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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

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Source: Alliance for Automotive Innovation — Member Facility Directory, 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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