Market rankings · Indiana
Auto repair shops in Indiana
Markets across Indiana ranked by the Groundwork market score for auto repair shops, with competitor counts and household spending for each.
- Listings
- 5,782
- 1,093 chain locations (19%)
- Official establishments
- 2,926
- +0.4% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $2.9B
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs
- Listings per 10k households
- 21.3
- In line with the U.S.
- Spending per listing
- $504K
- 13% above the U.S.
- Rank among states
- #11 of 51
- Market score 64 · Upper middle
A site report maps the auto repair shops on map listings around any address in Indiana by name and distance, and the spending within reach.
Free10 actions over 3 days, no cardSurvey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure
What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 5,782 auto repair shops in Indiana. 1,093 of them (19%) are chain locations, against 16% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 21.3, in line with the U.S. rate of 21.5.
Households in Indiana spend about $2.9B a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $1,072 per household, 12% above the U.S. average. Spread across 5,782 auto repair shops, that is $504K per shop, 13% above the U.S. figure of $445K. That spending covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, which auto repair shops share with other businesses in the trade.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Indiana was 2,926 in 2023, up 0.4% from 2019. That is one for every 928 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Across the U.S., the count rose 2.1% over the same years. Since fiscal 2022, 96 SBA-backed loans worth $39.9M have gone to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Indiana.
Among the 50 states and DC, Indiana ranks #11 for auto repair shops, with a Groundwork market score of 64 (upper middle). Of the 15 scored metro areas in or partly in Indiana, the Columbus metro area scores highest (79). Of the 25 scored small-town markets in or partly in Indiana, the Bedford area scores highest (85).
Every market in Indiana for auto repair shops
Download the ranking (CSV)Numbered by Groundwork market score among the markets based in Indiana, highest first; the U.S. rank compares each market with every other of its kind. A metro area that crosses a state line is listed in each state it reaches, and numbered only in the state its page is under. How the score works.
Metro areas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Columbus, IN | 79 | 74 | 22.2 | $524K | +4.3% | #16 of 387 |
| 2Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN | 77 | 1,667 | 19.8 | $540K | +5.4% | #24 of 387 |
| Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | 74 | 1,676 | 18.5 | $569K | +2.7% | #35 of 387 |
| 3Bloomington, IN | 72 | 105 | 15.5 | $636K | +2.0% | #47 of 387 |
| 4Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN | 67 | 177 | 19.5 | $524K | +2.1% | #73 of 387 |
| 5Evansville, IN | 61 | 238 | 20.9 | $498K | +1.6% | #105 of 387 |
| 6South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI | 59 | 253 | 19.7 | $511K | +0.1% | #115 of 387 |
| 7Muncie, IN | 59 | 100 | 21.6 | $457K | +1.2% | #119 of 387 |
| 8Fort Wayne, IN | 58 | 375 | 20.6 | $507K | +3.9% | #127 of 387 |
| Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | 56 | 1,104 | 19.8 | $466K | +2.9% | #150 of 387 |
| 9Michigan City-La Porte, IN | 55 | 87 | 19.9 | $546K | −0.9% | #153 of 387 |
| 10Kokomo, IN | 52 | 78 | 21.9 | $465K | +0.4% | #188 of 387 |
| 11Terre Haute, IN | 48 | 147 | 21.8 | $465K | +0.3% | #216 of 387 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | 42 | 7,235 | 19.9 | $482K | 0.0% | #265 of 387 |
| 12Elkhart-Goshen, IN | 23 | 226 | 31.3 | $334K | +0.9% | #361 of 387 |
Small-town markets
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Bedford, IN | 85 | 37 | 19.3 | $612K | +1.2% | #10 of 538 |
| 2Monticello, IN | 77 | 23 | 22.4 | $514K | +2.0% | #32 of 538 |
| 3Wabash, IN | 75 | 16 | 12.6 | $901K | −0.7% | #38 of 538 |
| 4Frankfort, IN | 74 | 28 | 22.4 | $519K | +0.4% | #46 of 538 |
| 5New Castle, IN | 72 | 40 | 21.5 | $518K | +0.5% | #58 of 538 |
| 6Madison, IN | 72 | 30 | 23.5 | $501K | +0.6% | #59 of 538 |
| 7Greencastle, IN | 71 | 31 | 21.9 | $537K | +3.2% | #68 of 538 |
| 8Crawfordsville, IN | 69 | 37 | 23.7 | $474K | +2.7% | #83 of 538 |
| 9Auburn, IN | 68 | 37 | 21.6 | $549K | +2.9% | #88 of 538 |
| 10Connersville, IN | 67 | 20 | 21.2 | $501K | +0.7% | #95 of 538 |
| 11Jasper, IN | 65 | 39 | 22.2 | $544K | +0.9% | #106 of 538 |
| 12Vincennes, IN | 65 | 30 | 19.8 | $532K | −1.7% | #108 of 538 |
| 13Huntington, IN | 63 | 29 | 18.8 | $566K | +1.6% | #130 of 538 |
| 14Greensburg, IN | 63 | 26 | 24.3 | $469K | +0.4% | #135 of 538 |
| 15Logansport, IN | 62 | 30 | 20.0 | $517K | +0.1% | #142 of 538 |
| 16Warsaw, IN | 62 | 73 | 22.9 | $486K | +0.9% | #148 of 538 |
| 17Richmond, IN | 61 | 51 | 18.9 | $531K | −0.5% | #155 of 538 |
| 18Kendallville, IN | 60 | 40 | 22.0 | $505K | +1.0% | #167 of 538 |
| 19Marion, IN | 55 | 59 | 22.0 | $462K | 0.0% | #219 of 538 |
| 20Plymouth, IN | 51 | 48 | 27.0 | $422K | +1.2% | #273 of 538 |
| 21Washington, IN | 51 | 32 | 27.1 | $422K | +2.5% | #274 of 538 |
| 22Seymour, IN | 51 | 55 | 30.3 | $377K | +1.9% | #276 of 538 |
| 23Peru, IN | 50 | 33 | 24.8 | $436K | −3.9% | #281 of 538 |
| 24Decatur, IN | 41 | 32 | 25.8 | $392K | +2.2% | #364 of 538 |
| 25Angola, IN | 40 | 43 | 30.6 | $361K | +1.0% | #371 of 538 |
Counties
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Hamilton County, IN | 94 | 156 | 11.4 | $1.1M | +10.9% | #7 of 2,378 |
| 2Newton County, IN | 86 | 7 | 12.2 | $971K | +2.9% | #38 of 2,378 |
| 3Hancock County, IN | 86 | 52 | 15.5 | $799K | +13.5% | #41 of 2,378 |
| 4Spencer County, IN | 86 | 14 | 17.3 | $756K | +1.2% | #42 of 2,378 |
| 5Parke County, IN | 82 | 7 | 11.4 | $941K | +3.0% | #76 of 2,378 |
| 6Washington County, IN | 82 | 19 | 16.9 | $746K | +0.5% | #79 of 2,378 |
| 7Boone County, IN | 80 | 64 | 22.3 | $555K | +13.5% | #125 of 2,378 |
| 8Jennings County, IN | 79 | 13 | 11.9 | $1M | +0.1% | #127 of 2,378 |
| 9Harrison County, IN | 79 | 30 | 19.4 | $662K | +1.9% | #132 of 2,378 |
| 10Warrick County, IN | 78 | 47 | 18.7 | $658K | +4.4% | #152 of 2,378 |
| 11Sullivan County, IN | 78 | 15 | 19.2 | $613K | +0.1% | #153 of 2,378 |
| 12Lawrence County, IN | 77 | 37 | 19.3 | $612K | +1.2% | #170 of 2,378 |
| 13Johnson County, IN | 77 | 123 | 19.7 | $599K | +7.4% | #171 of 2,378 |
| 14Morgan County, IN | 77 | 61 | 21.6 | $582K | +4.4% | #175 of 2,378 |
| 15Crawford County, IN | 75 | 8 | 17.5 | $661K | −0.2% | #210 of 2,378 |
| 16Pike County, IN | 73 | 11 | 21.9 | $577K | −2.0% | #265 of 2,378 |
| 17Bartholomew County, IN | 73 | 74 | 22.2 | $524K | +4.3% | #273 of 2,378 |
| 18Wabash County, IN | 71 | 16 | 12.6 | $901K | −0.7% | #302 of 2,378 |
| 19Hendricks County, IN | 71 | 144 | 21.5 | $557K | +10.2% | #316 of 2,378 |
| 20Carroll County, IN | 70 | 11 | 13.6 | $888K | +1.6% | #329 of 2,378 |
| 21Owen County, IN | 70 | 17 | 19.7 | $588K | +2.6% | #338 of 2,378 |
| 22Fountain County, IN | 70 | 14 | 20.2 | $566K | +3.2% | #342 of 2,378 |
| 23Floyd County, IN | 69 | 57 | 17.9 | $627K | +2.0% | #368 of 2,378 |
| 24Porter County, IN | 69 | 128 | 18.6 | $607K | +1.6% | #369 of 2,378 |
| 25Perry County, IN | 69 | 18 | 23.2 | $480K | +1.2% | #393 of 2,378 |
Show all 92 counties
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26Monroe County, IN | 68 | 88 | 14.9 | $646K | +1.9% | #410 of 2,378 |
| 27White County, IN | 68 | 23 | 22.4 | $514K | +2.0% | #430 of 2,378 |
| 28Clinton County, IN | 66 | 28 | 22.4 | $519K | +0.4% | #499 of 2,378 |
| 29Greene County, IN | 65 | 23 | 17.5 | $651K | +1.2% | #515 of 2,378 |
| 30Henry County, IN | 65 | 40 | 21.5 | $518K | +0.5% | #526 of 2,378 |
| 31Franklin County, IN | 64 | 17 | 18.5 | $738K | +2.2% | #544 of 2,378 |
| 32Posey County, IN | 64 | 22 | 20.9 | $574K | −0.8% | #558 of 2,378 |
| 33Vermillion County, IN | 63 | 11 | 16.7 | $666K | +0.6% | #593 of 2,378 |
| 34Putnam County, IN | 63 | 31 | 21.9 | $537K | +3.2% | #610 of 2,378 |
| 35Jefferson County, IN | 63 | 30 | 23.5 | $501K | +0.6% | #617 of 2,378 |
| 36Clark County, IN | 63 | 110 | 21.5 | $498K | +7.5% | #619 of 2,378 |
| 37Shelby County, IN | 62 | 36 | 19.5 | $581K | +1.8% | #645 of 2,378 |
| 38Tippecanoe County, IN | 62 | 150 | 19.8 | $496K | +2.2% | #665 of 2,378 |
| 39Tipton County, IN | 61 | 11 | 17.6 | $695K | −0.4% | #679 of 2,378 |
| 40Orange County, IN | 60 | 16 | 20.1 | $565K | −0.1% | #716 of 2,378 |
| 41DeKalb County, IN | 60 | 37 | 21.6 | $549K | +2.9% | #717 of 2,378 |
| 42Dearborn County, IN | 60 | 47 | 23.2 | $539K | +1.7% | #721 of 2,378 |
| 43Allen County, IN | 60 | 315 | 20.1 | $510K | +4.2% | #729 of 2,378 |
| 44Montgomery County, IN | 60 | 37 | 23.7 | $474K | +2.7% | #736 of 2,378 |
| 45Whitley County, IN | 59 | 31 | 22.1 | $540K | +2.1% | #759 of 2,378 |
| 46Knox County, IN | 59 | 30 | 19.8 | $532K | −1.7% | #762 of 2,378 |
| 47Fayette County, IN | 59 | 20 | 21.2 | $501K | +0.7% | #770 of 2,378 |
| 48Clay County, IN | 59 | 25 | 23.7 | $483K | −0.1% | #772 of 2,378 |
| 49Jasper County, IN | 59 | 35 | 27.4 | $447K | +3.0% | #783 of 2,378 |
| 50Blackford County, IN | 57 | 8 | 15.5 | $649K | −3.1% | #834 of 2,378 |
| 51Dubois County, IN | 57 | 39 | 22.2 | $544K | +0.9% | #848 of 2,378 |
| 52Randolph County, IN | 57 | 23 | 22.2 | $482K | +0.1% | #860 of 2,378 |
| 53Delaware County, IN | 57 | 100 | 21.6 | $457K | +1.2% | #868 of 2,378 |
| 54Huntington County, IN | 56 | 29 | 18.8 | $566K | +1.6% | #890 of 2,378 |
| 55LaPorte County, IN | 56 | 87 | 19.9 | $546K | −0.9% | #891 of 2,378 |
| 56Scott County, IN | 56 | 27 | 27.4 | $414K | +2.8% | #919 of 2,378 |
| 57Fulton County, IN | 55 | 17 | 21.1 | $555K | −1.9% | #936 of 2,378 |
| 58Cass County, IN | 55 | 30 | 20.0 | $517K | +0.1% | #942 of 2,378 |
| 59Decatur County, IN | 55 | 26 | 24.3 | $469K | +0.4% | #956 of 2,378 |
| 60Madison County, IN | 55 | 124 | 23.2 | $445K | +3.8% | #966 of 2,378 |
| 61Wayne County, IN | 54 | 51 | 18.9 | $531K | −0.5% | #994 of 2,378 |
| 62Kosciusko County, IN | 54 | 73 | 22.9 | $486K | +0.9% | #1,005 of 2,378 |
| 63Noble County, IN | 53 | 40 | 22.0 | $505K | +1.0% | #1,048 of 2,378 |
| 64St. Joseph County, IN | 53 | 218 | 20.3 | $481K | +0.1% | #1,055 of 2,378 |
| 65Howard County, IN | 53 | 78 | 21.9 | $465K | +0.4% | #1,060 of 2,378 |
| 66Rush County, IN | 52 | 16 | 23.7 | $468K | 0.0% | #1,102 of 2,378 |
| 67Starke County, IN | 51 | 21 | 23.4 | $485K | +0.1% | #1,138 of 2,378 |
| 68Vanderburgh County, IN | 51 | 169 | 21.6 | $443K | +0.9% | #1,146 of 2,378 |
| 69Wells County, IN | 50 | 29 | 25.1 | $450K | +2.6% | #1,185 of 2,378 |
| 70Gibson County, IN | 49 | 34 | 25.3 | $479K | +0.1% | #1,221 of 2,378 |
| 71Marion County, IN | 49 | 892 | 22.3 | $417K | +1.6% | #1,242 of 2,378 |
| 72Pulaski County, IN | 49 | 18 | 36.4 | $317K | −0.4% | #1,260 of 2,378 |
| 73Grant County, IN | 48 | 59 | 22.0 | $462K | 0.0% | #1,281 of 2,378 |
| 74Miami County, IN | 44 | 33 | 24.8 | $436K | −3.9% | #1,475 of 2,378 |
| 75Marshall County, IN | 44 | 48 | 27.0 | $422K | +1.2% | #1,477 of 2,378 |
| 76Daviess County, IN | 44 | 32 | 27.1 | $422K | +2.5% | #1,478 of 2,378 |
| 77Jackson County, IN | 44 | 55 | 30.3 | $377K | +1.9% | #1,492 of 2,378 |
| 78Vigo County, IN | 41 | 96 | 22.6 | $415K | +0.4% | #1,594 of 2,378 |
| 79Ripley County, IN | 38 | 41 | 35.6 | $355K | +1.6% | #1,751 of 2,378 |
| 80Lake County, IN | 37 | 510 | 26.1 | $392K | +1.1% | #1,776 of 2,378 |
| 81LaGrange County, IN | 36 | 32 | 24.8 | $397K | +1.9% | #1,810 of 2,378 |
| 82Adams County, IN | 35 | 32 | 25.8 | $392K | +2.2% | #1,835 of 2,378 |
| 83Jay County, IN | 34 | 21 | 26.9 | $404K | −1.8% | #1,870 of 2,378 |
| 84Steuben County, IN | 34 | 43 | 30.6 | $361K | +1.0% | #1,882 of 2,378 |
| 85Elkhart County, IN | 27 | 226 | 31.3 | $334K | +0.9% | #2,112 of 2,378 |
| Brown County, IN | Not scored | 4 | 5.9 | $2.2M | +1.9% | |
| Switzerland County, IN | Not scored | 8 | 20.6 | $554K | +3.1% | |
| Martin County, IN | Not scored | 12 | 30.7 | $394K | +0.5% | |
| Benton County, IN | Not scored | 10 | 29.0 | $416K | +2.0% | |
| Warren County, IN | Not scored | 6 | 17.9 | $730K | +0.6% | |
| Union County, IN | Not scored | 6 | 20.4 | $660K | −3.1% | |
| Ohio County, IN | Not scored | 3 | 11.5 | $1.1M | +1.2% |
Markets with fewer than 5 auto repair shops on map listings, and counties under 10,000 people, aren’t scored; they’re listed last in each table.
Questions
How many auto repair shops are in Indiana?
Indiana has 5,782 auto repair shops on map listings as of September 2026. 1,093 of them (19%) are chain locations. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. Official counts show 2,926 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in 2023, up 0.4% from 2019. Another 4,583 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Indiana spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $2.9B a year, or $1,072 per household. That is 12% above the U.S. average (an index of 112, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5,782 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $504K per shop. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 2,716,009 households in Indiana and national spending patterns by income.
How does Indiana compare with the U.S. for auto repair shops?
Indiana has 21.3 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $504K, 13% above the U.S. figure of $445K. At the national ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, Indiana would have about 6,549, against 5,782 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 928 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. The official count rose 0.4% from 2019 to 2023, against +2.1% for the U.S.
Which market in Indiana has the highest market score for auto repair shops?
Among 15 scored metro areas in or partly in Indiana, the Columbus metro area scores highest, at 79 (high). Among 25 scored small-town markets in or partly in Indiana, the Bedford area scores highest, at 85 (high). Among 85 scored counties in Indiana, Hamilton County scores highest, at 94 (very high). Scores compare each market with others of its kind across the U.S.
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. Indiana scores 64 for auto repair shops (upper middle), #11 of the 50 states and DC.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Indiana. It maps the auto repair shops on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.
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