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Auto repair and car care businesses in Starke County, IN
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for auto repair and car care businesses in Starke County, IN, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 58 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #838 of 2,401 scored counties
#55 of 86 scored counties in Indiana
- Listings
- 35
- 10 chain locations (29%)
- Official establishments
- 13
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $10.2M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,135 a household
- Spending per listing
- $291K
- 8% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 39.0
- 9% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 23,425
- +0.1% since 2020
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What this means
At $1,135 per household (18% above the U.S. average), households in Starke County spend about $10.2M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That works out to $291K per business, 8% above the U.S. figure of $269K.
There are 35 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings in Starke County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 29% of them, against 24% across the U.S. That comes to 39.0 for every 10,000 households, 9% above the U.S. rate of 35.7.
In 2023, official counts showed 13 businesses with payroll in Starke County classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers. That is one for every 691 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Official counts also show 36 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $315K has gone to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Starke County.
Population estimates show Starke County grew 0.1% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for auto repair and car care businesses in Starke County is 58 (upper middle), #838 of 2,401 scored counties and #55 of 86 scored counties in Indiana.
How Starke 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.
| Measure | Starke County | Indiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 39.0 | 36.3 | 35.7 |
| Spending per listing | $291K | $296K | $269K |
| Households per official establishment | 691 | 675 | 681 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +3.9% | +4.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.1% | +2.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,135 | $1,072 | $958 |
| Median household income | $63,960 | $71,957 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 58 | 61 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 9 → 13
- Employees, 2023
- 46
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 36Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 3510 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 38The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $315K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Starke 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 Starke County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 23,425+0.1% since 2020
- Households
- 8,983
- Median age
- 42.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 83%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 309 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 76
- Median household income
- $63,960+25.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $74,205
- Median home value
- $157,700
- Jobs located here
- 4,099
- Daytime population
- 17,225Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Indiana market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Indiana for auto repair and car care businesses, numbered among those based in Indiana, with Starke County marked.
Top counties in Indiana
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Hamilton County, IN | 92 | 312 | 22.7 | $544K | +10.9% | #11 of 2,401 |
| 2Brown County, IN | 90 | 6 | 8.8 | $1.5M | +1.9% | #17 of 2,401 |
| 3Hancock County, IN | 87 | 97 | 29.0 | $428K | +13.5% | #37 of 2,401 |
| 4Newton County, IN | 85 | 11 | 19.2 | $618K | +2.9% | #49 of 2,401 |
| 5Spencer County, IN | 83 | 25 | 30.9 | $423K | +1.2% | #82 of 2,401 |
| 6Washington County, IN | 81 | 37 | 33.0 | $383K | +0.5% | #105 of 2,401 |
| 7Crawford County, IN | 80 | 12 | 26.2 | $441K | −0.2% | #118 of 2,401 |
| 8Warrick County, IN | 80 | 84 | 33.4 | $368K | +4.4% | #124 of 2,401 |
| 9Parke County, IN | 80 | 18 | 29.3 | $366K | +3.0% | #125 of 2,401 |
| 10Boone County, IN | 80 | 105 | 36.5 | $338K | +13.5% | #130 of 2,401 |
| 55Starke County, IN | 58 | 35 | 39.0 | $291K | +0.1% | #838 of 2,401 |
Other business types in Starke County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many auto repair and car care businesses are in Starke County, IN?
As of September 2026, map listings count 35 auto repair and car care businesses in Starke County. 10 of them (29%) are chain locations. The listings count repair shops, body shops, tire shops, car washes, oil change and parts stores. Official counts show 13 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023. Another 36 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Starke County, IN spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $10.2M a year, or $1,135 per household. That is 18% above the U.S. average (an index of 118, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 35 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $291K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 8,983 households in Starke County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Starke County, IN compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?
Starke County has 39.0 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 9% above the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $291K, 8% above the U.S. figure of $269K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, Starke County would have about 38, against 35 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 691 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S.
How fast is Starke County, IN growing?
Population estimates put Starke County at 23,425 people in 2025, up 0.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 8,983 households. The median household income in Starke County is $63,960 a year, 21% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 25.0% 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. Starke County scores 58 for auto repair and car care businesses (upper middle), #838 of 2,401 scored counties.
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