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Auto repair and car care businesses in Allen County, IN
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for auto repair and car care businesses in Allen County, IN, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 62 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #669 of 2,401 scored counties
#41 of 86 scored counties in Indiana
- Listings
- 532
- 161 chain locations (30%)
- Official establishments
- 236
- +2.2% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $160.5M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,025 a household
- Spending per listing
- $302K
- 12% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 34.0
- 5% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 402,329
- +4.2% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 532 auto repair and car care businesses in Allen County. Of those, 161 are chain locations, or 30%, against 24% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 34.0, 5% below the U.S. rate of 35.7.
At $1,025 per household (7% above the U.S. average), households in Allen County spend about $160.5M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That works out to $302K per business, 12% above the U.S. figure of $269K.
Official counts show 236 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Allen County in 2023, up 2.2% from 2019. That is one for every 663 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Another 284 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 10 SBA-backed loans worth $2.8M have gone to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Allen County.
Population estimates put the population change in Allen County from 2020 to 2025 at +4.2%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For auto repair and car care businesses, Allen County has a Groundwork market score of 62 (upper middle): #669 of 2,401 scored counties and #41 of 86 scored counties in Indiana.
How Allen County compares
The same measures for Indiana and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all vehicle maintenance and repairs by the auto repair and car care businesses 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 | Allen County | Indiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 34.0 | 36.3 | 35.7 |
| Spending per listing | $302K | $296K | $269K |
| Households per official establishment | 663 | 675 | 681 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +2.2% | +3.9% | +4.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.2% | +2.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,025 | $1,072 | $958 |
| Median household income | $70,737 | $71,957 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 62 | 61 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 231 → 236+2.2% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,955
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $101.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 284Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 532161 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 598The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 10
- Amount
- $2.8M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Allen County, 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 Allen County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 402,329+4.2% since 2020
- Households
- 156,570
- Median age
- 37.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 69%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 657 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 597
- Median household income
- $70,737+29.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $93,582
- Median home value
- $214,900
- Jobs located here
- 204,663
- Daytime population
- 410,535Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Indiana market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Indiana for auto repair and car care businesses, numbered among those based in Indiana, with Allen County marked.
Top counties in Indiana
| 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 |
| 41Allen County, IN | 62 | 532 | 34.0 | $302K | +4.2% | #669 of 2,401 |
Other business types in Allen County
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 care62
- Auto repair shops60
- Collision repair and body shops70
- Car washes and detailing72
- Tire shops67
- Oil change and quick lube68
- Gas stations54
- Insurance agencies25
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many auto repair and car care businesses are in Allen County, IN?
There are 532 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings in Allen County as of September 2026. 161 of them (30%) are chain locations. The listings count repair shops, body shops, tire shops, car washes, oil change and parts stores. Official counts show 236 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023, up 2.2% from 2019. Official counts list 284 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Allen County, IN spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $160.5M a year, or $1,025 per household. That is 7% above the U.S. average (an index of 107, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 532 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $302K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 156,570 households in Allen County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Allen County, IN compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?
Allen County has 34.0 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 5% below the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $302K, 12% above the U.S. figure of $269K. At the national ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, Allen County would have about 598, against 532 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 663 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. The official count rose 2.2% from 2019 to 2023, against +4.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Allen County, IN growing?
Population estimates put Allen County at 402,329 people in 2025, up 4.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 156,570 households. Median household income in Allen County is $70,737, 12% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 29.0%, 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. Allen County scores 62 for auto repair and car care businesses (upper middle), #669 of 2,401 scored counties.
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