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Collision repair and body shops in Saline County, AR
The collision repair and body shops in Saline County, AR, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 62 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #398 of 1,327 scored counties
#3 of 23 scored counties in Arkansas
- Listings
- 17
- 1 chain location (6%)
- Official establishments
- 10
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $47.8M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $952 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.8M
- 9% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.4
- 10% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 133,288
- +7.6% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 17 collision repair and body shops in Saline County. One of them (6%) is a chain location, against 14% across the U.S. That comes to 3.4 for every 10,000 households, 10% above the U.S. rate of 3.1.
Households in Saline County spend about $47.8M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $952 per household, in line with the U.S. average. That works out to $2.8M per shop, 9% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. That spending covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, which collision repair and body shops share with other businesses in the trade.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in Saline County was 10 in 2023. That is one for every 5,020 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $20K has gone to businesses classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in Saline County.
Population estimates put the population change in Saline County from 2020 to 2025 at +7.6%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for collision repair and body shops in Saline County is 62 (upper middle), #398 of 1,327 scored counties and #3 of 23 scored counties in Arkansas.
How Saline 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 | Saline County | Arkansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.4 | 3.5 | 3.1 |
| Spending per listing | $2.8M | $2.5M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment | 5,020 | 3,611 | 3,689 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −3.5% | −0.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +7.6% | +3.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $952 | $886 | $958 |
| Median household income | $79,046 | $60,773 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 62 | 32 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 13 → 10
- Employees, 2023
- 67
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 171 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 16The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $20K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in Saline 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 Saline County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 133,288+7.6% since 2020
- Households
- 50,203
- Median age
- 40.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 78%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 724 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 176
- Median household income
- $79,046+22.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $95,923
- Median home value
- $221,200
- Jobs located here
- 29,052
- Daytime population
- 99,620Residents 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 Saline 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 Saline 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 care67
- Auto repair shops66
- Collision repair and body shops62
- Car washes and detailing65
- Tire shops66
- Oil change and quick lube
- Gas stations77
- Insurance agencies60
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 Saline County, AR?
There are 17 collision repair and body shops on map listings in Saline County as of September 2026. One of them (6%) is a chain location. The listings count collision repair and auto body shops. Official counts show 10 businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in 2023.
How much do households in Saline County, AR spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $47.8M a year, or $952 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 99, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 17 collision repair and body shops on map listings, it comes to $2.8M per shop. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only collision repair and body shops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 50,203 households in Saline County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Saline County, AR compare with the U.S. for collision repair and body shops?
Saline County has 3.4 collision repair and body shops per 10,000 households, 10% above the U.S. rate of 3.1. Spending per shop is $2.8M, 9% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the national ratio of collision repair and body shops to household spending, Saline County would have about 16, against 17 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 5,020 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S.
How fast is Saline County, AR growing?
Population estimates put Saline County at 133,288 people in 2025, up 7.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 50,203 households. The median household income in Saline County is $79,046 a year, 2% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 22.7% from the 2015–2019 survey, 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. Saline County scores 62 for collision repair and body shops (upper middle), #398 of 1,327 scored counties.
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