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Auto repair and car care businesses in Carroll County, IN
How Carroll 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 71 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #335 of 2,401 scored counties
#20 of 86 scored counties in Indiana
- Listings
- 26
- 7 chain locations (27%)
- Official establishments
- 12
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $9.8M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,209 a household
- Spending per listing
- $376K
- 40% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 32.2
- 10% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 20,655
- +1.6% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Carroll County spend about $9.8M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $1,209 per household, 26% above the U.S. average. That works out to $376K per business, 40% above the U.S. figure of $269K.
Carroll County has 26 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 7 of them (27%) are chain locations, against 24% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 32.2, 10% below the U.S. rate of 35.7.
In 2023, official counts showed 12 businesses with payroll in Carroll County classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers. That is one for every 674 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Official counts list 19 one-person businesses without payroll.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Carroll County grew 1.6%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for auto repair and car care businesses in Carroll County is 71 (upper middle), #335 of 2,401 scored counties and #20 of 86 scored counties in Indiana. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Carroll 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 | Carroll County | Indiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 32.2 | 36.3 | 35.7 |
| Spending per listing | $376K | $296K | $269K |
| Households per official establishment | 674 | 675 | 681 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +3.9% | +4.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.6% | +2.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,209 | $1,072 | $958 |
| Median household income | $65,645 | $71,957 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 71 | 61 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 11 → 12
- Employees, 2023
- 42
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 19Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 267 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 36The 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 Carroll 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 Carroll County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 20,655+1.6% since 2020
- Households
- 8,085
- Median age
- 43.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 82%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 372 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 55
- Median household income
- $65,645+19.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $84,202
- Median home value
- $180,900
- Jobs located here
- 5,820
- Daytime population
- 16,066Residents 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 Carroll 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 |
| 20Carroll County, IN | 71 | 26 | 32.2 | $376K | +1.6% | #335 of 2,401 |
Other business types in Carroll 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 Carroll County, IN?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 26 auto repair and car care businesses in Carroll County. 7 of them (27%) are chain locations. The listings count repair shops, body shops, tire shops, car washes, oil change and parts stores. Official counts show 12 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023. Official counts also show 19 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Carroll County, IN spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $9.8M a year, or $1,209 per household. That is 26% above the U.S. average (an index of 126, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 26 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $376K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 8,085 households in Carroll County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Carroll County, IN compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?
Carroll County has 32.2 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 10% below the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $376K, 40% above the U.S. figure of $269K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, Carroll County would have about 36, against 26 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 674 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S.
How fast is Carroll County, IN growing?
Population estimates put Carroll County at 20,655 people in 2025, up 1.6% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 8,085 households. The median household income in Carroll County is $65,645 a year, 19% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 19.8% 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. Carroll County scores 71 for auto repair and car care businesses (upper middle), #335 of 2,401 scored counties.
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