Market rankings · Indiana
Auto repair and car care businesses in Indiana
Every metro area, small-town market and county in Indiana, ranked by the Groundwork market score for auto repair and car care businesses, with competitor counts and household spending for each.
- Listings
- 9,853
- 2,722 chain locations (28%)
- Official establishments
- 4,026
- +3.9% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $2.9B
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs
- Listings per 10k households
- 36.3
- 2% above the U.S.
- Spending per listing
- $296K
- 10% above the U.S.
- Rank among states
- #17 of 51
- Market score 61 · Upper middle
A site report maps the auto repair and car care businesses on map listings around any address in Indiana by name and distance, and the spending within reach.
Free10 actions over 3 days, no cardSurvey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure
What this means
There are 9,853 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings in Indiana as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 28% of them, against 24% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 36.3, 2% above the U.S. rate of 35.7.
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Indiana comes to about $2.9B a year: $1,072 per household, 12% above the U.S. average. That is about $296K of household spending for each business on map listings, 10% above the U.S. figure of $269K.
In 2023, official counts showed 4,026 businesses with payroll in Indiana classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers, up 3.9% from 2019. That is one for every 675 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Across the U.S., the count rose 4.1% over the same years. Since fiscal 2022, 150 SBA-backed loans worth $71.1M have gone to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Indiana.
Among the 50 states and DC, Indiana ranks #17 for auto repair and car care businesses, with a Groundwork market score of 61 (upper middle). Of the 15 scored metro areas in or partly in Indiana, the Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood metro area scores highest (79). Of the 25 scored small-town markets in or partly in Indiana, the Bedford area scores highest (86).
Every market in Indiana for auto repair and car care businesses
Download the ranking (CSV)Numbered by Groundwork market score among the markets based in Indiana, highest first; the U.S. rank compares each market with every other of its kind. A metro area that crosses a state line is listed in each state it reaches, and numbered only in the state its page is under. How the score works.
Metro areas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN | 79 | 2,827 | 33.5 | $318K | +5.4% | #16 of 387 |
| Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | 76 | 2,808 | 31.0 | $340K | +2.7% | #22 of 387 |
| 2Columbus, IN | 75 | 123 | 36.9 | $315K | +4.3% | #28 of 387 |
| 3Bloomington, IN | 74 | 184 | 27.1 | $363K | +2.0% | #31 of 387 |
| 4Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN | 70 | 286 | 31.5 | $324K | +2.1% | #53 of 387 |
| 5South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI | 64 | 409 | 31.8 | $316K | +0.1% | #90 of 387 |
| 6Fort Wayne, IN | 61 | 640 | 35.1 | $297K | +3.9% | #115 of 387 |
| 7Evansville, IN | 61 | 427 | 37.5 | $277K | +1.6% | #119 of 387 |
| 8Muncie, IN | 60 | 166 | 35.9 | $275K | +1.2% | #124 of 387 |
| Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | 55 | 1,940 | 34.7 | $265K | +2.9% | #165 of 387 |
| 9Michigan City-La Porte, IN | 54 | 159 | 36.4 | $299K | −0.9% | #170 of 387 |
| 10Terre Haute, IN | 53 | 244 | 36.2 | $280K | +0.3% | #181 of 387 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | 48 | 11,419 | 31.3 | $305K | 0.0% | #217 of 387 |
| 11Kokomo, IN | 44 | 141 | 39.6 | $257K | +0.4% | #250 of 387 |
| 12Elkhart-Goshen, IN | 21 | 423 | 58.5 | $178K | +0.9% | #365 of 387 |
Small-town markets
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Bedford, IN | 86 | 66 | 34.5 | $343K | +1.2% | #9 of 538 |
| 2Greencastle, IN | 79 | 50 | 35.4 | $333K | +3.2% | #27 of 538 |
| 3New Castle, IN | 77 | 68 | 36.5 | $305K | +0.5% | #36 of 538 |
| 4Frankfort, IN | 76 | 44 | 35.2 | $330K | +0.4% | #38 of 538 |
| 5Madison, IN | 75 | 51 | 39.9 | $295K | +0.6% | #45 of 538 |
| 6Monticello, IN | 74 | 44 | 42.9 | $269K | +2.0% | #55 of 538 |
| 7Logansport, IN | 72 | 48 | 31.9 | $323K | +0.1% | #66 of 538 |
| 8Connersville, IN | 71 | 35 | 37.1 | $286K | +0.7% | #74 of 538 |
| 9Wabash, IN | 69 | 43 | 33.9 | $335K | −0.7% | #85 of 538 |
| 10Huntington, IN | 68 | 50 | 32.5 | $328K | +1.6% | #95 of 538 |
| 11Auburn, IN | 68 | 65 | 38.0 | $313K | +2.9% | #96 of 538 |
| 12Crawfordsville, IN | 67 | 64 | 41.0 | $274K | +2.7% | #112 of 538 |
| 13Jasper, IN | 64 | 68 | 38.7 | $312K | +0.9% | #130 of 538 |
| 14Washington, IN | 63 | 44 | 37.2 | $307K | +2.5% | #150 of 538 |
| 15Greensburg, IN | 62 | 41 | 38.3 | $297K | +0.4% | #160 of 538 |
| 16Vincennes, IN | 62 | 58 | 38.2 | $275K | −1.7% | #162 of 538 |
| 17Warsaw, IN | 62 | 134 | 42.0 | $265K | +0.9% | #163 of 538 |
| 18Peru, IN | 61 | 53 | 39.8 | $272K | −3.9% | #169 of 538 |
| 19Kendallville, IN | 61 | 78 | 42.9 | $259K | +1.0% | #172 of 538 |
| 20Marion, IN | 56 | 97 | 36.2 | $281K | 0.0% | #206 of 538 |
| 21Richmond, IN | 55 | 102 | 37.8 | $266K | −0.5% | #217 of 538 |
| 22Seymour, IN | 52 | 90 | 49.6 | $230K | +1.9% | #249 of 538 |
| 23Plymouth, IN | 50 | 87 | 49.0 | $233K | +1.2% | #275 of 538 |
| 24Angola, IN | 48 | 64 | 45.5 | $243K | +1.0% | #287 of 538 |
| 25Decatur, IN | 38 | 58 | 46.8 | $216K | +2.2% | #397 of 538 |
Counties
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Hamilton County, IN | 92 | 312 | 22.7 | $544K | +10.9% | #11 of 2,401 |
| 2Brown County, IN | 90 | 6 | 8.8 | $1.5M | +1.9% | #17 of 2,401 |
| 3Hancock County, IN | 87 | 97 | 29.0 | $428K | +13.5% | #37 of 2,401 |
| 4Newton County, IN | 85 | 11 | 19.2 | $618K | +2.9% | #49 of 2,401 |
| 5Spencer County, IN | 83 | 25 | 30.9 | $423K | +1.2% | #82 of 2,401 |
| 6Washington County, IN | 81 | 37 | 33.0 | $383K | +0.5% | #105 of 2,401 |
| 7Crawford County, IN | 80 | 12 | 26.2 | $441K | −0.2% | #118 of 2,401 |
| 8Warrick County, IN | 80 | 84 | 33.4 | $368K | +4.4% | #124 of 2,401 |
| 9Parke County, IN | 80 | 18 | 29.3 | $366K | +3.0% | #125 of 2,401 |
| 10Boone County, IN | 80 | 105 | 36.5 | $338K | +13.5% | #130 of 2,401 |
| 11Jennings County, IN | 79 | 30 | 27.4 | $455K | +0.1% | #140 of 2,401 |
| 12Lawrence County, IN | 78 | 66 | 34.5 | $343K | +1.2% | #167 of 2,401 |
| 13Morgan County, IN | 78 | 114 | 40.3 | $311K | +4.4% | #173 of 2,401 |
| 14Sullivan County, IN | 77 | 26 | 33.2 | $354K | +0.1% | #188 of 2,401 |
| 15Johnson County, IN | 76 | 223 | 35.6 | $331K | +7.4% | #210 of 2,401 |
| 16Harrison County, IN | 75 | 55 | 35.5 | $361K | +1.9% | #230 of 2,401 |
| 17Pike County, IN | 74 | 17 | 33.9 | $373K | −2.0% | #249 of 2,401 |
| 18Greene County, IN | 72 | 36 | 27.5 | $416K | +1.2% | #293 of 2,401 |
| 19Perry County, IN | 72 | 27 | 34.8 | $320K | +1.2% | #311 of 2,401 |
| 20Carroll County, IN | 71 | 26 | 32.2 | $376K | +1.6% | #335 of 2,401 |
| 21Bartholomew County, IN | 71 | 123 | 36.9 | $315K | +4.3% | #344 of 2,401 |
| 22Vermillion County, IN | 70 | 21 | 31.8 | $349K | +0.6% | #358 of 2,401 |
| 23Scott County, IN | 70 | 43 | 43.7 | $260K | +2.8% | #373 of 2,401 |
| 24Monroe County, IN | 69 | 152 | 25.7 | $374K | +1.9% | #380 of 2,401 |
| 25Putnam County, IN | 69 | 50 | 35.4 | $333K | +3.2% | #389 of 2,401 |
Show all 92 counties
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26Franklin County, IN | 68 | 24 | 26.1 | $523K | +2.2% | #409 of 2,401 |
| 27Floyd County, IN | 68 | 103 | 32.3 | $347K | +2.0% | #424 of 2,401 |
| 28Henry County, IN | 68 | 68 | 36.5 | $305K | +0.5% | #439 of 2,401 |
| 29Blackford County, IN | 67 | 14 | 27.1 | $371K | −3.1% | #452 of 2,401 |
| 30Clinton County, IN | 67 | 44 | 35.2 | $330K | +0.4% | #459 of 2,401 |
| 31Hendricks County, IN | 67 | 260 | 38.7 | $308K | +10.2% | #470 of 2,401 |
| 32Porter County, IN | 66 | 224 | 32.6 | $347K | +1.6% | #497 of 2,401 |
| 33Jefferson County, IN | 65 | 51 | 39.9 | $295K | +0.6% | #540 of 2,401 |
| 34Fountain County, IN | 65 | 27 | 38.9 | $293K | +3.2% | #542 of 2,401 |
| 35Cass County, IN | 64 | 48 | 31.9 | $323K | +0.1% | #571 of 2,401 |
| 36Tipton County, IN | 64 | 24 | 38.3 | $319K | −0.4% | #575 of 2,401 |
| 37Tippecanoe County, IN | 64 | 237 | 31.3 | $314K | +2.2% | #578 of 2,401 |
| 38Owen County, IN | 64 | 32 | 37.1 | $312K | +2.6% | #579 of 2,401 |
| 39Dearborn County, IN | 63 | 74 | 36.5 | $343K | +1.7% | #613 of 2,401 |
| 40White County, IN | 63 | 44 | 42.9 | $269K | +2.0% | #638 of 2,401 |
| 41Allen County, IN | 62 | 532 | 34.0 | $302K | +4.2% | #669 of 2,401 |
| 42Clark County, IN | 62 | 190 | 37.1 | $288K | +7.5% | #672 of 2,401 |
| 43Wabash County, IN | 61 | 43 | 33.9 | $335K | −0.7% | #693 of 2,401 |
| 44Shelby County, IN | 61 | 64 | 34.7 | $327K | +1.8% | #694 of 2,401 |
| 45Fayette County, IN | 61 | 35 | 37.1 | $286K | +0.7% | #707 of 2,401 |
| 46Huntington County, IN | 60 | 50 | 32.5 | $328K | +1.6% | #729 of 2,401 |
| 47Orange County, IN | 60 | 31 | 38.9 | $291K | −0.1% | #741 of 2,401 |
| 48Rush County, IN | 60 | 27 | 40.0 | $278K | 0.0% | #749 of 2,401 |
| 49Clay County, IN | 60 | 45 | 42.7 | $268K | −0.1% | #756 of 2,401 |
| 50DeKalb County, IN | 59 | 65 | 38.0 | $313K | +2.9% | #783 of 2,401 |
| 51Posey County, IN | 59 | 41 | 38.9 | $308K | −0.8% | #784 of 2,401 |
| 52Whitley County, IN | 59 | 57 | 40.6 | $294K | +2.1% | #789 of 2,401 |
| 53Randolph County, IN | 59 | 40 | 38.6 | $277K | +0.1% | #802 of 2,401 |
| 54Fulton County, IN | 58 | 30 | 37.3 | $314K | −1.9% | #825 of 2,401 |
| 55Starke County, IN | 58 | 35 | 39.0 | $291K | +0.1% | #838 of 2,401 |
| 56Delaware County, IN | 57 | 166 | 35.9 | $275K | +1.2% | #887 of 2,401 |
| 57Montgomery County, IN | 57 | 64 | 41.0 | $274K | +2.7% | #889 of 2,401 |
| 58Dubois County, IN | 55 | 68 | 38.7 | $312K | +0.9% | #960 of 2,401 |
| 59St. Joseph County, IN | 55 | 354 | 33.0 | $296K | +0.1% | #968 of 2,401 |
| 60Daviess County, IN | 54 | 44 | 37.2 | $307K | +2.5% | #1,021 of 2,401 |
| 61LaPorte County, IN | 54 | 159 | 36.4 | $299K | −0.9% | #1,024 of 2,401 |
| 62Knox County, IN | 54 | 58 | 38.2 | $275K | −1.7% | #1,039 of 2,401 |
| 63Miami County, IN | 54 | 53 | 39.8 | $272K | −3.9% | #1,040 of 2,401 |
| 64Jasper County, IN | 54 | 61 | 47.8 | $256K | +3.0% | #1,048 of 2,401 |
| 65Decatur County, IN | 53 | 41 | 38.3 | $297K | +0.4% | #1,073 of 2,401 |
| 66Madison County, IN | 53 | 215 | 40.2 | $256K | +3.8% | #1,097 of 2,401 |
| 67Kosciusko County, IN | 52 | 134 | 42.0 | $265K | +0.9% | #1,137 of 2,401 |
| 68Marion County, IN | 52 | 1,407 | 35.1 | $264K | +1.6% | #1,138 of 2,401 |
| 69Noble County, IN | 51 | 78 | 42.9 | $259K | +1.0% | #1,192 of 2,401 |
| 70Wells County, IN | 50 | 51 | 44.2 | $256K | +2.6% | #1,240 of 2,401 |
| 71Gibson County, IN | 49 | 59 | 43.9 | $276K | +0.1% | #1,261 of 2,401 |
| 72Vanderburgh County, IN | 49 | 302 | 38.6 | $248K | +0.9% | #1,275 of 2,401 |
| 73Grant County, IN | 48 | 97 | 36.2 | $281K | 0.0% | #1,296 of 2,401 |
| 74Howard County, IN | 47 | 141 | 39.6 | $257K | +0.4% | #1,334 of 2,401 |
| 75Wayne County, IN | 46 | 102 | 37.8 | $266K | −0.5% | #1,375 of 2,401 |
| 76LaGrange County, IN | 46 | 48 | 37.2 | $265K | +1.9% | #1,376 of 2,401 |
| 77Vigo County, IN | 44 | 152 | 35.8 | $262K | +0.4% | #1,465 of 2,401 |
| 78Pulaski County, IN | 44 | 30 | 60.6 | $190K | −0.4% | #1,490 of 2,401 |
| 79Ripley County, IN | 43 | 62 | 53.8 | $235K | +1.6% | #1,515 of 2,401 |
| 80Jackson County, IN | 43 | 90 | 49.6 | $230K | +1.9% | #1,518 of 2,401 |
| 81Marshall County, IN | 41 | 87 | 49.0 | $233K | +1.2% | #1,612 of 2,401 |
| 82Steuben County, IN | 40 | 64 | 45.5 | $243K | +1.0% | #1,664 of 2,401 |
| 83Lake County, IN | 39 | 805 | 41.3 | $249K | +1.1% | #1,702 of 2,401 |
| 84Jay County, IN | 33 | 37 | 47.4 | $229K | −1.8% | #1,915 of 2,401 |
| 85Adams County, IN | 32 | 58 | 46.8 | $216K | +2.2% | #1,955 of 2,401 |
| 86Elkhart County, IN | 24 | 423 | 58.5 | $178K | +0.9% | #2,197 of 2,401 |
| Switzerland County, IN | Not scored | 12 | 31.0 | $369K | +3.1% | |
| Martin County, IN | Not scored | 22 | 56.4 | $215K | +0.5% | |
| Benton County, IN | Not scored | 16 | 46.3 | $260K | +2.0% | |
| Warren County, IN | Not scored | 7 | 20.8 | $626K | +0.6% | |
| Union County, IN | Not scored | 8 | 27.2 | $495K | −3.1% | |
| Ohio County, IN | Not scored | 3 | 11.5 | $1.1M | +1.2% |
Markets with fewer than 5 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, and counties under 10,000 people, aren’t scored; they’re listed last in each table.
Questions
How many auto repair and car care businesses are in Indiana?
As of September 2026, map listings count 9,853 auto repair and car care businesses in Indiana. 2,722 of them (28%) are chain locations. The listings count repair shops, body shops, tire shops, car washes, oil change and parts stores. Official counts show 4,026 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023, up 3.9% from 2019. Official counts list 6,064 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Indiana spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $2.9B a year, or $1,072 per household. That is 12% above the U.S. average (an index of 112, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 9,853 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $296K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 2,716,009 households in Indiana and national spending patterns by income.
How does Indiana compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?
Indiana has 36.3 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 2% above the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $296K, 10% above the U.S. figure of $269K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, Indiana would have about 10,841, against 9,853 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 675 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. The official count rose 3.9% from 2019 to 2023, against +4.1% for the U.S.
Which market in Indiana has the highest market score for auto repair and car care businesses?
Among 15 scored metro areas in or partly in Indiana, the Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood metro area scores highest, at 79 (high). Among 25 scored small-town markets in or partly in Indiana, the Bedford area scores highest, at 86 (high). Among 86 scored counties in Indiana, Hamilton County scores highest, at 92 (very high). Scores compare each market with others of its kind across the U.S.
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. Indiana scores 61 for auto repair and car care businesses (upper middle), #17 of the 50 states and DC.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Indiana. It maps the auto repair and car care businesses on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.
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- Auto repair shops5,782 listings
- Collision repair and body shops781 listings
- Car washes and detailing1,070 listings
- Tire shops932 listings
- Oil change and quick lube226 listings
- Gas stations3,709 listings
- Insurance agencies4,396 listings
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