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Auto repair and car care businesses in Vermillion County, IN
How Vermillion 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 70 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #358 of 2,401 scored counties
#22 of 86 scored counties in Indiana
- Listings
- 21
- 7 chain locations (33%)
- Official establishments
- 8
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $7.3M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,111 a household
- Spending per listing
- $349K
- 30% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 31.8
- 11% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 15,488
- +0.6% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Vermillion County spend about $7.3M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $1,111 per household, 16% above the U.S. average. That works out to $349K per business, 30% above the U.S. figure of $269K.
Vermillion County has 21 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 7 are chain locations, or 33%, against 24% across the U.S. That is 31.8 per 10,000 households, 11% below the U.S. rate of 35.7.
Official counts show 8 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Vermillion County in 2023. That is one for every 824 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Official counts also show 17 one-person businesses without payroll.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Vermillion County grew 0.6%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for auto repair and car care businesses in Vermillion County is 70 (upper middle), #358 of 2,401 scored counties and #22 of 86 scored counties in Indiana. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Vermillion 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 | Vermillion County | Indiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 31.8 | 36.3 | 35.7 |
| Spending per listing | $349K | $296K | $269K |
| Households per official establishment | 824 | 675 | 681 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +3.9% | +4.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.6% | +2.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,111 | $1,072 | $958 |
| Median household income | $60,200 | $71,957 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 70 | 61 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 6 → 8
- Employees, 2023
- 26
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 17Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 217 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 27The 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 Vermillion 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 Vermillion County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 15,488+0.6% since 2020
- Households
- 6,594
- Median age
- 43.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 75%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 257 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 60
- Median household income
- $60,200+19.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $72,716
- Median home value
- $113,100
- Jobs located here
- 4,275
- Daytime population
- 13,601Residents 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 Vermillion 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 |
| 22Vermillion County, IN | 70 | 21 | 31.8 | $349K | +0.6% | #358 of 2,401 |
Other business types in Vermillion 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 Vermillion County, IN?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 21 auto repair and car care businesses in Vermillion County. 7 of them (33%) are chain locations. The listings count repair shops, body shops, tire shops, car washes, oil change and parts stores. Official counts show 8 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023. Another 17 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Vermillion County, IN spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $7.3M a year, or $1,111 per household. That is 16% above the U.S. average (an index of 116, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 21 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $349K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 6,594 households in Vermillion County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Vermillion County, IN compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?
Vermillion County has 31.8 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 11% below the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $349K, 30% above the U.S. figure of $269K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, Vermillion County would have about 27, against 21 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 824 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S.
How fast is Vermillion County, IN growing?
Population estimates put Vermillion County at 15,488 people in 2025, up 0.6% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 6,594 households. The median household income in Vermillion County is $60,200 a year, 25% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 19.8% 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. Vermillion County scores 70 for auto repair and car care businesses (upper middle), #358 of 2,401 scored counties.
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