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Auto repair shops in Jennings County, IN

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for auto repair shops in Jennings County, IN, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 79 out of 100: High

Ranked #127 of 2,378 scored counties
#8 of 85 scored counties in Indiana

Listings
13
2 chain locations (15%)
Official establishments
9
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$13.6M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,246 a household
Spending per listing
$1M
2.4 times the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
11.9
45% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
27,622
+0.1% 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

For auto repair shops, Jennings County has a Groundwork market score of 79 (high): #127 of 2,378 scored counties and #8 of 85 scored counties in Indiana. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for auto repair shops.

As of September 2026, map listings count 13 auto repair shops in Jennings County. Of those, 2 are chain locations, or 15%, against 16% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 11.9, 45% below the U.S. rate of 21.5.

Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Jennings County comes to about $13.6M a year: $1,246 per household, 30% above the U.S. average. Spread across 13 auto repair shops, that is $1M per shop, 2.4 times 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.

Official counts show 9 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Jennings County in 2023. That is one for every 1,216 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Jennings County from 2020 to 2025 at +0.1%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Jennings 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.

Auto repair shops in Jennings County, IN compared with Indiana and the U.S.
MeasureJennings CountyIndianaU.S.
Listings per 10k households11.921.321.5
Spending per listing$1M$504K$445K
Households per official establishment1,216928955
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+0.4%+2.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.1%+2.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$1,246$1,072$958
Median household income$69,322$71,957$80,734
Groundwork market score7964

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
11 → 9
Employees, 2023
22
Annual payroll, 2023
$1M
One-person businesses, 2023
19Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
132 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
31The 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 Jennings 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 Jennings County

Population, 2025 estimate
27,622+0.1% since 2020
Households
10,944
Median age
40.7
Homes lived in by their owners
79%
Vehicles per household
2.2
Land area
377 sq. mi.
People per square mile
73
Median household income
$69,322+27.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$79,953
Median home value
$161,500
Jobs located here
7,780
Daytime population
22,178Residents 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 counties in Indiana for auto repair shops, numbered among those based in Indiana, with Jennings County marked.

Top counties in Indiana

Counties in Indiana ranked for auto repair shops by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Hamilton County, IN9415611.4$1.1M+10.9%#7 of 2,378
2Newton County, IN86712.2$971K+2.9%#38 of 2,378
3Hancock County, IN865215.5$799K+13.5%#41 of 2,378
4Spencer County, IN861417.3$756K+1.2%#42 of 2,378
5Parke County, IN82711.4$941K+3.0%#76 of 2,378
6Washington County, IN821916.9$746K+0.5%#79 of 2,378
7Boone County, IN806422.3$555K+13.5%#125 of 2,378
8Jennings County, IN791311.9$1M+0.1%#127 of 2,378
9Harrison County, IN793019.4$662K+1.9%#132 of 2,378
10Warrick County, IN784718.7$658K+4.4%#152 of 2,378

Other business types in Jennings County

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

Questions

How many auto repair shops are in Jennings County, IN?

Jennings County has 13 auto repair shops on map listings as of September 2026. 2 of them (15%) are chain locations. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. Official counts show 9 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in 2023. Official counts also show 19 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Jennings County, IN spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?

About $13.6M a year, or $1,246 per household. That is 30% above the U.S. average (an index of 130, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 13 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $1M per shop. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 10,944 households in Jennings County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Jennings County, IN compare with the U.S. for auto repair shops?

Jennings County has 11.9 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 45% below the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $1M, 2.4 times the U.S. figure of $445K. At the national ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, Jennings County would have about 31, against 13 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,216 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S.

How fast is Jennings County, IN growing?

Population estimates put Jennings County at 27,622 people in 2025, up 0.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 10,944 households. The median household income in Jennings County is $69,322 a year, 14% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 27.9% 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. Jennings County scores 79 for auto repair shops (high), #127 of 2,378 scored counties.

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How the score works · Top markets for auto repair shops · All 56 business types in Jennings County

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