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Collision repair and body shops in the Texarkana, TX-AR metro area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for collision repair and body shops in the Texarkana, TX-AR metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 14 out of 100: Low
Ranked #371 of 381 scored metro areas
#23 of 25 scored metro areas based in Texas
- Listings
- 21
- 4 chain locations (19%)
- Official establishments
- 18
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $46.8M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $832 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.2M
- 28% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.7
- 19% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 146,816
- −0.4% since 2020
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What this means
The Texarkana metro area scores 14 (low) on the Groundwork market score for collision repair and body shops, ranking #371 of 381 scored metro areas and #23 of 25 scored metro areas based in Texas. That puts it in the bottom quarter of metro areas.
As of September 2026, map listings count 21 collision repair and body shops in the Texarkana metro area. Chain locations make up 19% of them, against 14% across the U.S. That comes to 3.7 for every 10,000 households, 19% above the U.S. rate of 3.1.
At $832 per household (13% below the U.S. average), households in the Texarkana metro area spend about $46.8M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That is about $2.2M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 28% 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.
Official counts show 18 businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in the Texarkana metro area in 2023. That is one for every 3,125 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $3.5M has gone to businesses classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in the Texarkana metro area. Population estimates show the Texarkana metro area declined 0.4% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How the Texarkana metro area compares
The same measures for Texas 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 | Texarkana metro area | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.7 | 3.6 | 3.1 |
| Spending per listing | $2.2M | $2.5M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment | 3,125 | 4,034 | 3,689 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +9.1% | −0.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.4% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $832 | $918 | $958 |
| Median household income | $55,646 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 14 | 47 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 18
- Employees, 2023
- 170
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $9.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 214 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 15The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $3.5M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in the Texarkana metro 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 Texarkana metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 146,816−0.4% since 2020
- Households
- 56,252
- Median age
- 39.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 65%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 2,040 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 72
- Median household income
- $55,646+17.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $76,389
- Median home value
- $160,600
- Jobs located here
- 54,527
- Daytime population
- 142,275Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Texas market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in Texas for collision repair and body shops, numbered among those based in Texas, with the Texarkana metro area marked.
Top metro areas in Texas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX | 61 | 73 | 2.7 | $3.2M | +5.6% | #124 of 381 |
| 2Brownsville-Harlingen, TX | 53 | 37 | 2.7 | $3.1M | +3.0% | #180 of 381 |
| 3Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | 52 | 317 | 3.2 | $2.9M | +14.0% | #187 of 381 |
| 4Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | 52 | 919 | 3.5 | $2.7M | +10.3% | #188 of 381 |
| 5Laredo, TX | 50 | 31 | 3.8 | $2.4M | +5.2% | #205 of 381 |
| 6San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | 45 | 332 | 3.4 | $2.6M | +9.5% | #234 of 381 |
| 7Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | 45 | 1,087 | 3.8 | $2.5M | +10.6% | #236 of 381 |
| 8Victoria, TX | 41 | 12 | 3.2 | $2.8M | +1.6% | #259 of 381 |
| 9Sherman-Denison, TX | 41 | 22 | 4.0 | $2.4M | +12.8% | #261 of 381 |
| 10Killeen-Temple, TX | 38 | 64 | 3.6 | $2.5M | +7.2% | #277 of 381 |
| 23Texarkana, TX-AR | 14 | 21 | 3.7 | $2.2M | −0.4% | #371 of 381 |
Other business types in the Texarkana metro 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 care10
- Auto repair shops15
- Collision repair and body shops14
- Car washes and detailing8
- Tire shops7
- Oil change and quick lube22
- Gas stations28
- Insurance agencies41
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 Texarkana, TX-AR metro area?
The Texarkana metro area has 21 collision repair and body shops on map listings as of September 2026. 4 of them (19%) are chain locations. The listings count collision repair and auto body shops. Official counts show 18 businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in 2023.
How much do households in the Texarkana, TX-AR metro area spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $46.8M a year, or $832 per household. That is 13% below the U.S. average (an index of 87, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 21 collision repair and body shops on map listings, it comes to $2.2M 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 56,252 households in the Texarkana metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Texarkana, TX-AR metro area compare with the U.S. for collision repair and body shops?
The Texarkana metro 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 $2.2M, 28% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the national ratio of collision repair and body shops to household spending, the Texarkana metro area would have about 15, against 21 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,125 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S.
How fast is the Texarkana, TX-AR metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Texarkana metro area at 146,816 people in 2025, down 0.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 56,252 households. The median household income in the Texarkana metro area is $55,646 a year, 31% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 17.5% 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. 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 Texarkana metro area scores 14 for collision repair and body shops (low), #371 of 381 scored metro areas.
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