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Auto repair shops in Tipton County, IN
How Tipton 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 61 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #679 of 2,378 scored counties
#39 of 85 scored counties in Indiana
- Listings
- 11
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 9
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $7.6M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,220 a household
- Spending per listing
- $695K
- 56% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 17.6
- 18% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 15,319
- −0.4% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Tipton County spend about $7.6M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $1,220 per household, 27% above the U.S. average. Spread across 11 auto repair shops, that is $695K per shop, 56% above the U.S. figure of $445K. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops.
There are 11 auto repair shops on map listings in Tipton County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 16% across the U.S. That comes to 17.6 for every 10,000 households, 18% below the U.S. rate of 21.5.
In 2023, official counts showed 9 businesses with payroll in Tipton County classed as mechanical, body and glass repair. That is one for every 696 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Official counts list 14 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates show Tipton County declined 0.4% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. Tipton County scores 61 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for auto repair shops, ranking #679 of 2,378 scored counties and #39 of 85 scored counties in Indiana.
How Tipton 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 | Tipton County | Indiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 17.6 | 21.3 | 21.5 |
| Spending per listing | $695K | $504K | $445K |
| Households per official establishment | 696 | 928 | 955 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +0.4% | +2.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.4% | +2.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,220 | $1,072 | $958 |
| Median household income | $76,156 | $71,957 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 61 | 64 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 3 → 9
- Employees, 2023
- 27
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 14Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 110 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 17The 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 Tipton 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 Tipton County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 15,319−0.4% since 2020
- Households
- 6,266
- Median age
- 45.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 81%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 261 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 59
- Median household income
- $76,156+31.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $91,479
- Median home value
- $174,600
- Jobs located here
- 4,399
- Daytime population
- 13,233Residents 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 |
| 39Tipton County, IN | 61 | 11 | 17.6 | $695K | −0.4% | #679 of 2,378 |
Other business types in Tipton 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 Tipton County, IN?
As of September 2026, map listings count 11 auto repair shops in Tipton County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. Official counts show 9 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in 2023. Official counts also show 14 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Tipton County, IN spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $7.6M a year, or $1,220 per household. That is 27% above the U.S. average (an index of 127, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 11 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $695K 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 6,266 households in Tipton County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Tipton County, IN compare with the U.S. for auto repair shops?
Tipton County has 17.6 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 18% below the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $695K, 56% above the U.S. figure of $445K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, Tipton County would have about 17, against 11 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 696 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S.
How fast is Tipton County, IN growing?
Population estimates put Tipton County at 15,319 people in 2025, down 0.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 6,266 households. Median household income in Tipton County is $76,156, 6% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 31.0%, 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. Tipton County scores 61 for auto repair shops (upper middle), #679 of 2,378 scored counties.
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