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Auto repair shops in Jay County, IN
How Jay 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 34 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,870 of 2,378 scored counties
#83 of 85 scored counties in Indiana
- Listings
- 21
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 12
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $8.5M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,086 a household
- Spending per listing
- $404K
- 9% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 26.9
- 25% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 20,118
- −1.8% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for auto repair shops in Jay County is 34 (lower middle), #1,870 of 2,378 scored counties and #83 of 85 scored counties in Indiana. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
As of September 2026, map listings count 21 auto repair shops in Jay County. None of them are chain locations, against 16% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 26.9, 25% above the U.S. rate of 21.5.
At $1,086 per household (13% above the U.S. average), households in Jay County spend about $8.5M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That works out to $404K per shop, 9% below 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.
In 2023, official counts showed 12 businesses with payroll in Jay County classed as mechanical, body and glass repair. That is one for every 651 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Jay County from 2020 to 2025 at −1.8%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Jay 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 | Jay County | Indiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 26.9 | 21.3 | 21.5 |
| Spending per listing | $404K | $504K | $445K |
| Households per official establishment | 651 | 928 | 955 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +0.4% | +2.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.8% | +2.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,086 | $1,072 | $958 |
| Median household income | $54,969 | $71,957 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 34 | 64 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 14 → 12
- Employees, 2023
- 41
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 22Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 210 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 19The 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 Jay 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 Jay County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 20,118−1.8% since 2020
- Households
- 7,807
- Median age
- 38.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 80%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 384 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 53
- Median household income
- $54,969+15.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $70,490
- Median home value
- $117,500
- Jobs located here
- 6,619
- Daytime population
- 18,014Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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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 |
| 83Jay County, IN | 34 | 21 | 26.9 | $404K | −1.8% | #1,870 of 2,378 |
Other business types in Jay 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 Jay County, IN?
Jay County has 21 auto repair shops on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. Official counts show 12 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in 2023. Official counts also show 22 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Jay County, IN spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $8.5M a year, or $1,086 per household. That is 13% above the U.S. average (an index of 113, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 21 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $404K per shop. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 7,807 households in Jay County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Jay County, IN compare with the U.S. for auto repair shops?
Jay County has 26.9 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 25% above the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $404K, 9% below the U.S. figure of $445K. At the national ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, Jay County would have about 19, against 21 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 651 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S.
How fast is Jay County, IN growing?
Population estimates put Jay County at 20,118 people in 2025, down 1.8% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 7,807 households. The median household income in Jay County is $54,969 a year, 32% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 15.3% from the 2015–2019 survey, 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. Jay County scores 34 for auto repair shops (lower middle), #1,870 of 2,378 scored counties.
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