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Collision repair and body shops in Crittenden County, AR

How Crittenden County, AR compares with other counties and the U.S. for collision repair and body shops: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 13 out of 100: Low

Ranked #1,306 of 1,327 scored counties
#20 of 23 scored counties in Arkansas

Listings
8
3 chain locations (38%)
Official establishments
6
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$13.5M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $739 a household
Spending per listing
$1.7M
45% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
4.4
42% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
46,210
−3.9% 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

Crittenden County scores 13 (low) on the Groundwork market score for collision repair and body shops, ranking #1,306 of 1,327 scored counties and #20 of 23 scored counties in Arkansas. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

As of September 2026, map listings count 8 collision repair and body shops in Crittenden County. Of those, 3 are chain locations, or 38%, against 14% across the U.S. That is 4.4 per 10,000 households, 42% above the U.S. rate of 3.1.

At $739 per household (23% below the U.S. average), households in Crittenden County spend about $13.5M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That works out to $1.7M per shop, 45% 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.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in Crittenden County was 6 in 2023. That is one for every 3,034 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Crittenden County declined 3.9%, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How Crittenden 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.

Collision repair and body shops in Crittenden County, AR compared with Arkansas and the U.S.
MeasureCrittenden CountyArkansasU.S.
Listings per 10k households4.43.53.1
Spending per listing$1.7M$2.5M$3.1M
Households per official establishment3,0343,6113,689
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−3.5%−0.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025−3.9%+3.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$739$886$958
Median household income$55,358$60,773$80,734
Groundwork market score1332

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
5 → 6
Employees, 2023
29
Annual payroll, 2023
$2.1M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
83 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
4The 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 Crittenden 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 Crittenden County

Population, 2025 estimate
46,210−3.9% since 2020
Households
18,203
Median age
36.7
Homes lived in by their owners
57%
Vehicles per household
1.6
Land area
612 sq. mi.
People per square mile
77
Median household income
$55,358+37.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$70,945
Median home value
$160,200
Jobs located here
15,960
Daytime population
41,943Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Collision repair and body shops across Arkansas

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The highest-scoring counties in Arkansas for collision repair and body shops, numbered among those based in Arkansas, with Crittenden County marked.

Top counties in Arkansas

Counties in Arkansas ranked for collision repair and body shops by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Benton County, AR70343.0$3.3M+16.0%#226 of 1,327
2Lonoke County, AR6362.1$4.6M+3.5%#360 of 1,327
3Saline County, AR62173.4$2.8M+7.6%#398 of 1,327
4Washington County, AR59313.2$2.9M+9.9%#464 of 1,327
5Pope County, AR5072.9$3.2M+2.5%#655 of 1,327
6Greene County, AR4852.8$3M+3.4%#696 of 1,327
7Craighead County, AR48153.4$2.6M+4.8%#708 of 1,327
8Crawford County, AR4783.4$2.8M+4.1%#721 of 1,327
9Jefferson County, AR4662.5$3.2M−5.7%#749 of 1,327
10Pulaski County, AR46502.9$2.8M+1.3%#756 of 1,327
20Crittenden County, AR1384.4$1.7M−3.9%#1,306 of 1,327

Other business types in Crittenden County

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

Questions

How many collision repair and body shops are in Crittenden County, AR?

Crittenden County has 8 collision repair and body shops on map listings as of September 2026. 3 of them (38%) are chain locations. The listings count collision repair and auto body shops. Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in 2023.

How much do households in Crittenden County, AR spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?

About $13.5M a year, or $739 per household. That is 23% below the U.S. average (an index of 77, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 8 collision repair and body shops on map listings, it comes to $1.7M 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 18,203 households in Crittenden County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Crittenden County, AR compare with the U.S. for collision repair and body shops?

Crittenden County has 4.4 collision repair and body shops per 10,000 households, 42% above the U.S. rate of 3.1. Spending per shop is $1.7M, 45% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the national ratio of collision repair and body shops to household spending, Crittenden County would have about 4, against 8 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,034 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S.

How fast is Crittenden County, AR growing?

Population estimates put Crittenden County at 46,210 people in 2025, down 3.9% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 18,203 households. The median household income in Crittenden County is $55,358 a year, 31% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 37.8% 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. Crittenden County scores 13 for collision repair and body shops (low), #1,306 of 1,327 scored counties.

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