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Auto repair shops in Lawrence County, IN
How Lawrence 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 77 out of 100: High
Ranked #170 of 2,378 scored counties
#12 of 85 scored counties in Indiana
- Listings
- 37
- 8 chain locations (22%)
- Official establishments
- 13
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $22.6M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,183 a household
- Spending per listing
- $612K
- 38% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 19.3
- 10% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 45,568
- +1.2% since 2020
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What this means
Lawrence County scores 77 (high) on the Groundwork market score for auto repair shops, ranking #170 of 2,378 scored counties and #12 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 37 auto repair shops in Lawrence County. Chain locations make up 22% of them, against 16% across the U.S. That is 19.3 per 10,000 households, 10% below the U.S. rate of 21.5.
At $1,183 per household (24% above the U.S. average), households in Lawrence County spend about $22.6M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That is about $612K of household spending for each shop on map listings, 38% 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.
In 2023, official counts showed 13 businesses with payroll in Lawrence County classed as mechanical, body and glass repair. That is one for every 1,472 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Lawrence County from 2020 to 2025 at +1.2%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Lawrence 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 | Lawrence County | Indiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 19.3 | 21.3 | 21.5 |
| Spending per listing | $612K | $504K | $445K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,472 | 928 | 955 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +0.4% | +2.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.2% | +2.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,183 | $1,072 | $958 |
| Median household income | $66,468 | $71,957 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 77 | 64 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 16 → 13
- Employees, 2023
- 89
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $4.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 58Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 378 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 51The 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 Lawrence 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 Lawrence County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 45,568+1.2% since 2020
- Households
- 19,135
- Median age
- 42.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 81%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 449 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 100
- Median household income
- $66,468+24.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $82,010
- Median home value
- $175,000
- Jobs located here
- 12,745
- Daytime population
- 38,519Residents 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 Lawrence 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 |
| 12Lawrence County, IN | 77 | 37 | 19.3 | $612K | +1.2% | #170 of 2,378 |
Other business types in Lawrence 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 Lawrence County, IN?
Lawrence County has 37 auto repair shops on map listings as of September 2026. 8 of them (22%) 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 58 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Lawrence County, IN spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $22.6M a year, or $1,183 per household. That is 24% above the U.S. average (an index of 124, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 37 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $612K per shop. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 19,135 households in Lawrence County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Lawrence County, IN compare with the U.S. for auto repair shops?
Lawrence County has 19.3 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 10% below the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $612K, 38% above the U.S. figure of $445K. At the national ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, Lawrence County would have about 51, against 37 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,472 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S.
How fast is Lawrence County, IN growing?
Population estimates put Lawrence County at 45,568 people in 2025, up 1.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 19,135 households. The median household income in Lawrence County is $66,468 a year, 18% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 24.0% 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. Lawrence County scores 77 for auto repair shops (high), #170 of 2,378 scored counties.
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