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Collision repair and body shops in Cross County, AR

The collision repair and body shops in Cross County, AR, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 5 out of 100: Very low

Ranked #1,324 of 1,327 scored counties
#23 of 23 scored counties in Arkansas

Listings
6
1 chain location (17%)
Official establishments
4
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$5.4M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $835 a household
Spending per listing
$902K
71% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
9.3
3 times the U.S.
Population, 2025
16,186
−3.6% 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

The Groundwork market score for collision repair and body shops in Cross County is 5 (very low), #1,324 of 1,327 scored counties and #23 of 23 scored counties in Arkansas. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Map listings as of September 2026 show 6 collision repair and body shops in Cross County. One of them (17%) is a chain location, against 14% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 9.3, 3 times the U.S. rate of 3.1.

Households in Cross County spend about $5.4M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $835 per household, 13% below the U.S. average. Spread across 6 collision repair and body shops, that is $902K per shop, 71% 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 4 businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in Cross County in 2023. That is one for every 1,621 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S. Population estimates show Cross County declined 3.6% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How Cross 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 Cross County, AR compared with Arkansas and the U.S.
MeasureCross CountyArkansasU.S.
Listings per 10k households9.33.53.1
Spending per listing$902K$2.5M$3.1M
Households per official establishment1,6213,6113,689
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−3.5%−0.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025−3.6%+3.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$835$886$958
Median household income$50,863$60,773$80,734
Groundwork market score532

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
4 → 4
Employees, 2023
33
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.8M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
61 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
2The 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 Cross 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 Cross County

Population, 2025 estimate
16,186−3.6% since 2020
Households
6,483
Median age
41.8
Homes lived in by their owners
68%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
616 sq. mi.
People per square mile
27
Median household income
$50,863+8.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$74,643
Median home value
$117,500
Jobs located here
4,707
Daytime population
14,440Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Collision repair and body shops across Arkansas

Every Arkansas market ranked →

The highest-scoring counties in Arkansas for collision repair and body shops, numbered among those based in Arkansas, with Cross 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
23Cross County, AR569.3$902K−3.6%#1,324 of 1,327

Other business types in Cross 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 Cross County, AR?

There are 6 collision repair and body shops on map listings in Cross County as of September 2026. One of them (17%) is a chain location. 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 Cross County, AR spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?

About $5.4M a year, or $835 per household. That is 13% below the U.S. average (an index of 87, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 6 collision repair and body shops on map listings, it comes to $902K 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 6,483 households in Cross County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Cross County has 9.3 collision repair and body shops per 10,000 households, 3 times the U.S. rate of 3.1. Spending per shop is $902K, 71% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the national ratio of collision repair and body shops to household spending, Cross County would have about 2, against 6 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,621 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S.

How fast is Cross County, AR growing?

Population estimates put Cross County at 16,186 people in 2025, down 3.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 6,483 households. The median household income in Cross County is $50,863 a year, 37% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 8.7% 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. Cross County scores 5 for collision repair and body shops (very low), #1,324 of 1,327 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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How the score works · Top markets for collision repair and body shops · All 56 business types in Cross County

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