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Auto repair shops in Franklin County, IN
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for auto repair shops in Franklin County, IN, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 64 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #544 of 2,378 scored counties
#31 of 85 scored counties in Indiana
- Listings
- 17
- 1 chain location (6%)
- Official establishments
- 20
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $12.5M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,362 a household
- Spending per listing
- $738K
- 66% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 18.5
- 14% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 23,286
- +2.2% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Franklin County spend about $12.5M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $1,362 per household, 42% above the U.S. average. That is about $738K of household spending for each shop on map listings, 66% above the U.S. figure of $445K. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops.
There are 17 auto repair shops on map listings in Franklin County as of September 2026. One of them (6%) is a chain location, against 16% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 18.5, 14% below the U.S. rate of 21.5.
In 2023, official counts showed 20 businesses with payroll in Franklin County classed as mechanical, body and glass repair. That is one for every 461 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Official counts list 38 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $20K has gone to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Franklin County.
Population estimates put the population change in Franklin County from 2020 to 2025 at +2.2%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For auto repair shops, Franklin County has a Groundwork market score of 64 (upper middle): #544 of 2,378 scored counties and #31 of 85 scored counties in Indiana. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Franklin 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 | Franklin County | Indiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 18.5 | 21.3 | 21.5 |
| Spending per listing | $738K | $504K | $445K |
| Households per official establishment | 461 | 928 | 955 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +0.4% | +2.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.2% | +2.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,362 | $1,072 | $958 |
| Median household income | $78,074 | $71,957 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 64 | 64 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 18 → 20
- Employees, 2023
- 55
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 38Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 171 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 28The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $20K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Franklin 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 Franklin County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 23,286+2.2% since 2020
- Households
- 9,211
- Median age
- 43.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 82%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.3
- Land area
- 384 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 60
- Median household income
- $78,074+25.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $97,859
- Median home value
- $249,500
- Jobs located here
- 4,893
- Daytime population
- 16,628Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Indiana market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Indiana for auto repair shops, numbered among those based in Indiana, with Franklin 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 |
| 31Franklin County, IN | 64 | 17 | 18.5 | $738K | +2.2% | #544 of 2,378 |
Other business types in Franklin 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 Franklin County, IN?
As of September 2026, map listings count 17 auto repair shops in Franklin County. One of them (6%) is a chain location. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. Official counts show 20 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in 2023. Official counts also show 38 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Franklin County, IN spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $12.5M a year, or $1,362 per household. That is 42% above the U.S. average (an index of 142, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 17 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $738K 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 9,211 households in Franklin County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Franklin County, IN compare with the U.S. for auto repair shops?
Franklin County has 18.5 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 14% below the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $738K, 66% above the U.S. figure of $445K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, Franklin County would have about 28, against 17 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 461 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S.
How fast is Franklin County, IN growing?
Population estimates put Franklin County at 23,286 people in 2025, up 2.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 9,211 households. Median household income in Franklin County is $78,074, 3% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.0%, 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. Franklin County scores 64 for auto repair shops (upper middle), #544 of 2,378 scored counties.
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