6M | −3.7% | #1,307 of 1,327 |
Other business types in Columbia County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
- Auto repair and car care36
- Auto repair shops35
- Collision repair and body shops13
- Car washes and detailing
- Tire shops23
- Oil change and quick lube
- Gas stations25
- Insurance agencies47
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many collision repair and body shops are in Columbia County, AR?
As of September 2026, map listings count 5 collision repair and body shops in Columbia County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count collision repair and auto body shops. Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in 2023.
How much do households in Columbia County, AR spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $7.9M a year, or $939 per household. That is 2% below the U.S. average (an index of 98, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 collision repair and body shops on map listings, it comes to $1.6M per shop. That spending covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, which collision repair and body shops share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 8,409 households in Columbia County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Columbia County, AR compare with the U.S. for collision repair and body shops?
Columbia County has 5.9 collision repair and body shops per 10,000 households, 90% above the U.S. rate of 3.1. Spending per shop is $1.6M, 49% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the U.S. ratio of collision repair and body shops to household spending, Columbia County would have about 3, against 5 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,102 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S.
How fast is Columbia County, AR growing?
Population estimates put Columbia County at 21,894 people in 2025, down 3.7% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 8,409 households. Median household income in Columbia County is $55,334, 31% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 52.9%, 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. Columbia County scores 13 for collision repair and body shops (low), #1,307 of 1,327 scored counties.
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