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Auto repair and car care businesses in Warrick County, IN

The auto repair and car care businesses in Warrick County, IN, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 80 out of 100: High

Ranked #124 of 2,401 scored counties
#8 of 86 scored counties in Indiana

Listings
84
25 chain locations (30%)
Official establishments
33
−8.3% since 2019
Household spending a year
$30.9M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,228 a household
Spending per listing
$368K
37% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
33.4
6% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
66,803
+4.4% 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

The Groundwork market score for auto repair and car care businesses in Warrick County is 80 (high), #124 of 2,401 scored counties and #8 of 86 scored counties in Indiana. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for auto repair and car care businesses.

Map listings as of September 2026 show 84 auto repair and car care businesses in Warrick County. Of those, 25 are chain locations, or 30%, against 24% across the U.S. That comes to 33.4 for every 10,000 households, 6% below the U.S. rate of 35.7.

Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Warrick County comes to about $30.9M a year: $1,228 per household, 28% above the U.S. average. That works out to $368K per business, 37% above the U.S. figure of $269K.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Warrick County was 33 in 2023, down 8.3% from 2019. That is one for every 763 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $162K has gone to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Warrick County. Population estimates put the population change in Warrick County from 2020 to 2025 at +4.4%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Warrick 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 Warrick County, IN compared with Indiana and the U.S.
MeasureWarrick CountyIndianaU.S.
Listings per 10k households33.436.335.7
Spending per listing$368K$296K$269K
Households per official establishment763675681
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−8.3%+3.9%+4.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+4.4%+2.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$1,228$1,072$958
Median household income$89,844$71,957$80,734
Groundwork market score8061

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
36 → 33−8.3% over the period
Employees, 2023
165
Annual payroll, 2023
$7.5M
One-person businesses, 2023
55Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
8425 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
115The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$162K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Warrick 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 Warrick County

Population, 2025 estimate
66,803+4.4% since 2020
Households
25,163
Median age
42.1
Homes lived in by their owners
82%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
385 sq. mi.
People per square mile
170
Median household income
$89,844+22.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$120,557
Median home value
$242,500
Jobs located here
17,230
Daytime population
51,081Residents 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 Warrick 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

Other business types in Warrick 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 Warrick County, IN?

There are 84 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings in Warrick County as of September 2026. 25 of them (30%) are chain locations. The listings count repair shops, body shops, tire shops, car washes, oil change and parts stores. Official counts show 33 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023, down 8.3% from 2019. Official counts also show 55 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $30.9M a year, or $1,228 per household. That is 28% above the U.S. average (an index of 128, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 84 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $368K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 25,163 households in Warrick County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Warrick County has 33.4 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 6% below the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $368K, 37% above the U.S. figure of $269K. At the national ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, Warrick County would have about 115, against 84 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 763 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. The official count fell 8.3% from 2019 to 2023, against +4.1% for the U.S.

How fast is Warrick County, IN growing?

Population estimates put Warrick County at 66,803 people in 2025, up 4.4% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 25,163 households. Median household income in Warrick County is $89,844, 11% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 22.3%, 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. Warrick County scores 80 for auto repair and car care businesses (high), #124 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 Warrick County

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