Auto · Small-town market · Arkansas
Collision repair and body shops in the Paragould, AR area
How the Paragould, AR area compares with other small-town markets and the U.S. for collision repair and body shops: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 57 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #137 of 387 scored small-town markets
#3 of 7 scored small-town markets based in Arkansas
- Listings
- 5
- 1 chain location (20%)
- Official establishments
- 5
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $15.2M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $846 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3M
- In line with the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.8
- 10% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 47,411
- +3.4% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in the Paragould area comes to about $15.2M a year: $846 per household, 12% below the U.S. average. That works out to $3M per shop, in line with 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 the Paragould area as of September 2026. One of them (20%) is a chain location, against 14% across the U.S. That is 2.8 per 10,000 households, 10% below the U.S. rate of 3.1.
In 2023, official counts showed 5 businesses with payroll in the Paragould area classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair. That is one for every 3,599 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S.
Population estimates put the population change in the Paragould area from 2020 to 2025 at +3.4%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). For collision repair and body shops, the Paragould area has a Groundwork market score of 57 (upper middle): #137 of 387 scored small-town markets and #3 of 7 scored small-town markets based in Arkansas.
How the Paragould area 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 | Paragould area | Arkansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.8 | 3.5 | 3.1 |
| Spending per listing | $3M | $2.5M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment | 3,599 | 3,611 | 3,689 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −3.5% | −0.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.4% | +3.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $846 | $886 | $958 |
| Median household income | $57,839 | $60,773 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 57 | 32 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 5
- Employees, 2023
- 36
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 51 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 5The 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 the Paragould area, 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 the Paragould area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 47,411+3.4% since 2020
- Households
- 17,994
- Median age
- 39.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 66%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 577 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 80
- Median household income
- $57,839+22.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $72,756
- Median home value
- $169,300
- Jobs located here
- 21,057
- Daytime population
- 48,090Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top small-town markets in Arkansas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Harrison, AR | 58 | 5 | 2.7 | $3.5M | +2.4% | #123 of 387 |
| 2Russellville, AR | 58 | 10 | 3.1 | $3M | +1.6% | #126 of 387 |
| 3Paragould, AR | 57 | 5 | 2.8 | $3M | +3.4% | #137 of 387 |
| 4Pine Bluff, AR | 55 | 6 | 2.2 | $3.7M | −5.6% | #149 of 387 |
| 5Searcy, AR | 37 | 11 | 3.7 | $2.3M | +4.2% | #290 of 387 |
| 6El Dorado, AR | 19 | 9 | 6.0 | $1.4M | −5.2% | #374 of 387 |
| 7Magnolia, AR | 15 | 5 | 5.9 | $1.6M | −3.7% | #379 of 387 |
Other business types in the Paragould area
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 care53
- Auto repair shops55
- Collision repair and body shops57
- Car washes and detailing
- Tire shops37
- Oil change and quick lube
- Gas stations69
- Insurance agencies56
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 the Paragould, AR area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 5 collision repair and body shops in the Paragould area. One of them (20%) is a chain location. The listings count collision repair and auto body shops. Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in 2023.
How much do households in the Paragould, AR area spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $15.2M a year, or $846 per household. That is 12% below the U.S. average (an index of 88, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 collision repair and body shops on map listings, it comes to $3M 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 17,994 households in the Paragould area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Paragould, AR area compare with the U.S. for collision repair and body shops?
The Paragould area has 2.8 collision repair and body shops per 10,000 households, 10% below the U.S. rate of 3.1. Spending per shop is $3M, in line with the U.S. figure of $3.1M. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of collision repair and body shops to household spending. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,599 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S.
How fast is the Paragould, AR area growing?
Population estimates put the Paragould area at 47,411 people in 2025, up 3.4% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 17,994 households. Median household income in the Paragould area is $57,839, 28% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 22.9%, 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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. The Paragould area scores 57 for collision repair and body shops (upper middle), #137 of 387 scored small-town markets.
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