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Arkansas is an Auto State

59.2K Jobs

Powered by Arkansas’s Auto Industry

Industry Impact

Every Job Tells a Story

Arkansas’s auto industry supports an estimated 59,168 jobs — from assembly lines to engineering labs, supply chain logistics to dealership floors.

132.1K

New Vehicles Sold

$58,069

Average labor income per auto job

$3.44B

Annual Labor Income

3%

Share of Arkansas Jobs Supported

4%

of Economy

$6.55B

State GDP

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Bureau of Economic Analysis, and IHS Markit / S&P Global Mobility — Arkansas, 2024.

Automaker Facilities

Built in Arkansas

Explore Nationwide Facilities
Source: Alliance for Automotive Innovation — Member Facility Directory, Arkansas, 2024.

Tax Revenue Generation

$874.90M

in state tax revenue generated by the automotive industry’s economic activity.

7%

of total state tax revenue

$302.40M

Federal income taxes

$830.62M

Vehicle use tax / licenses / fees

$398.46M

New vehicle sales taxes

$96.16M

Parts & services sales tax

$27.56M

Corporate profits taxes

$233.11M

Used vehicle sales taxes

Source: Multi-industry contribution analysis of the economic impact of automotive manufacturing, selling, repairing, renting, and additional maintenance modeled using IMPLAN economic analysis data software, 2023 data year.

Vehicles Sold

132.1K

2024 Vehicle Sales

$6.13B

The average age of Arkansas vehicles is 13.9 years

Compared to the national average of 12.2 years

Source: Compiled by Alliance for Automotive Innovation with data provided by S&P Global Mobility, sales figures represent new vehicle registrations between January 1, 2024 - December 31, 2024; average age compiled by Alliance for Automotive Innovation with data provided by S&P Global Mobility, vehicles in operation as of December 31, 2024; New vehicle sales revenue derived from NADA Data.

New vehicle purchases and registrations

132.1K

new vehicles sold across Arkansas in 2024

Purchases ByBody Style

  • 71.9K UVs (54.45%)
  • 37.3K Pickups (28.22%)
  • 19.1K Cars (14.44%)
  • 3.8K Vans/Minivans (2.89%)

Purchases ByPowertrain

  • 128.6K ICE / Hybrid (97.32%)
  • 2.8K Electric (2.12%)
  • 743 Plug-in Hybrid (0.56%)

Source: Registration figures compiled by Alliance for Automotive Innovation with data provided by S&P Global Mobility as of December 31, 2024; new purchase figures compiled by Alliance for Automotive Innovation with data provided by S&P Global Mobility representing new vehicle registrations between January 1, 2024 – December 31, 2024.

Activity at Ports

Arkansas’s Auto Trade Footprint

Arkansas’s ports move vehicles and parts for the auto industry every year.

2024 Imports

2024 Exports

—

Vehicles & parts entering AR ports

—

Vehicles & parts shipped from AR ports

Past Decade Totals

—

Vehicles & parts entering AR ports

—

Vehicles & parts shipped from AR ports

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, U.S. International Trade Statistics — Arkansas ports of entry, 2024.

Fueling

Arkansas’s Fueling Network

Gasoline still anchors the network statewide, with 355 public EV charging stations across Arkansas.

Gasoline Stations

2,188

EV Level 2 Charging Ports

734

EV DC Fast Charging Ports

172

Source: U.S. Department of Energy, Alternative Fuels Data Center — Arkansas, 2024.

Consumers

66% of Arkansas households own their homes, and 78% of workers drive alone to work.

Median Household Income

$58.7K

Owner Occupied Housing

66%

Rental Occupied Housing

34%

Commutingto Work

  • Drove Alone to Work (78%)
  • Carpooled (10%)
  • Worked from Home (9%)
  • Other (3%)
  • Public Transit (0%)

HousingType

  • Single-Family (70%)
  • Mobile / RV / Boat (11%)
  • 2-4 Units (6%)
  • 20+ Unit Buildings (4%)
  • 10-19 Units (4%)
  • 5-9 Units (3%)
  • 1-Unit (Attached) (2%)

Source: Figures compiled by Alliance for Automotive Innovation with data provided U.S. Census Bureau’s American Community Survey 2023.

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