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Auto repair shops in Noble County, IN
The auto repair shops in Noble County, IN, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 53 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #1,048 of 2,378 scored counties
#63 of 85 scored counties in Indiana
- Listings
- 40
- 9 chain locations (23%)
- Official establishments
- 26
- +13.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $20.2M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,111 a household
- Spending per listing
- $505K
- 14% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 22.0
- 2% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 47,937
- +1.0% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Noble County comes to about $20.2M a year: $1,111 per household, 16% above the U.S. average. That works out to $505K per shop, 14% above the U.S. figure of $445K. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops.
Noble County has 40 auto repair shops on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 23% of them, against 16% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 22.0, 2% above the U.S. rate of 21.5.
Official counts show 26 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Noble County in 2023, up 13.0% from 2019. That is one for every 699 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Official counts list 37 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates show Noble County grew 1.0% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For auto repair shops, Noble County has a Groundwork market score of 53 (upper middle): #1,048 of 2,378 scored counties and #63 of 85 scored counties in Indiana.
How Noble 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 | Noble County | Indiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 22.0 | 21.3 | 21.5 |
| Spending per listing | $505K | $504K | $445K |
| Households per official establishment | 699 | 928 | 955 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +13.0% | +0.4% | +2.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.0% | +2.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,111 | $1,072 | $958 |
| Median household income | $71,723 | $71,957 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 53 | 64 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 23 → 26+13.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 105
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $5.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 37Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 409 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 45The 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 Noble 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 Noble County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 47,937+1.0% since 2020
- Households
- 18,179
- Median age
- 39.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 77%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 411 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 116
- Median household income
- $71,723+26.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $86,740
- Median home value
- $196,800
- Jobs located here
- 16,886
- Daytime population
- 42,342Residents 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 |
| 63Noble County, IN | 53 | 40 | 22.0 | $505K | +1.0% | #1,048 of 2,378 |
Other business types in Noble 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 Noble County, IN?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 40 auto repair shops in Noble County. 9 of them (23%) are chain locations. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. Official counts show 26 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in 2023, up 13.0% from 2019. Official counts also show 37 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Noble County, IN spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $20.2M a year, or $1,111 per household. That is 16% above the U.S. average (an index of 116, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 40 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $505K 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 18,179 households in Noble County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Noble County, IN compare with the U.S. for auto repair shops?
Noble County has 22.0 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 2% above the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $505K, 14% above the U.S. figure of $445K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, Noble County would have about 45, against 40 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 699 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. The official count rose 13.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +2.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Noble County, IN growing?
Population estimates put Noble County at 47,937 people in 2025, up 1.0% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 18,179 households. Median household income in Noble County is $71,723, 11% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 26.3%, 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. Noble County scores 53 for auto repair shops (upper middle), #1,048 of 2,378 scored counties.
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