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Auto repair shops in Clark County, IN

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for auto repair shops in Clark County, IN, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 63 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #619 of 2,378 scored counties
#36 of 85 scored counties in Indiana

Listings
110
22 chain locations (20%)
Official establishments
62
+3.3% since 2019
Household spending a year
$54.8M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,069 a household
Spending per listing
$498K
12% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
21.5
In line with the U.S.
Population, 2025
130,451
+7.5% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 110 auto repair shops in Clark County. Of those, 22 are chain locations, or 20%, against 16% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 21.5, in line with the U.S. rate of 21.5.

At $1,069 per household (12% above the U.S. average), households in Clark County spend about $54.8M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That is about $498K of household spending for each shop on map listings, 12% 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.

In 2023, official counts showed 62 businesses with payroll in Clark County classed as mechanical, body and glass repair, up 3.3% from 2019. That is one for every 826 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Official counts also show 77 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 4 SBA-backed loans worth $2.3M have gone to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Clark County.

Population estimates put the population change in Clark County from 2020 to 2025 at +7.5%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For auto repair shops, Clark County has a Groundwork market score of 63 (upper middle): #619 of 2,378 scored counties and #36 of 85 scored counties in Indiana.

How Clark 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 Clark County, IN compared with Indiana and the U.S.
MeasureClark CountyIndianaU.S.
Listings per 10k households21.521.321.5
Spending per listing$498K$504K$445K
Households per official establishment826928955
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+3.3%+0.4%+2.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+7.5%+2.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$1,069$1,072$958
Median household income$74,214$71,957$80,734
Groundwork market score6364

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
60 → 62+3.3% over the period
Employees, 2023
345
Annual payroll, 2023
$18.1M
One-person businesses, 2023
77Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
11022 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
123The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
4
Amount
$2.3M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Clark 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 Clark County

Population, 2025 estimate
130,451+7.5% since 2020
Households
51,242
Median age
40.1
Homes lived in by their owners
75%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
373 sq. mi.
People per square mile
334
Median household income
$74,214+33.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$92,593
Median home value
$222,900
Jobs located here
57,028
Daytime population
116,702Residents 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 Clark 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
36Clark County, IN6311021.5$498K+7.5%#619 of 2,378

Other business types in Clark County

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

Questions

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

There are 110 auto repair shops on map listings in Clark County as of September 2026. 22 of them (20%) are chain locations. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. Official counts show 62 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in 2023, up 3.3% from 2019. Another 77 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

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

About $54.8M a year, or $1,069 per household. That is 12% above the U.S. average (an index of 112, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 110 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $498K per shop. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 51,242 households in Clark County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Clark County has 21.5 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $498K, 12% above the U.S. figure of $445K. At the national ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, Clark County would have about 123, against 110 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 826 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. The official count rose 3.3% from 2019 to 2023, against +2.1% for the U.S.

How fast is Clark County, IN growing?

Population estimates put Clark County at 130,451 people in 2025, up 7.5% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 51,242 households. The median household income in Clark County is $74,214 a year, 8% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 33.4% 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. Clark County scores 63 for auto repair shops (upper middle), #619 of 2,378 scored counties.

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