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Collision repair and body shops in the Pine Bluff, AR area

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for collision repair and body shops in the Pine Bluff, AR area, set against other small-town markets and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 55 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #149 of 387 scored small-town markets
#4 of 7 scored small-town markets based in Arkansas

Listings
6
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
4
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$22.3M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $826 a household
Spending per listing
$3.7M
20% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
2.2
29% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
70,211
−5.6% 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

Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in the Pine Bluff area comes to about $22.3M a year: $826 per household, 14% below the U.S. average. Spread across 6 collision repair and body shops, that is $3.7M per shop, 20% 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 6 collision repair and body shops on map listings in the Pine Bluff area as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 14% across the U.S. That comes to 2.2 for every 10,000 households, 29% below the U.S. rate of 3.1.

Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in the Pine Bluff area in 2023. That is one for every 6,737 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S.

Population estimates put the population change in the Pine Bluff area from 2020 to 2025 at −5.6%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for collision repair and body shops in the Pine Bluff area is 55 (upper middle), #149 of 387 scored small-town markets and #4 of 7 scored small-town markets based in Arkansas.

How the Pine Bluff 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.

Collision repair and body shops in Pine Bluff, AR area compared with Arkansas and the U.S.
MeasurePine Bluff areaArkansasU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.23.53.1
Spending per listing$3.7M$2.5M$3.1M
Households per official establishment6,7373,6113,689
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−3.5%−0.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025−5.6%+3.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$826$886$958
Median household income$51,605$60,773$80,734
Groundwork market score5532

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
4
Employees, 2023
18
Annual payroll, 2023
$659K
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
60 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
7The 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 Pine Bluff 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 Pine Bluff area

Population, 2025 estimate
70,211−5.6% since 2020
Households
26,948
Median age
40.3
Homes lived in by their owners
64%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
1,470 sq. mi.
People per square mile
49
Median household income
$51,605
Average household income
$69,923
Median home value
$117,000
Jobs located here
25,800
Daytime population
69,510Residents 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 small-town markets in Arkansas for collision repair and body shops, numbered among those based in Arkansas, with the Pine Bluff area marked.

Top small-town markets in Arkansas

Small-town markets in Arkansas ranked for collision repair and body shops by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Harrison, AR5852.7$3.5M+2.4%#123 of 387
2Russellville, AR58103.1$3M+1.6%#126 of 387
3Paragould, AR5752.8$3M+3.4%#137 of 387
4Pine Bluff, AR5562.2$3.7M−5.6%#149 of 387
5Searcy, AR37113.7$2.3M+4.2%#290 of 387
6El Dorado, AR1996.0$1.4M−5.2%#374 of 387
7Magnolia, AR1555.9$1.6M−3.7%#379 of 387

Other business types in the Pine Bluff area

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

Questions

How many collision repair and body shops are in the Pine Bluff, AR area?

As of September 2026, map listings count 6 collision repair and body shops in the Pine Bluff area. None of them are chain locations. 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 the Pine Bluff, AR area spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?

About $22.3M a year, or $826 per household. That is 14% below the U.S. average (an index of 86, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 6 collision repair and body shops on map listings, it comes to $3.7M 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 26,948 households in the Pine Bluff area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Pine Bluff, AR area compare with the U.S. for collision repair and body shops?

The Pine Bluff area has 2.2 collision repair and body shops per 10,000 households, 29% below the U.S. rate of 3.1. Spending per shop is $3.7M, 20% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the U.S. ratio of collision repair and body shops to household spending, the Pine Bluff area would have about 7, against 6 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 6,737 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S.

How fast is the Pine Bluff, AR area growing?

Population estimates put the Pine Bluff area at 70,211 people in 2025, down 5.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 26,948 households. Median household income in the Pine Bluff area is $51,605, 36% below the U.S. median of $80,734.

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 Pine Bluff area scores 55 for collision repair and body shops (upper middle), #149 of 387 scored small-town markets.

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