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Collision repair and body shops in Craighead County, AR
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for collision repair and body shops in Craighead County, AR, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 48 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #708 of 1,327 scored counties
#7 of 23 scored counties in Arkansas
- Listings
- 15
- 4 chain locations (27%)
- Official establishments
- 11
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $38.9M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $875 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.6M
- 16% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.4
- 10% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 116,957
- +4.8% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 15 collision repair and body shops in Craighead County. Chain locations make up 27% of them, against 14% across the U.S. That comes to 3.4 for every 10,000 households, 10% above the U.S. rate of 3.1.
Households in Craighead County spend about $38.9M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $875 per household, 9% below the U.S. average. Spread across 15 collision repair and body shops, that is $2.6M per shop, 16% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. That spending covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, which collision repair and body shops share with other businesses in the trade.
Official counts show 11 businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in Craighead County in 2023. That is one for every 4,040 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S.
Population estimates put the population change in Craighead County from 2020 to 2025 at +4.8%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for collision repair and body shops in Craighead County is 48 (lower middle), #708 of 1,327 scored counties and #7 of 23 scored counties in Arkansas.
How Craighead 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 | Craighead County | Arkansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.4 | 3.5 | 3.1 |
| Spending per listing | $2.6M | $2.5M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment | 4,040 | 3,611 | 3,689 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −3.5% | −0.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.8% | +3.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $875 | $886 | $958 |
| Median household income | $59,548 | $60,773 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 48 | 32 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 9 → 11
- Employees, 2023
- 93
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $6.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 154 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 13The 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 Craighead 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 Craighead County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 116,957+4.8% since 2020
- Households
- 44,437
- Median age
- 35.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 60%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 707 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 160
- Median household income
- $59,548+25.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $85,050
- Median home value
- $210,400
- Jobs located here
- 53,731
- Daytime population
- 120,635Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Arkansas market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Arkansas for collision repair and body shops, numbered among those based in Arkansas, with Craighead County marked.
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 |
Other business types in Craighead 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 care35
- Auto repair shops47
- Collision repair and body shops48
- Car washes and detailing29
- Tire shops37
- Oil change and quick lube27
- Gas stations60
- Insurance agencies49
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 Craighead County, AR?
Craighead County has 15 collision repair and body shops on map listings as of September 2026. 4 of them (27%) are chain locations. The listings count collision repair and auto body shops. Official counts show 11 businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in 2023.
How much do households in Craighead County, AR spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $38.9M a year, or $875 per household. That is 9% below the U.S. average (an index of 91, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 15 collision repair and body shops on map listings, it comes to $2.6M per shop. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only collision repair and body shops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 44,437 households in Craighead County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Craighead County, AR compare with the U.S. for collision repair and body shops?
Craighead County has 3.4 collision repair and body shops per 10,000 households, 10% above the U.S. rate of 3.1. Spending per shop is $2.6M, 16% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the national ratio of collision repair and body shops to household spending, Craighead County would have about 13, against 15 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,040 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S.
How fast is Craighead County, AR growing?
Population estimates put Craighead County at 116,957 people in 2025, up 4.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 44,437 households. The median household income in Craighead County is $59,548 a year, 26% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 25.9% 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. Craighead County scores 48 for collision repair and body shops (lower middle), #708 of 1,327 scored counties.
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