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Auto repair and car care businesses in Tipton County, IN
How Tipton 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 64 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #575 of 2,401 scored counties
#36 of 86 scored counties in Indiana
- Listings
- 24
- 3 chain locations (13%)
- Official establishments
- 9
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $7.6M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,220 a household
- Spending per listing
- $319K
- 19% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 38.3
- 7% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 15,319
- −0.4% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 24 auto repair and car care businesses in Tipton County. Of those, 3 are chain locations, or 13%, against 24% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 38.3, 7% above the U.S. rate of 35.7.
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Tipton County comes to about $7.6M a year: $1,220 per household, 27% above the U.S. average. That works out to $319K per business, 19% above the U.S. figure of $269K.
Official counts show 9 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Tipton County in 2023. That is one for every 696 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Official counts also show 16 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates show Tipton County declined 0.4% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for auto repair and car care businesses in Tipton County is 64 (upper middle), #575 of 2,401 scored counties and #36 of 86 scored counties in Indiana. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Tipton 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 | Tipton County | Indiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 38.3 | 36.3 | 35.7 |
| Spending per listing | $319K | $296K | $269K |
| Households per official establishment | 696 | 675 | 681 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +3.9% | +4.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.4% | +2.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,220 | $1,072 | $958 |
| Median household income | $76,156 | $71,957 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 64 | 61 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 4 → 9
- Employees, 2023
- 27
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 16Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 243 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 29The 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 Tipton 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 Tipton County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 15,319−0.4% since 2020
- Households
- 6,266
- Median age
- 45.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 81%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 261 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 59
- Median household income
- $76,156+31.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $91,479
- Median home value
- $174,600
- Jobs located here
- 4,399
- Daytime population
- 13,233Residents 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 Tipton 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 |
| 36Tipton County, IN | 64 | 24 | 38.3 | $319K | −0.4% | #575 of 2,401 |
Other business types in Tipton 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 Tipton County, IN?
There are 24 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings in Tipton County as of September 2026. 3 of them (13%) are chain locations. The listings count repair shops, body shops, tire shops, car washes, oil change and parts stores. Official counts show 9 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023. Another 16 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Tipton County, IN spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $7.6M a year, or $1,220 per household. That is 27% above the U.S. average (an index of 127, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 24 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $319K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 6,266 households in Tipton County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Tipton County, IN compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?
Tipton County has 38.3 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 7% above the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $319K, 19% above the U.S. figure of $269K. At the national ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, Tipton County would have about 29, against 24 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 696 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S.
How fast is Tipton County, IN growing?
Population estimates put Tipton County at 15,319 people in 2025, down 0.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 6,266 households. Median household income in Tipton County is $76,156, 6% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 31.0%, 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. Tipton County scores 64 for auto repair and car care businesses (upper middle), #575 of 2,401 scored counties.
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