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Auto repair shops in Harrison County, IN
How Harrison County, IN compares with other counties and the U.S. for auto repair shops: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 79 out of 100: High
Ranked #132 of 2,378 scored counties
#9 of 85 scored counties in Indiana
- Listings
- 30
- 4 chain locations (13%)
- Official establishments
- 13
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $19.9M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,281 a household
- Spending per listing
- $662K
- 49% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 19.4
- 10% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 40,437
- +1.9% since 2020
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What this means
Harrison County scores 79 (high) on the Groundwork market score for auto repair shops, ranking #132 of 2,378 scored counties and #9 of 85 scored counties in Indiana. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for auto repair shops.
Households in Harrison County spend about $19.9M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $1,281 per household, 34% above the U.S. average. That is about $662K of household spending for each shop on map listings, 49% above the U.S. figure of $445K. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops.
There are 30 auto repair shops on map listings in Harrison County as of September 2026. Of those, 4 are chain locations, or 13%, against 16% across the U.S. That comes to 19.4 for every 10,000 households, 10% below the U.S. rate of 21.5.
Official counts show 13 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Harrison County in 2023. That is one for every 1,192 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Harrison County grew 1.9%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Harrison 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 | Harrison County | Indiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 19.4 | 21.3 | 21.5 |
| Spending per listing | $662K | $504K | $445K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,192 | 928 | 955 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +0.4% | +2.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.9% | +2.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,281 | $1,072 | $958 |
| Median household income | $74,475 | $71,957 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 79 | 64 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 12 → 13
- Employees, 2023
- 79
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 38Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 304 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 45The 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 Harrison 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 Harrison County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 40,437+1.9% since 2020
- Households
- 15,497
- Median age
- 43.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 84%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.3
- Land area
- 484 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 82
- Median household income
- $74,475+29.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $89,405
- Median home value
- $229,600
- Jobs located here
- 10,234
- Daytime population
- 31,156Residents 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 Harrison 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 |
Other business types in Harrison 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 Harrison County, IN?
As of September 2026, map listings count 30 auto repair shops in Harrison County. 4 of them (13%) are chain locations. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. Official counts show 13 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in 2023. Official counts list 38 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Harrison County, IN spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $19.9M a year, or $1,281 per household. That is 34% above the U.S. average (an index of 134, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 30 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $662K 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 15,497 households in Harrison County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Harrison County, IN compare with the U.S. for auto repair shops?
Harrison County has 19.4 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 10% below the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $662K, 49% above the U.S. figure of $445K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, Harrison County would have about 45, against 30 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,192 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S.
How fast is Harrison County, IN growing?
Population estimates put Harrison County at 40,437 people in 2025, up 1.9% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 15,497 households. Median household income in Harrison County is $74,475, 8% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 29.1%, 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. Harrison County scores 79 for auto repair shops (high), #132 of 2,378 scored counties.
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