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Auto repair and car care businesses in Decatur County, IN
How Decatur 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 53 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #1,073 of 2,401 scored counties
#65 of 86 scored counties in Indiana
- Listings
- 41
- 6 chain locations (15%)
- Official establishments
- 20
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $12.2M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,137 a household
- Spending per listing
- $297K
- 11% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 38.3
- 7% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 26,576
- +0.4% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Decatur County spend about $12.2M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $1,137 per household, 19% above the U.S. average. Spread across 41 auto repair and car care businesses, that is $297K per business, 11% above the U.S. figure of $269K.
There are 41 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings in Decatur County as of September 2026. Of those, 6 are chain locations, or 15%, against 24% across the U.S. That is 38.3 per 10,000 households, 7% above the U.S. rate of 35.7.
In 2023, official counts showed 20 businesses with payroll in Decatur County classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers. That is one for every 536 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Another 26 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
Population estimates show Decatur County grew 0.4% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Decatur County scores 53 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for auto repair and car care businesses, ranking #1,073 of 2,401 scored counties and #65 of 86 scored counties in Indiana.
How Decatur 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 | Decatur County | Indiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 38.3 | 36.3 | 35.7 |
| Spending per listing | $297K | $296K | $269K |
| Households per official establishment | 536 | 675 | 681 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +3.9% | +4.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.4% | +2.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,137 | $1,072 | $958 |
| Median household income | $69,783 | $71,957 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 53 | 61 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 19 → 20
- Employees, 2023
- 155
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $7.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 26Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 416 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 45The 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 Decatur 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 Decatur County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 26,576+0.4% since 2020
- Households
- 10,712
- Median age
- 40.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 76%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 373 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 71
- Median household income
- $69,783+20.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $92,207
- Median home value
- $199,100
- Jobs located here
- 14,170
- Daytime population
- 27,416Residents 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 |
| 65Decatur County, IN | 53 | 41 | 38.3 | $297K | +0.4% | #1,073 of 2,401 |
Other business types in Decatur 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 Decatur County, IN?
As of September 2026, map listings count 41 auto repair and car care businesses in Decatur County. 6 of them (15%) are chain locations. The listings count repair shops, body shops, tire shops, car washes, oil change and parts stores. Official counts show 20 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023. Official counts list 26 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Decatur County, IN spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $12.2M a year, or $1,137 per household. That is 19% above the U.S. average (an index of 119, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 41 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $297K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 10,712 households in Decatur County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Decatur County, IN compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?
Decatur County has 38.3 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 7% above the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $297K, 11% above the U.S. figure of $269K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, Decatur County would have about 45, against 41 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 536 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S.
How fast is Decatur County, IN growing?
Population estimates put Decatur County at 26,576 people in 2025, up 0.4% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 10,712 households. The median household income in Decatur County is $69,783 a year, 14% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 20.4% 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. Decatur County scores 53 for auto repair and car care businesses (upper middle), #1,073 of 2,401 scored counties.
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