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Collision repair and body shops in Independence County, AR

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for collision repair and body shops in Independence County, AR, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score

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The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 3.

Listings
3
1 chain location (33%)
Official establishments
4
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$13.3M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $912 a household
Spending per listing
$4.4M
44% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
2.0
35% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
38,785
+2.2% 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

At $912 per household (5% below the U.S. average), households in Independence County spend about $13.3M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That works out to $4.4M per shop, 44% above 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 3 collision repair and body shops on map listings in Independence County as of September 2026. Per 10,000 households, that is 2.0, 35% below the U.S. rate of 3.1.

Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in Independence County in 2023. That is one for every 3,660 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S.

Population estimates show Independence County grew 2.2% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 3 collision repair and body shops on map listings, Independence County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Independence 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 Independence County, AR compared with Arkansas and the U.S.
MeasureIndependence CountyArkansasU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.03.53.1
Spending per listing$4.4M$2.5M$3.1M
Households per official establishment3,6603,6113,689
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−3.5%−0.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.2%+3.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$912$886$958
Median household income$56,609$60,773$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored32

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
5 → 4
Employees, 2023
24
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.4M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
31 chain location
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 Independence 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 Independence County

Population, 2025 estimate
38,785+2.2% since 2020
Households
14,638
Median age
39.7
Homes lived in by their owners
69%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
764 sq. mi.
People per square mile
50
Median household income
$56,609+27.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$78,952
Median home value
$142,600
Jobs located here
18,686
Daytime population
41,118Residents 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 Independence 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
Independence County, ARNot scored32.0$4.4M+2.2%

Other business types in Independence County

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

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Questions

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

As of September 2026, map listings count 3 collision repair and body shops in Independence County. 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 Independence County, AR spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?

About $13.3M a year, or $912 per household. That is 5% below the U.S. average (an index of 95, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 3 collision repair and body shops on map listings, it comes to $4.4M 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 14,638 households in Independence County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Independence County has 2.0 collision repair and body shops per 10,000 households, 35% below the U.S. rate of 3.1. Spending per shop is $4.4M, 44% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the U.S. ratio of collision repair and body shops to household spending, Independence County would have about 4, against 3 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,660 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S.

How fast is Independence County, AR growing?

Population estimates put Independence County at 38,785 people in 2025, up 2.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 14,638 households. Median household income in Independence County is $56,609, 30% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 27.7%, 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. Independence County has no market score for collision repair and body shops: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 3.

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