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Auto repair and car care businesses in Kosciusko County, IN

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 52 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #1,137 of 2,401 scored counties
#67 of 86 scored counties in Indiana

Listings
134
35 chain locations (26%)
Official establishments
50
0.0% since 2019
Household spending a year
$35.5M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,110 a household
Spending per listing
$265K
In line with the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
42.0
18% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
80,892
+0.9% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 134 auto repair and car care businesses in Kosciusko County. Of those, 35 are chain locations, or 26%, against 24% across the U.S. That is 42.0 per 10,000 households, 18% above the U.S. rate of 35.7.

Households in Kosciusko County spend about $35.5M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $1,110 per household, 16% above the U.S. average. Spread across 134 auto repair and car care businesses, that is $265K per business, in line with the U.S. figure of $269K.

Official counts show 50 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Kosciusko County in 2023, unchanged from 2019. That is one for every 639 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Another 67 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $421K have gone to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Kosciusko County.

Population estimates show Kosciusko County grew 0.9% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Kosciusko County scores 52 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for auto repair and car care businesses, ranking #1,137 of 2,401 scored counties and #67 of 86 scored counties in Indiana.

How Kosciusko 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 Kosciusko County, IN compared with Indiana and the U.S.
MeasureKosciusko CountyIndianaU.S.
Listings per 10k households42.036.335.7
Spending per listing$265K$296K$269K
Households per official establishment639675681
Official establishment growth, 2019–20230.0%+3.9%+4.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.9%+2.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$1,110$1,072$958
Median household income$75,317$71,957$80,734
Groundwork market score5261

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
50 → 500.0% over the period
Employees, 2023
297
Annual payroll, 2023
$15.5M
One-person businesses, 2023
67Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
13435 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
132The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
2
Amount
$421K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Kosciusko 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 Kosciusko County

Population, 2025 estimate
80,892+0.9% since 2020
Households
31,934
Median age
39.5
Homes lived in by their owners
77%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
531 sq. mi.
People per square mile
151
Median household income
$75,317+22.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$91,954
Median home value
$216,000
Jobs located here
37,180
Daytime population
80,254Residents 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 Kosciusko 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
67Kosciusko County, IN5213442.0$265K+0.9%#1,137 of 2,401

Other business types in Kosciusko 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 Kosciusko County, IN?

Kosciusko County has 134 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 35 of them (26%) are chain locations. The listings count repair shops, body shops, tire shops, car washes, oil change and parts stores. Official counts show 50 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023, unchanged from 2019. Official counts list 67 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $35.5M a year, or $1,110 per household. That is 16% above the U.S. average (an index of 116, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 134 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $265K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 31,934 households in Kosciusko County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Kosciusko County has 42.0 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 18% above the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $265K, in line with the U.S. figure of $269K. At the national ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, Kosciusko County would have about 132, against 134 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 639 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. The official count held level from 2019 to 2023, against +4.1% for the U.S.

How fast is Kosciusko County, IN growing?

Population estimates put Kosciusko County at 80,892 people in 2025, up 0.9% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 31,934 households. Median household income in Kosciusko County is $75,317, 7% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 22.7%, 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. Kosciusko County scores 52 for auto repair and car care businesses (upper middle), #1,137 of 2,401 scored counties.

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