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Auto repair shops in Crawford County, IN

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 75 out of 100: High

Ranked #210 of 2,378 scored counties
#15 of 85 scored counties in Indiana

Listings
8
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
3
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$5.3M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,154 a household
Spending per listing
$661K
49% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
17.5
19% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
10,509
−0.2% 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

Crawford County scores 75 (high) on the Groundwork market score for auto repair shops, ranking #210 of 2,378 scored counties and #15 of 85 scored counties in Indiana. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for auto repair shops.

Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Crawford County comes to about $5.3M a year: $1,154 per household, 20% above the U.S. average. That works out to $661K per shop, 49% above the U.S. figure of $445K. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops.

There are 8 auto repair shops on map listings in Crawford County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 16% across the U.S. That comes to 17.5 for every 10,000 households, 19% below the U.S. rate of 21.5.

In 2023, official counts showed 3 businesses with payroll in Crawford County classed as mechanical, body and glass repair. That is one for every 1,527 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $2.5M have gone to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Crawford County. Population estimates show Crawford County declined 0.2% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How Crawford 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 Crawford County, IN compared with Indiana and the U.S.
MeasureCrawford CountyIndianaU.S.
Listings per 10k households17.521.321.5
Spending per listing$661K$504K$445K
Households per official establishment1,527928955
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+0.4%+2.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025−0.2%+2.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$1,154$1,072$958
Median household income$49,640$71,957$80,734
Groundwork market score7564

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
3 → 3
Employees, 2023
11
Annual payroll, 2023
$795K
One-person businesses, 2023
12Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
80 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
12The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
2
Amount
$2.5M

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

Population, 2025 estimate
10,509−0.2% since 2020
Households
4,582
Median age
45.8
Homes lived in by their owners
81%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
306 sq. mi.
People per square mile
34
Median household income
$49,640+19.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$65,119
Median home value
$117,700
Jobs located here
1,814
Daytime population
8,143Residents 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 Crawford 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
15Crawford County, IN75817.5$661K−0.2%#210 of 2,378

Other business types in Crawford County

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

Questions

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

As of September 2026, map listings count 8 auto repair shops in Crawford County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in 2023. Official counts also show 12 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $5.3M a year, or $1,154 per household. That is 20% above the U.S. average (an index of 120, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 8 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $661K per shop. That spending covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, which auto repair shops share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 4,582 households in Crawford County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Crawford County has 17.5 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 19% below the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $661K, 49% above the U.S. figure of $445K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, Crawford County would have about 12, against 8 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,527 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S.

How fast is Crawford County, IN growing?

Population estimates put Crawford County at 10,509 people in 2025, down 0.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 4,582 households. Median household income in Crawford County is $49,640, 39% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 19.2%, 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. Crawford County scores 75 for auto repair shops (high), #210 of 2,378 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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

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