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Auto repair shops in Marshall County, IN
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for auto repair shops in Marshall County, IN, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 44 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,477 of 2,378 scored counties
#75 of 85 scored counties in Indiana
- Listings
- 48
- 9 chain locations (19%)
- Official establishments
- 27
- −3.6% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $20.3M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,140 a household
- Spending per listing
- $422K
- 5% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 27.0
- 26% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 46,599
- +1.2% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 48 auto repair shops in Marshall County. 9 of them (19%) are chain locations, against 16% across the U.S. That is 27.0 per 10,000 households, 26% above the U.S. rate of 21.5.
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Marshall County comes to about $20.3M a year: $1,140 per household, 19% above the U.S. average. That is about $422K of household spending for each shop on map listings, 5% 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 27 businesses with payroll in Marshall County classed as mechanical, body and glass repair, down 3.6% from 2019. That is one for every 658 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Official counts also show 11 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates put the population change in Marshall County from 2020 to 2025 at +1.2%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for auto repair shops in Marshall County is 44 (lower middle), #1,477 of 2,378 scored counties and #75 of 85 scored counties in Indiana.
How Marshall 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 | Marshall County | Indiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 27.0 | 21.3 | 21.5 |
| Spending per listing | $422K | $504K | $445K |
| Households per official establishment | 658 | 928 | 955 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −3.6% | +0.4% | +2.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.2% | +2.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,140 | $1,072 | $958 |
| Median household income | $71,808 | $71,957 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 44 | 64 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 28 → 27−3.6% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 376
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $24.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 11Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 489 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 46The 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 Marshall 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 Marshall County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 46,599+1.2% since 2020
- Households
- 17,758
- Median age
- 40.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 76%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 444 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 104
- Median household income
- $71,808+36.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $89,695
- Median home value
- $204,900
- Jobs located here
- 18,393
- Daytime population
- 43,512Residents 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 |
| 75Marshall County, IN | 44 | 48 | 27.0 | $422K | +1.2% | #1,477 of 2,378 |
Other business types in Marshall 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 Marshall County, IN?
There are 48 auto repair shops on map listings in Marshall County as of September 2026. 9 of them (19%) are chain locations. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. Official counts show 27 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in 2023, down 3.6% from 2019. Another 11 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Marshall County, IN spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $20.3M a year, or $1,140 per household. That is 19% above the U.S. average (an index of 119, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 48 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $422K per shop. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 17,758 households in Marshall County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Marshall County, IN compare with the U.S. for auto repair shops?
Marshall County has 27.0 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 26% above the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $422K, 5% below the U.S. figure of $445K. At the national ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, Marshall County would have about 46, against 48 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 658 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. The official count fell 3.6% from 2019 to 2023, against +2.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Marshall County, IN growing?
Population estimates put Marshall County at 46,599 people in 2025, up 1.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 17,758 households. The median household income in Marshall County is $71,808 a year, 11% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 36.4% 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. Marshall County scores 44 for auto repair shops (lower middle), #1,477 of 2,378 scored counties.
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