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Auto repair and car care businesses in Ohio County, IN

How Ohio 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

Not scored

Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Listings
3
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$3.3M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,247 a household
Spending per listing
$1.1M
4.1 times the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
11.5
68% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
5,994
+1.2% since 2020

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

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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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 3 auto repair and car care businesses in Ohio County. That is 11.5 per 10,000 households, 68% below the U.S. rate of 35.7.

Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Ohio County comes to about $3.3M a year: $1,247 per household, 30% above the U.S. average. That is about $1.1M of household spending for each business on map listings, 4.1 times the U.S. figure of $269K.

There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Ohio County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Official counts list 7 one-person businesses without payroll.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Ohio County grew 1.2%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Counties under 10,000 people aren’t given a market score, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

How Ohio 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 Ohio County, IN compared with Indiana and the U.S.
MeasureOhio CountyIndianaU.S.
Listings per 10k households11.536.335.7
Spending per listing$1.1M$296K$269K
Households per official establishmentn/a675681
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+3.9%+4.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.2%+2.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$1,247$1,072$958
Median household income$70,392$71,957$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored61

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
n/a
Employees, 2023
n/a
Annual payroll, 2023
n/a
One-person businesses, 2023
7Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
30 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
12The 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 Ohio 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 Ohio County

Population, 2025 estimate
5,994+1.2% since 2020
Households
2,619
Median age
45.7
Homes lived in by their owners
81%
Vehicles per household
2.3
Land area
86 sq. mi.
People per square mile
70
Median household income
$70,392
Average household income
$85,223
Median home value
$213,100
Jobs located here
1,027
Daytime population
3,990Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

Looking at a specific site in Ohio 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.

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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 Ohio 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
Ohio County, INNot scored311.5$1.1M+1.2%

Other business types in Ohio County

None has a Groundwork market score here. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Questions

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

There are 3 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings in Ohio County as of September 2026. The listings count repair shops, body shops, tire shops, car washes, oil change and parts stores. No official count is published for automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Ohio County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 7 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $3.3M a year, or $1,247 per household. That is 30% above the U.S. average (an index of 130, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 3 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $1.1M per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 2,619 households in Ohio County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Ohio County has 11.5 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 68% below the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $1.1M, 4.1 times the U.S. figure of $269K. At the national ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, Ohio County would have about 12, against 3 on map listings.

How fast is Ohio County, IN growing?

Population estimates put Ohio County at 5,994 people in 2025, up 1.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 2,619 households. Median household income in Ohio County is $70,392, 13% below the U.S. median of $80,734.

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. The score leaves out counties under 10,000 people, where a handful of businesses would swing it.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Ohio 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 Ohio County

Screening a site or an acquisition in Ohio County?

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

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