Groundwork

Auto · County · Indiana

Auto repair and car care businesses in Marshall County, IN

The auto repair and car care businesses in Marshall County, IN, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 41 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,612 of 2,401 scored counties
#81 of 86 scored counties in Indiana

Listings
87
23 chain locations (26%)
Official establishments
34
+6.3% since 2019
Household spending a year
$20.3M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,140 a household
Spending per listing
$233K
13% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
49.0
37% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
46,599
+1.2% since 2020

See the auto repair and car care businesses around any address in Marshall County

The site report maps the auto repair and car care businesses on map listings near the address, by name and distance, and sizes the households and spending around it. Or open the report at the center of Marshall County. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.

Free10 actions over 3 days, no card

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

What this means

At $1,140 per household (19% above the U.S. average), households in Marshall County spend about $20.3M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That is about $233K of household spending for each business on map listings, 13% below the U.S. figure of $269K.

Marshall County has 87 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 23 of them (26%) are chain locations, against 24% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 49.0, 37% above the U.S. rate of 35.7.

Official counts show 34 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Marshall County in 2023, up 6.3% from 2019. That is one for every 522 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Official counts also show 63 one-person businesses without payroll.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Marshall County grew 1.2%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Marshall County scores 41 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for auto repair and car care businesses, ranking #1,612 of 2,401 scored counties and #81 of 86 scored counties in Indiana.

How Marshall 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 Marshall County, IN compared with Indiana and the U.S.
MeasureMarshall CountyIndianaU.S.
Listings per 10k households49.036.335.7
Spending per listing$233K$296K$269K
Households per official establishment522675681
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+6.3%+3.9%+4.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.2%+2.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$1,140$1,072$958
Median household income$71,808$71,957$80,734
Groundwork market score4161

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
32 → 34+6.3% over the period
Employees, 2023
426
Annual payroll, 2023
$26.3M
One-person businesses, 2023
63Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
8723 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
75The 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 Marshall 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 Marshall County

Population, 2025 estimate
46,599+1.2% since 2020
Households
17,758
Median age
40.4
Homes lived in by their owners
76%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
444 sq. mi.
People per square mile
104
Median household income
$71,808+36.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$89,695
Median home value
$204,900
Jobs located here
18,393
Daytime population
43,512Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

Looking at a specific site in Marshall County?

These figures cover the whole county. A site report draws rings around one address and counts what’s inside them: households, spending, jobs, and the auto repair and car care businesses on map listings by name and distance.

Or open the report at the center of Marshall County. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.

Free10 actions over 3 days, no card

Auto repair and car care across Indiana

Every Indiana market ranked →

The highest-scoring counties in Indiana for auto repair and car care businesses, numbered among those based in Indiana, with Marshall 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
81Marshall County, IN418749.0$233K+1.2%#1,612 of 2,401

Other business types in Marshall 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 Marshall County, IN?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 87 auto repair and car care businesses in Marshall County. 23 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 34 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023, up 6.3% from 2019. Another 63 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

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

About $20.3M a year, or $1,140 per household. That is 19% above the U.S. average (an index of 119, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 87 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $233K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 17,758 households in Marshall County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Marshall County has 49.0 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 37% above the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $233K, 13% below the U.S. figure of $269K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, Marshall County would have about 75, against 87 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 522 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. The official count rose 6.3% from 2019 to 2023, against +4.1% for the U.S.

How fast is Marshall County, IN growing?

Population estimates put Marshall County at 46,599 people in 2025, up 1.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 17,758 households. The median household income in Marshall County is $71,808 a year, 11% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 36.4% 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. Marshall County scores 41 for auto repair and car care businesses (lower middle), #1,612 of 2,401 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Marshall County. It maps the auto repair and car care businesses on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.

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

Screening a site or an acquisition in Marshall County?

A site report maps the competitors on map listings near an address and sizes the households and spending around it.

The button opens the report at the center of Marshall County. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.

This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.

Figures are estimates for research only. Not investment or real estate advice.