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Auto repair shops in the Greencastle, IN area

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for auto repair shops in the Greencastle, IN area, set against other small-town markets and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 71 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #68 of 538 scored small-town markets
#7 of 25 scored small-town markets based in Indiana

Listings
31
2 chain locations (6%)
Official establishments
19
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$16.6M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,177 a household
Spending per listing
$537K
21% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
21.9
2% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
37,876
+3.2% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 31 auto repair shops in the Greencastle area. Chain locations make up 6% of them, against 16% across the U.S. That comes to 21.9 for every 10,000 households, 2% above the U.S. rate of 21.5.

Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in the Greencastle area comes to about $16.6M a year: $1,177 per household, 23% above the U.S. average. That works out to $537K per shop, 21% 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.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in the Greencastle area was 19 in 2023. That is one for every 744 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Official counts list 33 one-person businesses without payroll.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Greencastle area grew 3.2%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). For auto repair shops, the Greencastle area has a Groundwork market score of 71 (upper middle): #68 of 538 scored small-town markets and #7 of 25 scored small-town markets based in Indiana. That puts it in the top quarter of small-town markets.

How the Greencastle area 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 Greencastle, IN area compared with Indiana and the U.S.
MeasureGreencastle areaIndianaU.S.
Listings per 10k households21.921.321.5
Spending per listing$537K$504K$445K
Households per official establishment744928955
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+0.4%+2.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+3.2%+2.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$1,177$1,072$958
Median household income$78,378$71,957$80,734
Groundwork market score7164

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
19
Employees, 2023
70
Annual payroll, 2023
$3.5M
One-person businesses, 2023
33Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
312 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
37The 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 the Greencastle area, 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 the Greencastle area

Population, 2025 estimate
37,876+3.2% since 2020
Households
14,142
Median age
40.5
Homes lived in by their owners
75%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
481 sq. mi.
People per square mile
78
Median household income
$78,378
Average household income
$90,595
Median home value
$218,900
Jobs located here
12,980
Daytime population
33,740Residents 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 small-town markets in Indiana for auto repair shops, numbered among those based in Indiana, with the Greencastle area marked.

Top small-town markets in Indiana

Small-town markets in Indiana ranked for auto repair shops by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Bedford, IN853719.3$612K+1.2%#10 of 538
2Monticello, IN772322.4$514K+2.0%#32 of 538
3Wabash, IN751612.6$901K−0.7%#38 of 538
4Frankfort, IN742822.4$519K+0.4%#46 of 538
5New Castle, IN724021.5$518K+0.5%#58 of 538
6Madison, IN723023.5$501K+0.6%#59 of 538
7Greencastle, IN713121.9$537K+3.2%#68 of 538
8Crawfordsville, IN693723.7$474K+2.7%#83 of 538
9Auburn, IN683721.6$549K+2.9%#88 of 538
10Connersville, IN672021.2$501K+0.7%#95 of 538

Other business types in the Greencastle area

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

Questions

How many auto repair shops are in the Greencastle, IN area?

The Greencastle area has 31 auto repair shops on map listings as of September 2026. 2 of them (6%) are chain locations. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. Official counts show 19 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in 2023. Official counts also show 33 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in the Greencastle, IN area spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?

About $16.6M a year, or $1,177 per household. That is 23% above the U.S. average (an index of 123, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 31 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $537K per shop. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 14,142 households in the Greencastle area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Greencastle, IN area compare with the U.S. for auto repair shops?

The Greencastle area has 21.9 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 2% above the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $537K, 21% above the U.S. figure of $445K. At the national ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, the Greencastle area would have about 37, against 31 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 744 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S.

How fast is the Greencastle, IN area growing?

Population estimates put the Greencastle area at 37,876 people in 2025, up 3.2% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 14,142 households. The median household income in the Greencastle area is $78,378 a year, 3% below the U.S. median of $80,734.

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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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. The Greencastle area scores 71 for auto repair shops (upper middle), #68 of 538 scored small-town markets.

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