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Auto repair shops in Parke County, IN
The auto repair shops in Parke County, IN, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 82 out of 100: High
Ranked #76 of 2,378 scored counties
#5 of 85 scored counties in Indiana
- Listings
- 7
- 1 chain location (14%)
- Official establishments
- 4
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $6.6M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,071 a household
- Spending per listing
- $941K
- 2.1 times the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 11.4
- 47% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 16,642
- +3.0% since 2020
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What this means
Parke County scores 82 (high) on the Groundwork market score for auto repair shops, ranking #76 of 2,378 scored counties and #5 of 85 scored counties in Indiana. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for auto repair shops.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 7 auto repair shops in Parke County. One of them (14%) is a chain location, against 16% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 11.4, 47% below the U.S. rate of 21.5.
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Parke County comes to about $6.6M a year: $1,071 per household, 12% above the U.S. average. Spread across 7 auto repair shops, that is $941K per shop, 2.1 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.
In 2023, official counts showed 4 businesses with payroll in Parke County classed as mechanical, body and glass repair. That is one for every 1,537 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Population estimates show Parke County grew 3.0% from 2020 to 2025, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Parke 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 | Parke County | Indiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 11.4 | 21.3 | 21.5 |
| Spending per listing | $941K | $504K | $445K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,537 | 928 | 955 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +0.4% | +2.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.0% | +2.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,071 | $1,072 | $958 |
| Median household income | $68,485 | $71,957 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 82 | 64 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 4 → 4
- Employees, 2023
- 19
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $724K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 15Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 71 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 15The 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 Parke 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 Parke County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 16,642+3.0% since 2020
- Households
- 6,147
- Median age
- 42.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 82%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 445 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 37
- Median household income
- $68,485+30.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $81,742
- Median home value
- $151,200
- Jobs located here
- 3,269
- Daytime population
- 13,458Residents 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 |
Other business types in Parke 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 Parke County, IN?
There are 7 auto repair shops on map listings in Parke County as of September 2026. One of them (14%) is a chain location. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in 2023. Another 15 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Parke County, IN spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $6.6M a year, or $1,071 per household. That is 12% above the U.S. average (an index of 112, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 7 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $941K per shop. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 6,147 households in Parke County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Parke County, IN compare with the U.S. for auto repair shops?
Parke County has 11.4 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 47% below the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $941K, 2.1 times the U.S. figure of $445K. At the national ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, Parke County would have about 15, against 7 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,537 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S.
How fast is Parke County, IN growing?
Population estimates put Parke County at 16,642 people in 2025, up 3.0% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 6,147 households. The median household income in Parke County is $68,485 a year, 15% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 30.2% 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. Parke County scores 82 for auto repair shops (high), #76 of 2,378 scored counties.
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