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Auto repair shops in Shelby County, IN
How Shelby 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 62 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #645 of 2,378 scored counties
#37 of 85 scored counties in Indiana
- Listings
- 36
- 6 chain locations (17%)
- Official establishments
- 24
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $20.9M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,133 a household
- Spending per listing
- $581K
- 31% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 19.5
- 9% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 45,882
- +1.8% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 36 auto repair shops in Shelby County. 6 of them (17%) are chain locations, against 16% across the U.S. That comes to 19.5 for every 10,000 households, 9% below the U.S. rate of 21.5.
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Shelby County comes to about $20.9M a year: $1,133 per household, 18% above the U.S. average. That works out to $581K per shop, 31% 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.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Shelby County was 24 in 2023. That is one for every 769 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Another 51 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $20K has gone to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Shelby County.
Population estimates put the population change in Shelby County from 2020 to 2025 at +1.8%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for auto repair shops in Shelby County is 62 (upper middle), #645 of 2,378 scored counties and #37 of 85 scored counties in Indiana.
How Shelby 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 | Shelby County | Indiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 19.5 | 21.3 | 21.5 |
| Spending per listing | $581K | $504K | $445K |
| Households per official establishment | 769 | 928 | 955 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +0.4% | +2.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.8% | +2.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,133 | $1,072 | $958 |
| Median household income | $72,190 | $71,957 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 62 | 64 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 18 → 24
- Employees, 2023
- 114
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $6.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 51Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 366 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 47The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $20K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Shelby 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 Shelby County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 45,882+1.8% since 2020
- Households
- 18,450
- Median age
- 42.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 72%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 411 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 110
- Median household income
- $72,190+19.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $90,122
- Median home value
- $212,400
- Jobs located here
- 17,693
- Daytime population
- 39,836Residents 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 Shelby 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 |
| 37Shelby County, IN | 62 | 36 | 19.5 | $581K | +1.8% | #645 of 2,378 |
Other business types in Shelby 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 Shelby County, IN?
Shelby County has 36 auto repair shops on map listings as of September 2026. 6 of them (17%) are chain locations. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. Official counts show 24 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in 2023. Official counts list 51 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Shelby County, IN spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $20.9M a year, or $1,133 per household. That is 18% above the U.S. average (an index of 118, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 36 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $581K per shop. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 18,450 households in Shelby County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Shelby County, IN compare with the U.S. for auto repair shops?
Shelby County has 19.5 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 9% below the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $581K, 31% above the U.S. figure of $445K. At the national ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, Shelby County would have about 47, against 36 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 769 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S.
How fast is Shelby County, IN growing?
Population estimates put Shelby County at 45,882 people in 2025, up 1.8% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 18,450 households. The median household income in Shelby County is $72,190 a year, 11% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 19.5% 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. Shelby County scores 62 for auto repair shops (upper middle), #645 of 2,378 scored counties.
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