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Auto repair and car care businesses in Brown County, IN
How Brown County, IN compares with other counties 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 90 out of 100: Very high
Ranked #17 of 2,401 scored counties
#2 of 86 scored counties in Indiana
- Listings
- 6
- 2 chain locations (33%)
- Official establishments
- 4
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $8.9M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,319 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.5M
- 5.6 times the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 8.8
- 75% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 15,777
- +1.9% since 2020
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What this means
Brown County scores 90 (very high) on the Groundwork market score for auto repair and car care businesses, ranking #17 of 2,401 scored counties and #2 of 86 scored counties in Indiana. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for auto repair and car care businesses.
At $1,319 per household (38% above the U.S. average), households in Brown County spend about $8.9M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That works out to $1.5M per business, 5.6 times the U.S. figure of $269K.
There are 6 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings in Brown County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 33% of them, against 24% across the U.S. That is 8.8 per 10,000 households, 75% below the U.S. rate of 35.7.
Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Brown County in 2023. That is one for every 1,695 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Population estimates show Brown County grew 1.9% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Brown 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 | Brown County | Indiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 8.8 | 36.3 | 35.7 |
| Spending per listing | $1.5M | $296K | $269K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,695 | 675 | 681 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +3.9% | +4.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.9% | +2.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,319 | $1,072 | $958 |
| Median household income | $78,528 | $71,957 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 90 | 61 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 4 → 4
- Employees, 2023
- 17
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $611K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 12Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 62 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 33The 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 Brown 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 Brown County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 15,777+1.9% since 2020
- Households
- 6,781
- Median age
- 50.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 87%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.3
- Land area
- 312 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 50
- Median household income
- $78,528+28.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $101,604
- Median home value
- $269,100
- Jobs located here
- 3,484
- Daytime population
- 12,549Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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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 |
Other business types in Brown County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
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 Brown County, IN?
As of September 2026, map listings count 6 auto repair and car care businesses in Brown County. 2 of them (33%) are chain locations. The listings count repair shops, body shops, tire shops, car washes, oil change and parts stores. Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023. Official counts also show 12 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Brown County, IN spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $8.9M a year, or $1,319 per household. That is 38% above the U.S. average (an index of 138, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 6 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $1.5M per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 6,781 households in Brown County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Brown County, IN compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?
Brown County has 8.8 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 75% below the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $1.5M, 5.6 times the U.S. figure of $269K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, Brown County would have about 33, against 6 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,695 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S.
How fast is Brown County, IN growing?
Population estimates put Brown County at 15,777 people in 2025, up 1.9% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 6,781 households. The median household income in Brown County is $78,528 a year, 3% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 28.7% 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. 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. Brown County scores 90 for auto repair and car care businesses (very high), #17 of 2,401 scored counties.
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