Auto · County · Indiana
Auto repair shops in Fayette County, IN
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for auto repair shops in Fayette County, IN, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 59 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #770 of 2,378 scored counties
#47 of 85 scored counties in Indiana
- Listings
- 20
- 4 chain locations (20%)
- Official establishments
- 9
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $10M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,064 a household
- Spending per listing
- $501K
- 13% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 21.2
- In line with the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 23,533
- +0.7% since 2020
See the auto repair shops around any address in Fayette County
The site report maps the auto repair shops on map listings near the address, by name and distance, and sizes the households and spending around it. Or open the report at the center of Fayette County. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.
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
Households in Fayette County spend about $10M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $1,064 per household, 11% above the U.S. average. That is about $501K of household spending for each shop on map listings, 13% above the U.S. figure of $445K. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops.
Fayette County has 20 auto repair shops on map listings as of September 2026. 4 of them (20%) are chain locations, against 16% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 21.2, in line with the U.S. rate of 21.5.
Official counts show 9 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Fayette County in 2023. That is one for every 1,047 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Official counts also show 18 one-person businesses without payroll.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Fayette County grew 0.7%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Fayette County scores 59 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for auto repair shops, ranking #770 of 2,378 scored counties and #47 of 85 scored counties in Indiana.
How Fayette 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.
| Measure | Fayette County | Indiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 21.2 | 21.3 | 21.5 |
| Spending per listing | $501K | $504K | $445K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,047 | 928 | 955 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +0.4% | +2.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.7% | +2.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,064 | $1,072 | $958 |
| Median household income | $59,321 | $71,957 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 59 | 64 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 11 → 9
- Employees, 2023
- 40
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 18Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 204 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 23The 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 Fayette 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 Fayette County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 23,533+0.7% since 2020
- Households
- 9,422
- Median age
- 43.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 72%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 215 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 109
- Median household income
- $59,321+28.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $74,303
- Median home value
- $130,700
- Jobs located here
- 5,957
- Daytime population
- 18,647Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
Looking at a specific site in Fayette County?
These figures cover the whole county. A site report draws rings around one address and counts what’s inside them: households, spending, jobs, and the auto repair shops on map listings by name and distance.
Or open the report at the center of Fayette County. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.
Free10 actions over 3 days, no cardAuto repair shops across Indiana
Every Indiana market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Indiana for auto repair shops, numbered among those based in Indiana, with Fayette County marked.
Top counties in Indiana
| 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 |
| 47Fayette County, IN | 59 | 20 | 21.2 | $501K | +0.7% | #770 of 2,378 |
Other business types in Fayette County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many auto repair shops are in Fayette County, IN?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 20 auto repair shops in Fayette County. 4 of them (20%) are chain locations. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. Official counts show 9 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in 2023. Another 18 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Fayette County, IN spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $10M a year, or $1,064 per household. That is 11% above the U.S. average (an index of 111, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 20 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $501K 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 9,422 households in Fayette County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Fayette County, IN compare with the U.S. for auto repair shops?
Fayette County has 21.2 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $501K, 13% above the U.S. figure of $445K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, Fayette County would have about 23, against 20 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,047 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S.
How fast is Fayette County, IN growing?
Population estimates put Fayette County at 23,533 people in 2025, up 0.7% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 9,422 households. Median household income in Fayette County is $59,321, 27% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 28.5%, 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. Fayette County scores 59 for auto repair shops (upper middle), #770 of 2,378 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Fayette County. 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.
How the score works · Top markets for auto repair shops · All 56 business types in Fayette County
Screening a site or an acquisition in Fayette County?
A site report maps the competitors on map listings near an address and sizes the households and spending around it.
The button opens the report at the center of Fayette County. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.
This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.
Figures are estimates for research only. Not investment or real estate advice.