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Auto repair shops in Huntington County, IN
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for auto repair shops in Huntington County, IN, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 56 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #890 of 2,378 scored counties
#54 of 85 scored counties in Indiana
- Listings
- 29
- 2 chain locations (7%)
- Official establishments
- 22
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $16.4M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,065 a household
- Spending per listing
- $566K
- 27% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 18.8
- 13% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 37,224
- +1.6% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Huntington County spend about $16.4M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $1,065 per household, 11% above the U.S. average. That is about $566K of household spending for each shop on map listings, 27% above the U.S. figure of $445K. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops.
There are 29 auto repair shops on map listings in Huntington County as of September 2026. Of those, 2 are chain locations, or 7%, against 16% across the U.S. That is 18.8 per 10,000 households, 13% below the U.S. rate of 21.5.
Official counts show 22 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Huntington County in 2023. That is one for every 700 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Official counts list 23 one-person businesses without payroll.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Huntington County grew 1.6%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For auto repair shops, Huntington County has a Groundwork market score of 56 (upper middle): #890 of 2,378 scored counties and #54 of 85 scored counties in Indiana.
How Huntington 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 | Huntington County | Indiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 18.8 | 21.3 | 21.5 |
| Spending per listing | $566K | $504K | $445K |
| Households per official establishment | 700 | 928 | 955 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +0.4% | +2.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.6% | +2.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,065 | $1,072 | $958 |
| Median household income | $66,301 | $71,957 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 56 | 64 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 19 → 22
- Employees, 2023
- 87
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $5.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 23Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 292 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 Huntington 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 Huntington County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 37,224+1.6% since 2020
- Households
- 15,403
- Median age
- 41.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 77%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 383 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 96
- Median household income
- $66,301+23.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $83,629
- Median home value
- $161,600
- Jobs located here
- 13,407
- Daytime population
- 32,341Residents 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 Huntington 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 |
| 54Huntington County, IN | 56 | 29 | 18.8 | $566K | +1.6% | #890 of 2,378 |
Other business types in Huntington 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 Huntington County, IN?
As of September 2026, map listings count 29 auto repair shops in Huntington County. 2 of them (7%) are chain locations. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. Official counts show 22 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in 2023. Official counts also show 23 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Huntington County, IN spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $16.4M a year, or $1,065 per household. That is 11% above the U.S. average (an index of 111, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 29 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $566K 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 15,403 households in Huntington County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Huntington County, IN compare with the U.S. for auto repair shops?
Huntington County has 18.8 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 13% below the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $566K, 27% above the U.S. figure of $445K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, Huntington County would have about 37, against 29 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 700 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S.
How fast is Huntington County, IN growing?
Population estimates put Huntington County at 37,224 people in 2025, up 1.6% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 15,403 households. Median household income in Huntington County is $66,301, 18% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 23.6%, 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. Huntington County scores 56 for auto repair shops (upper middle), #890 of 2,378 scored counties.
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