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Collision repair and body shops in Pulaski County, AR
How Pulaski 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 46 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #756 of 1,327 scored counties
#10 of 23 scored counties in Arkansas
- Listings
- 50
- 6 chain locations (12%)
- Official establishments
- 34
- −15.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $139.1M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $807 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.8M
- 10% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.9
- 6% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 404,611
- +1.3% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Pulaski County comes to about $139.1M a year: $807 per household, 16% below the U.S. average. That works out to $2.8M per shop, 10% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only collision repair and body shops.
Pulaski County has 50 collision repair and body shops on map listings as of September 2026. 6 of them (12%) are chain locations, against 14% across the U.S. That comes to 2.9 for every 10,000 households, 6% below the U.S. rate of 3.1.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in Pulaski County was 34 in 2023, down 15.0% from 2019. That is one for every 5,071 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S.
Population estimates put the population change in Pulaski County from 2020 to 2025 at +1.3%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For collision repair and body shops, Pulaski County has a Groundwork market score of 46 (lower middle): #756 of 1,327 scored counties and #10 of 23 scored counties in Arkansas.
How Pulaski 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.
| Measure | Pulaski County | Arkansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.9 | 3.5 | 3.1 |
| Spending per listing | $2.8M | $2.5M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment | 5,071 | 3,611 | 3,689 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −15.0% | −3.5% | −0.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.3% | +3.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $807 | $886 | $958 |
| Median household income | $62,873 | $60,773 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 46 | 32 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 40 → 34−15.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 313
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $19.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 506 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 45The 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 Pulaski 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 Pulaski County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 404,611+1.3% since 2020
- Households
- 172,409
- Median age
- 38.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 57%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 758 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 527
- Median household income
- $62,873+21.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $92,992
- Median home value
- $214,700
- Jobs located here
- 267,329
- Daytime population
- 495,823Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Arkansas market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Arkansas for collision repair and body shops, numbered among those based in Arkansas, with Pulaski County marked.
Top counties in Arkansas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Benton County, AR | 70 | 34 | 3.0 | $3.3M | +16.0% | #226 of 1,327 |
| 2Lonoke County, AR | 63 | 6 | 2.1 | $4.6M | +3.5% | #360 of 1,327 |
| 3Saline County, AR | 62 | 17 | 3.4 | $2.8M | +7.6% | #398 of 1,327 |
| 4Washington County, AR | 59 | 31 | 3.2 | $2.9M | +9.9% | #464 of 1,327 |
| 5Pope County, AR | 50 | 7 | 2.9 | $3.2M | +2.5% | #655 of 1,327 |
| 6Greene County, AR | 48 | 5 | 2.8 | $3M | +3.4% | #696 of 1,327 |
| 7Craighead County, AR | 48 | 15 | 3.4 | $2.6M | +4.8% | #708 of 1,327 |
| 8Crawford County, AR | 47 | 8 | 3.4 | $2.8M | +4.1% | #721 of 1,327 |
| 9Jefferson County, AR | 46 | 6 | 2.5 | $3.2M | −5.7% | #749 of 1,327 |
| 10Pulaski County, AR | 46 | 50 | 2.9 | $2.8M | +1.3% | #756 of 1,327 |
Other business types in Pulaski County
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 care33
- Auto repair shops38
- Collision repair and body shops46
- Car washes and detailing23
- Tire shops29
- Oil change and quick lube26
- Gas stations42
- Insurance agencies28
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 Pulaski County, AR?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 50 collision repair and body shops in Pulaski County. 6 of them (12%) are chain locations. The listings count collision repair and auto body shops. Official counts show 34 businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in 2023, down 15.0% from 2019.
How much do households in Pulaski County, AR spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $139.1M a year, or $807 per household. That is 16% below the U.S. average (an index of 84, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 50 collision repair and body shops on map listings, it comes to $2.8M 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 172,409 households in Pulaski County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Pulaski County, AR compare with the U.S. for collision repair and body shops?
Pulaski County has 2.9 collision repair and body shops per 10,000 households, 6% below the U.S. rate of 3.1. Spending per shop is $2.8M, 10% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the U.S. ratio of collision repair and body shops to household spending, Pulaski County would have about 45, against 50 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 5,071 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S. The official count fell 15.0% from 2019 to 2023, against −0.8% for the U.S.
How fast is Pulaski County, AR growing?
Population estimates put Pulaski County at 404,611 people in 2025, up 1.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 172,409 households. Median household income in Pulaski County is $62,873, 22% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 21.5%, 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. Pulaski County scores 46 for collision repair and body shops (lower middle), #756 of 1,327 scored counties.
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