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Auto repair and car care businesses in Harrison County, IN

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for auto repair and car care businesses in Harrison County, IN, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 75 out of 100: High

Ranked #230 of 2,401 scored counties
#16 of 86 scored counties in Indiana

Listings
55
12 chain locations (22%)
Official establishments
21
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$19.9M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,281 a household
Spending per listing
$361K
34% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
35.5
In line with the U.S.
Population, 2025
40,437
+1.9% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

The Groundwork market score for auto repair and car care businesses in Harrison County is 75 (high), #230 of 2,401 scored counties and #16 of 86 scored counties in Indiana. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for auto repair and car care businesses.

Map listings as of September 2026 show 55 auto repair and car care businesses in Harrison County. 12 of them (22%) are chain locations, against 24% across the U.S. That is 35.5 per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 35.7.

Households in Harrison County spend about $19.9M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $1,281 per household, 34% above the U.S. average. Spread across 55 auto repair and car care businesses, that is $361K per business, 34% above the U.S. figure of $269K.

Official counts show 21 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Harrison County in 2023. That is one for every 738 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Harrison County grew 1.9%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Harrison 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.

Auto repair and car care in Harrison County, IN compared with Indiana and the U.S.
MeasureHarrison CountyIndianaU.S.
Listings per 10k households35.536.335.7
Spending per listing$361K$296K$269K
Households per official establishment738675681
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+3.9%+4.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.9%+2.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$1,281$1,072$958
Median household income$74,475$71,957$80,734
Groundwork market score7561

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
17 → 21
Employees, 2023
142
Annual payroll, 2023
$5.6M
One-person businesses, 2023
52Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
5512 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
74The 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 Harrison 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 Harrison County

Population, 2025 estimate
40,437+1.9% since 2020
Households
15,497
Median age
43.0
Homes lived in by their owners
84%
Vehicles per household
2.3
Land area
484 sq. mi.
People per square mile
82
Median household income
$74,475+29.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$89,405
Median home value
$229,600
Jobs located here
10,234
Daytime population
31,156Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Auto repair and car care across Indiana

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The highest-scoring counties in Indiana for auto repair and car care businesses, numbered among those based in Indiana, with Harrison County marked.

Top counties in Indiana

Counties in Indiana ranked for auto repair and car care businesses by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Hamilton County, IN9231222.7$544K+10.9%#11 of 2,401
2Brown County, IN9068.8$1.5M+1.9%#17 of 2,401
3Hancock County, IN879729.0$428K+13.5%#37 of 2,401
4Newton County, IN851119.2$618K+2.9%#49 of 2,401
5Spencer County, IN832530.9$423K+1.2%#82 of 2,401
6Washington County, IN813733.0$383K+0.5%#105 of 2,401
7Crawford County, IN801226.2$441K−0.2%#118 of 2,401
8Warrick County, IN808433.4$368K+4.4%#124 of 2,401
9Parke County, IN801829.3$366K+3.0%#125 of 2,401
10Boone County, IN8010536.5$338K+13.5%#130 of 2,401
16Harrison County, IN755535.5$361K+1.9%#230 of 2,401

Other business types in Harrison County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many auto repair and car care businesses are in Harrison County, IN?

There are 55 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings in Harrison County as of September 2026. 12 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 21 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023. Official counts list 52 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Harrison County, IN spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?

About $19.9M a year, or $1,281 per household. That is 34% above the U.S. average (an index of 134, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 55 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $361K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 15,497 households in Harrison County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Harrison County, IN compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?

Harrison County has 35.5 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $361K, 34% above the U.S. figure of $269K. At the national ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, Harrison County would have about 74, against 55 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 738 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S.

How fast is Harrison County, IN growing?

Population estimates put Harrison County at 40,437 people in 2025, up 1.9% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 15,497 households. Median household income in Harrison County is $74,475, 8% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 29.1%, 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. Harrison County scores 75 for auto repair and car care businesses (high), #230 of 2,401 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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How the score works · Top markets for auto repair and car care businesses · All 56 business types in Harrison County

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