Auto · Small-town market · Indiana
Auto repair and car care businesses in the Bedford, IN area
How the Bedford, IN area compares with other small-town markets and the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 86 out of 100: High
Ranked #9 of 538 scored small-town markets
#1 of 25 scored small-town markets based in Indiana
- Listings
- 66
- 17 chain locations (26%)
- Official establishments
- 16
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $22.6M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,183 a household
- Spending per listing
- $343K
- 28% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 34.5
- 3% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 45,568
- +1.2% since 2020
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What this means
The Bedford area scores 86 (high) on the Groundwork market score for auto repair and car care businesses, ranking #9 of 538 scored small-town markets and #1 of 25 scored small-town markets based in Indiana. That puts it in the top 10% of small-town markets for auto repair and car care businesses.
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in the Bedford area comes to about $22.6M a year: $1,183 per household, 24% above the U.S. average. Spread across 66 auto repair and car care businesses, that is $343K per business, 28% above the U.S. figure of $269K.
There are 66 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings in the Bedford area as of September 2026. Of those, 17 are chain locations, or 26%, against 24% across the U.S. That comes to 34.5 for every 10,000 households, 3% below the U.S. rate of 35.7.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in the Bedford area was 16 in 2023. That is one for every 1,196 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Population estimates show the Bedford area grew 1.2% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How the Bedford area 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 | Bedford area | Indiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 34.5 | 36.3 | 35.7 |
| Spending per listing | $343K | $296K | $269K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,196 | 675 | 681 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +3.9% | +4.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.2% | +2.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,183 | $1,072 | $958 |
| Median household income | $66,468 | $71,957 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 86 | 61 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 16
- Employees, 2023
- 106
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $5.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 76Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 6617 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 84The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 0
- Amount
- $0
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in the Bedford 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 Bedford area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 45,568+1.2% since 2020
- Households
- 19,135
- Median age
- 42.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 81%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 449 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 100
- Median household income
- $66,468+24.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $82,010
- Median home value
- $175,000
- Jobs located here
- 12,745
- Daytime population
- 38,519Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Indiana market ranked →The highest-scoring small-town markets in Indiana for auto repair and car care businesses, numbered among those based in Indiana, with the Bedford area marked.
Top small-town markets in Indiana
| 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 |
Other business types in the Bedford 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 care86
- Auto repair shops85
- Collision repair and body shops83
- Car washes and detailing72
- Tire shops
- Oil change and quick lube
- Gas stations64
- Insurance agencies37
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 the Bedford, IN area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 66 auto repair and car care businesses in the Bedford area. 17 of them (26%) are chain locations. The listings count repair shops, body shops, tire shops, car washes, oil change and parts stores. Official counts show 16 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023. Official counts list 76 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Bedford, IN area spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $22.6M a year, or $1,183 per household. That is 24% above the U.S. average (an index of 124, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 66 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $343K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 19,135 households in the Bedford area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Bedford, IN area compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?
The Bedford area has 34.5 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 3% below the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $343K, 28% above the U.S. figure of $269K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, the Bedford area would have about 84, against 66 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,196 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S.
How fast is the Bedford, IN area growing?
Population estimates put the Bedford area at 45,568 people in 2025, up 1.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 19,135 households. The median household income in the Bedford area is $66,468 a year, 18% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 24.0% 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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 Bedford area scores 86 for auto repair and car care businesses (high), #9 of 538 scored small-town markets.
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