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Auto repair and car care businesses in Pike County, IN

How Pike 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 74 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #249 of 2,401 scored counties
#17 of 86 scored counties in Indiana

Listings
17
7 chain locations (41%)
Official establishments
5
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$6.3M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,264 a household
Spending per listing
$373K
39% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
33.9
5% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
12,003
−2.0% 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

At $1,264 per household (32% above the U.S. average), households in Pike County spend about $6.3M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That is about $373K of household spending for each business on map listings, 39% above the U.S. figure of $269K.

Pike County has 17 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 41% of them, against 24% across the U.S. That is 33.9 per 10,000 households, 5% below the U.S. rate of 35.7.

Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Pike County in 2023. That is one for every 1,004 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Official counts also show 19 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates show Pike County declined 2.0% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. For auto repair and car care businesses, Pike County has a Groundwork market score of 74 (upper middle): #249 of 2,401 scored counties and #17 of 86 scored counties in Indiana. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Pike 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 Pike County, IN compared with Indiana and the U.S.
MeasurePike CountyIndianaU.S.
Listings per 10k households33.936.335.7
Spending per listing$373K$296K$269K
Households per official establishment1,004675681
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+3.9%+4.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025−2.0%+2.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$1,264$1,072$958
Median household income$71,334$71,957$80,734
Groundwork market score7461

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
4 → 5
Employees, 2023
8
Annual payroll, 2023
$248K
One-person businesses, 2023
19Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
177 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
24The 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 Pike 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 Pike County

Population, 2025 estimate
12,003−2.0% since 2020
Households
5,021
Median age
43.3
Homes lived in by their owners
87%
Vehicles per household
2.2
Land area
334 sq. mi.
People per square mile
36
Median household income
$71,334+42.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$86,680
Median home value
$154,900
Jobs located here
2,605
Daytime population
9,522Residents 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 Pike 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
17Pike County, IN741733.9$373K−2.0%#249 of 2,401

Other business types in Pike 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 Pike County, IN?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 17 auto repair and car care businesses in Pike County. 7 of them (41%) are chain locations. The listings count repair shops, body shops, tire shops, car washes, oil change and parts stores. Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023. Another 19 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

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

About $6.3M a year, or $1,264 per household. That is 32% above the U.S. average (an index of 132, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 17 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $373K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 5,021 households in Pike County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Pike County has 33.9 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 5% below the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $373K, 39% above the U.S. figure of $269K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, Pike County would have about 24, against 17 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,004 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S.

How fast is Pike County, IN growing?

Population estimates put Pike County at 12,003 people in 2025, down 2.0% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 5,021 households. The median household income in Pike County is $71,334 a year, 12% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 42.1% 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. Pike County scores 74 for auto repair and car care businesses (upper middle), #249 of 2,401 scored counties.

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

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