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Auto repair and car care businesses in Dubois County, IN
How Dubois 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 55 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #960 of 2,401 scored counties
#58 of 86 scored counties in Indiana
- Listings
- 68
- 15 chain locations (22%)
- Official establishments
- 38
- +8.6% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $21.2M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,207 a household
- Spending per listing
- $312K
- 16% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 38.7
- 8% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 44,016
- +0.9% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Dubois County spend about $21.2M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $1,207 per household, 26% above the U.S. average. Spread across 68 auto repair and car care businesses, that is $312K per business, 16% above the U.S. figure of $269K.
Dubois County has 68 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 15 of them (22%) are chain locations, against 24% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 38.7, 8% above the U.S. rate of 35.7.
In 2023, official counts showed 38 businesses with payroll in Dubois County classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers, up 8.6% from 2019. That is one for every 462 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Official counts also show 67 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $20K has gone to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Dubois County.
Population estimates show Dubois County grew 0.9% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for auto repair and car care businesses in Dubois County is 55 (upper middle), #960 of 2,401 scored counties and #58 of 86 scored counties in Indiana.
How Dubois 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 | Dubois County | Indiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 38.7 | 36.3 | 35.7 |
| Spending per listing | $312K | $296K | $269K |
| Households per official establishment | 462 | 675 | 681 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +8.6% | +3.9% | +4.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.9% | +2.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,207 | $1,072 | $958 |
| Median household income | $75,979 | $71,957 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 55 | 61 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 35 → 38+8.6% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 209
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $10.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 67Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 6815 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 79The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $20K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Dubois 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 Dubois County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 44,016+0.9% since 2020
- Households
- 17,574
- Median age
- 41.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 75%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 427 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 102
- Median household income
- $75,979+25.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $93,905
- Median home value
- $230,100
- Jobs located here
- 28,351
- Daytime population
- 47,957Residents 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 Dubois 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 |
| 58Dubois County, IN | 55 | 68 | 38.7 | $312K | +0.9% | #960 of 2,401 |
Other business types in Dubois County
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 care55
- Auto repair shops57
- Collision repair and body shops48
- Car washes and detailing46
- Tire shops63
- Oil change and quick lube
- Gas stations56
- Insurance agencies21
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 Dubois County, IN?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 68 auto repair and car care businesses in Dubois County. 15 of them (22%) are chain locations. The listings count repair shops, body shops, tire shops, car washes, oil change and parts stores. Official counts show 38 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023, up 8.6% from 2019. Another 67 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Dubois County, IN spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $21.2M a year, or $1,207 per household. That is 26% above the U.S. average (an index of 126, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 68 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $312K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 17,574 households in Dubois County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Dubois County, IN compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?
Dubois County has 38.7 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 8% above the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $312K, 16% above the U.S. figure of $269K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, Dubois County would have about 79, against 68 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 462 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. The official count rose 8.6% from 2019 to 2023, against +4.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Dubois County, IN growing?
Population estimates put Dubois County at 44,016 people in 2025, up 0.9% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 17,574 households. The median household income in Dubois County is $75,979 a year, 6% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 25.2% 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. Dubois County scores 55 for auto repair and car care businesses (upper middle), #960 of 2,401 scored counties.
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