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Auto repair and car care businesses in the Bloomington, IN metro area
The auto repair and car care businesses in the Bloomington, IN metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 74 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #31 of 387 scored metro areas
#3 of 12 scored metro areas based in Indiana
- Listings
- 184
- 52 chain locations (28%)
- Official establishments
- 82
- 0.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $66.8M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $985 a household
- Spending per listing
- $363K
- 35% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 27.1
- 24% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 165,231
- +2.0% since 2020
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What this means
For auto repair and car care businesses, the Bloomington metro area has a Groundwork market score of 74 (upper middle): #31 of 387 scored metro areas and #3 of 12 scored metro areas based in Indiana. That puts it in the top 10% of metro areas for auto repair and car care businesses.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 184 auto repair and car care businesses in the Bloomington metro area. Chain locations make up 28% of them, against 24% across the U.S. That comes to 27.1 for every 10,000 households, 24% below the U.S. rate of 35.7.
Households in the Bloomington metro area spend about $66.8M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $985 per household, 3% above the U.S. average. Spread across 184 auto repair and car care businesses, that is $363K per business, 35% above the U.S. figure of $269K.
In 2023, official counts showed 82 businesses with payroll in the Bloomington metro area classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers, unchanged from 2019. That is one for every 827 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Population estimates show the Bloomington metro area grew 2.0% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How the Bloomington metro area 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 and car care businesses 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 | Bloomington metro area | Indiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 27.1 | 36.3 | 35.7 |
| Spending per listing | $363K | $296K | $269K |
| Households per official establishment | 827 | 675 | 681 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | 0.0% | +3.9% | +4.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.0% | +2.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $985 | $1,072 | $958 |
| Median household income | $65,543 | $71,957 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 74 | 61 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 820.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 485
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $23M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 113Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 18452 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 249The 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 automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in the Bloomington metro area, 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 the Bloomington metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 165,231+2.0% since 2020
- Households
- 67,854
- Median age
- 37.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 57%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 780 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 208
- Median household income
- $65,543+31.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $90,220
- Median home value
- $263,700
- Jobs located here
- 71,915
- Daytime population
- 172,576Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Indiana market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in Indiana for auto repair and car care businesses, numbered among those based in Indiana (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Bloomington metro area marked.
Top metro areas in Indiana
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN | 79 | 2,827 | 33.5 | $318K | +5.4% | #16 of 387 |
| Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | 76 | 2,808 | 31.0 | $340K | +2.7% | #22 of 387 |
| 2Columbus, IN | 75 | 123 | 36.9 | $315K | +4.3% | #28 of 387 |
| 3Bloomington, IN | 74 | 184 | 27.1 | $363K | +2.0% | #31 of 387 |
| 4Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN | 70 | 286 | 31.5 | $324K | +2.1% | #53 of 387 |
| 5South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI | 64 | 409 | 31.8 | $316K | +0.1% | #90 of 387 |
| 6Fort Wayne, IN | 61 | 640 | 35.1 | $297K | +3.9% | #115 of 387 |
| 7Evansville, IN | 61 | 427 | 37.5 | $277K | +1.6% | #119 of 387 |
| 8Muncie, IN | 60 | 166 | 35.9 | $275K | +1.2% | #124 of 387 |
| Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | 55 | 1,940 | 34.7 | $265K | +2.9% | #165 of 387 |
Other business types in the Bloomington metro area
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
- Auto repair and car care74
- Auto repair shops72
- Collision repair and body shops68
- Car washes and detailing68
- Tire shops74
- Oil change and quick lube
- Gas stations56
- Insurance agencies26
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 and car care businesses are in the Bloomington, IN metro area?
There are 184 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings in the Bloomington metro area as of September 2026. 52 of them (28%) are chain locations. The listings count repair shops, body shops, tire shops, car washes, oil change and parts stores. Official counts show 82 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023, unchanged from 2019. Official counts list 113 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Bloomington, IN metro area spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $66.8M a year, or $985 per household. That is 3% above the U.S. average (an index of 103, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 184 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $363K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 67,854 households in the Bloomington metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Bloomington, IN metro area compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?
The Bloomington metro area has 27.1 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 24% below the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $363K, 35% above the U.S. figure of $269K. At the national ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, the Bloomington metro area would have about 249, against 184 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 827 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. The official count held level from 2019 to 2023, against +4.1% for the U.S.
How fast is the Bloomington, IN metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Bloomington metro area at 165,231 people in 2025, up 2.0% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 67,854 households. Median household income in the Bloomington metro area is $65,543, 19% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 31.6%, 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. The Bloomington metro area scores 74 for auto repair and car care businesses (upper middle), #31 of 387 scored metro areas.
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