Auto · Small-town market · Indiana
Auto repair and car care businesses in the Decatur, IN area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for auto repair and car care businesses in the Decatur, IN area, set against other small-town markets and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 38 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #397 of 538 scored small-town markets
#25 of 25 scored small-town markets based in Indiana
- Listings
- 58
- 14 chain locations (24%)
- Official establishments
- 30
- +25.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $12.6M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,012 a household
- Spending per listing
- $216K
- 19% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 46.8
- 31% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 36,650
- +2.2% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 58 auto repair and car care businesses in the Decatur area. Of those, 14 are chain locations, or 24%, against 24% across the U.S. That is 46.8 per 10,000 households, 31% above the U.S. rate of 35.7.
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in the Decatur area comes to about $12.6M a year: $1,012 per household, 6% above the U.S. average. Spread across 58 auto repair and car care businesses, that is $216K per business, 19% below the U.S. figure of $269K.
Official counts show 30 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in the Decatur area in 2023, up 25.0% from 2019. That is one for every 413 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Another 50 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Decatur area grew 2.2%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For auto repair and car care businesses, the Decatur area has a Groundwork market score of 38 (lower middle): #397 of 538 scored small-town markets and #25 of 25 scored small-town markets based in Indiana.
How the Decatur 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 | Decatur area | Indiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 46.8 | 36.3 | 35.7 |
| Spending per listing | $216K | $296K | $269K |
| Households per official establishment | 413 | 675 | 681 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +25.0% | +3.9% | +4.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.2% | +2.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,012 | $1,072 | $958 |
| Median household income | $65,289 | $71,957 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 38 | 61 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 30+25.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 210
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $8.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 50Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 5814 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 47The 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 Decatur 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 Decatur area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 36,650+2.2% since 2020
- Households
- 12,401
- Median age
- 35.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 83%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 339 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 107
- Median household income
- $65,289+24.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $82,576
- Median home value
- $178,400
- Jobs located here
- 13,315
- Daytime population
- 33,956Residents 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 Decatur 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 |
| 25Decatur, IN | 38 | 58 | 46.8 | $216K | +2.2% | #397 of 538 |
Other business types in the Decatur area
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 the Decatur, IN area?
There are 58 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings in the Decatur area as of September 2026. 14 of them (24%) are chain locations. The listings count repair shops, body shops, tire shops, car washes, oil change and parts stores. Official counts show 30 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023, up 25.0% from 2019. Official counts list 50 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Decatur, IN area spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $12.6M a year, or $1,012 per household. That is 6% above the U.S. average (an index of 106, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 58 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $216K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 12,401 households in the Decatur area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Decatur, IN area compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?
The Decatur area has 46.8 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 31% above the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $216K, 19% below the U.S. figure of $269K. At the national ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, the Decatur area would have about 47, against 58 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 413 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. The official count rose 25.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +4.1% for the U.S.
How fast is the Decatur, IN area growing?
Population estimates put the Decatur area at 36,650 people in 2025, up 2.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 12,401 households. Median household income in the Decatur area is $65,289, 19% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 24.4%, 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 Decatur area scores 38 for auto repair and car care businesses (lower middle), #397 of 538 scored small-town markets.
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