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Auto repair shops in Pike County, IN
The auto repair shops in Pike County, IN, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 73 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #265 of 2,378 scored counties
#16 of 85 scored counties in Indiana
- Listings
- 11
- 3 chain locations (27%)
- Official establishments
- 3
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $6.3M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,264 a household
- Spending per listing
- $577K
- 30% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 21.9
- 2% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 12,003
- −2.0% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 11 auto repair shops in Pike County. Of those, 3 are chain locations, or 27%, against 16% across the U.S. That is 21.9 per 10,000 households, 2% above the U.S. rate of 21.5.
At $1,264 per household (32% above the U.S. average), households in Pike County spend about $6.3M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That is about $577K of household spending for each shop on map listings, 30% 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.
Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Pike County in 2023. That is one for every 1,674 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Official counts also show 14 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates put the population change in Pike County from 2020 to 2025 at −2.0%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Pike County scores 73 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for auto repair shops, ranking #265 of 2,378 scored counties and #16 of 85 scored counties in Indiana. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Pike 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 | Pike County | Indiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 21.9 | 21.3 | 21.5 |
| Spending per listing | $577K | $504K | $445K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,674 | 928 | 955 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +0.4% | +2.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.0% | +2.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,264 | $1,072 | $958 |
| Median household income | $71,334 | $71,957 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 73 | 64 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 3
- Employees, 2023
- 5
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $156K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 14Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 113 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 14The 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 Pike 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 Pike County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 12,003−2.0% since 2020
- Households
- 5,021
- Median age
- 43.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 87%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 334 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 36
- Median household income
- $71,334+42.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $86,680
- Median home value
- $154,900
- Jobs located here
- 2,605
- Daytime population
- 9,522Residents 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 |
| 16Pike County, IN | 73 | 11 | 21.9 | $577K | −2.0% | #265 of 2,378 |
Other business types in Pike 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 Pike County, IN?
There are 11 auto repair shops on map listings in Pike County as of September 2026. 3 of them (27%) are chain locations. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in 2023. Another 14 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Pike County, IN spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $6.3M a year, or $1,264 per household. That is 32% above the U.S. average (an index of 132, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 11 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $577K per shop. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 5,021 households in Pike County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Pike County, IN compare with the U.S. for auto repair shops?
Pike County has 21.9 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 2% above the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $577K, 30% above the U.S. figure of $445K. At the national ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, Pike County would have about 14, against 11 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,674 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S.
How fast is Pike County, IN growing?
Population estimates put Pike County at 12,003 people in 2025, down 2.0% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 5,021 households. The median household income in Pike County is $71,334 a year, 12% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 42.1% 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. Pike County scores 73 for auto repair shops (upper middle), #265 of 2,378 scored counties.
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