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Collision repair and body shops in the Searcy, AR area
How the Searcy, 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 37 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #290 of 387 scored small-town markets
#5 of 7 scored small-town markets based in Arkansas
- Listings
- 11
- 1 chain location (9%)
- Official establishments
- 14
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $25.7M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $868 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.3M
- 24% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.7
- 19% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 80,085
- +4.2% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 11 collision repair and body shops in the Searcy area. One of them (9%) is a chain location, against 14% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 3.7, 19% above the U.S. rate of 3.1.
At $868 per household (9% below the U.S. average), households in the Searcy area spend about $25.7M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That is about $2.3M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 24% 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 the Searcy area was 14 in 2023. That is one for every 2,116 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S.
Population estimates show the Searcy area grew 4.2% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for collision repair and body shops in the Searcy area is 37 (lower middle), #290 of 387 scored small-town markets and #5 of 7 scored small-town markets based in Arkansas.
How the Searcy 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 | Searcy area | Arkansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.7 | 3.5 | 3.1 |
| Spending per listing | $2.3M | $2.5M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment | 2,116 | 3,611 | 3,689 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −3.5% | −0.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.2% | +3.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $868 | $886 | $958 |
| Median household income | $55,249 | $60,773 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 37 | 32 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 14
- Employees, 2023
- 90
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $4.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 111 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 8The 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 Searcy 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 Searcy area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 80,085+4.2% since 2020
- Households
- 29,629
- Median age
- 39.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 69%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 1,034 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 75
- Median household income
- $55,249+25.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $73,679
- Median home value
- $163,600
- Jobs located here
- 25,976
- Daytime population
- 72,590Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Arkansas market ranked →The highest-scoring small-town markets in Arkansas for collision repair and body shops, numbered among those based in Arkansas, with the Searcy area marked.
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 Searcy 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 care27
- Auto repair shops27
- Collision repair and body shops37
- Car washes and detailing47
- Tire shops38
- Oil change and quick lube
- Gas stations47
- 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 Searcy, AR area?
The Searcy area has 11 collision repair and body shops on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (9%) is a chain location. The listings count collision repair and auto body shops. Official counts show 14 businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in 2023.
How much do households in the Searcy, AR area spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $25.7M a year, or $868 per household. That is 9% below the U.S. average (an index of 91, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 11 collision repair and body shops on map listings, it comes to $2.3M 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 29,629 households in the Searcy area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Searcy, AR area compare with the U.S. for collision repair and body shops?
The Searcy area has 3.7 collision repair and body shops per 10,000 households, 19% above the U.S. rate of 3.1. Spending per shop is $2.3M, 24% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the national ratio of collision repair and body shops to household spending, the Searcy area would have about 8, against 11 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,116 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S.
How fast is the Searcy, AR area growing?
Population estimates put the Searcy area at 80,085 people in 2025, up 4.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 29,629 households. The median household income in the Searcy area is $55,249 a year, 32% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 25.5% 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. 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 Searcy area scores 37 for collision repair and body shops (lower middle), #290 of 387 scored small-town markets.
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