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Auto repair shops in Cass County, IN

The auto repair shops in Cass County, IN, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 55 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #942 of 2,378 scored counties
#58 of 85 scored counties in Indiana

Listings
30
2 chain locations (7%)
Official establishments
16
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$15.5M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,032 a household
Spending per listing
$517K
16% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
20.0
7% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
37,836
+0.1% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 30 auto repair shops in Cass County. 2 of them (7%) are chain locations, against 16% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 20.0, 7% below the U.S. rate of 21.5.

Households in Cass County spend about $15.5M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $1,032 per household, 8% above the U.S. average. Spread across 30 auto repair shops, that is $517K per shop, 16% 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.

Official counts show 16 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Cass County in 2023. That is one for every 940 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Another 39 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

Population estimates put the population change in Cass County from 2020 to 2025 at +0.1%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Cass County scores 55 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for auto repair shops, ranking #942 of 2,378 scored counties and #58 of 85 scored counties in Indiana.

How Cass 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 shops 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 shops in Cass County, IN compared with Indiana and the U.S.
MeasureCass CountyIndianaU.S.
Listings per 10k households20.021.321.5
Spending per listing$517K$504K$445K
Households per official establishment940928955
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+0.4%+2.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.1%+2.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$1,032$1,072$958
Median household income$56,403$71,957$80,734
Groundwork market score5564

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
18 → 16
Employees, 2023
47
Annual payroll, 2023
$2.4M
One-person businesses, 2023
39Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
302 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
35The 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 mechanical, body and glass repair in Cass 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 Cass County

Population, 2025 estimate
37,836+0.1% since 2020
Households
15,037
Median age
41.7
Homes lived in by their owners
74%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
412 sq. mi.
People per square mile
91
Median household income
$56,403+14.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$72,540
Median home value
$133,800
Jobs located here
15,218
Daytime population
35,454Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Auto repair shops across Indiana

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The highest-scoring counties in Indiana for auto repair shops, numbered among those based in Indiana, with Cass County marked.

Top counties in Indiana

Counties in Indiana ranked for auto repair shops by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Hamilton County, IN9415611.4$1.1M+10.9%#7 of 2,378
2Newton County, IN86712.2$971K+2.9%#38 of 2,378
3Hancock County, IN865215.5$799K+13.5%#41 of 2,378
4Spencer County, IN861417.3$756K+1.2%#42 of 2,378
5Parke County, IN82711.4$941K+3.0%#76 of 2,378
6Washington County, IN821916.9$746K+0.5%#79 of 2,378
7Boone County, IN806422.3$555K+13.5%#125 of 2,378
8Jennings County, IN791311.9$1M+0.1%#127 of 2,378
9Harrison County, IN793019.4$662K+1.9%#132 of 2,378
10Warrick County, IN784718.7$658K+4.4%#152 of 2,378
58Cass County, IN553020.0$517K+0.1%#942 of 2,378

Other business types in Cass County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many auto repair shops are in Cass County, IN?

Cass County has 30 auto repair shops on map listings as of September 2026. 2 of them (7%) are chain locations. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. Official counts show 16 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in 2023. Official counts list 39 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $15.5M a year, or $1,032 per household. That is 8% above the U.S. average (an index of 108, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 30 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $517K per shop. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 15,037 households in Cass County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Cass County, IN compare with the U.S. for auto repair shops?

Cass County has 20.0 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 7% below the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $517K, 16% above the U.S. figure of $445K. At the national ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, Cass County would have about 35, against 30 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 940 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S.

How fast is Cass County, IN growing?

Population estimates put Cass County at 37,836 people in 2025, up 0.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 15,037 households. The median household income in Cass County is $56,403 a year, 30% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 14.1% 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. Cass County scores 55 for auto repair shops (upper middle), #942 of 2,378 scored counties.

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How the score works · Top markets for auto repair shops · All 56 business types in Cass County

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