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Collision repair and body shops in the Russellville, AR area
The collision repair and body shops in the Russellville, AR area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other small-town markets.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 58 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #126 of 387 scored small-town markets
#2 of 7 scored small-town markets based in Arkansas
- Listings
- 10
- 2 chain locations (20%)
- Official establishments
- 8
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $29.7M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $910 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3M
- 4% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.1
- In line with the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 84,932
- +1.6% since 2020
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What this means
At $910 per household (5% below the U.S. average), households in the Russellville area spend about $29.7M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. Spread across 10 collision repair and body shops, that is $3M per shop, 4% below 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 10 collision repair and body shops on map listings in the Russellville area as of September 2026. 2 of them (20%) are chain locations, against 14% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 3.1, in line with the U.S. rate of 3.1.
In 2023, official counts showed 8 businesses with payroll in the Russellville area classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair. That is one for every 4,084 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S.
Population estimates show the Russellville area grew 1.6% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For collision repair and body shops, the Russellville area has a Groundwork market score of 58 (upper middle): #126 of 387 scored small-town markets and #2 of 7 scored small-town markets based in Arkansas.
How the Russellville 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 | Russellville area | Arkansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.1 | 3.5 | 3.1 |
| Spending per listing | $3M | $2.5M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment | 4,084 | 3,611 | 3,689 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −3.5% | −0.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.6% | +3.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $910 | $886 | $958 |
| Median household income | $57,102 | $60,773 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 58 | 32 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 8
- Employees, 2023
- 69
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 102 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 10The 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 Russellville 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 Russellville area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 84,932+1.6% since 2020
- Households
- 32,671
- Median age
- 39.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 70%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 1,741 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 48
- Median household income
- $57,102+30.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $76,829
- Median home value
- $165,100
- Jobs located here
- 34,546
- Daytime population
- 84,258Residents 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 Russellville 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 care36
- Auto repair shops42
- Collision repair and body shops58
- Car washes and detailing55
- Tire shops20
- Oil change and quick lube
- Gas stations57
- Insurance agencies61
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 Russellville, AR area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 10 collision repair and body shops in the Russellville area. 2 of them (20%) are chain locations. The listings count collision repair and auto body shops. Official counts show 8 businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in 2023.
How much do households in the Russellville, AR area spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $29.7M a year, or $910 per household. That is 5% below the U.S. average (an index of 95, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 10 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 32,671 households in the Russellville area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Russellville, AR area compare with the U.S. for collision repair and body shops?
The Russellville area has 3.1 collision repair and body shops per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 3.1. Spending per shop is $3M, 4% below 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 4,084 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S.
How fast is the Russellville, AR area growing?
Population estimates put the Russellville area at 84,932 people in 2025, up 1.6% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 32,671 households. Median household income in the Russellville area is $57,102, 29% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 30.9%, 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 Russellville area scores 58 for collision repair and body shops (upper middle), #126 of 387 scored small-town markets.
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