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Collision repair and body shops in Allen County, IN

How Allen County, IN compares with other counties and the U.S. for collision repair and body shops: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 70 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #213 of 1,327 scored counties
#9 of 42 scored counties in Indiana

Listings
39
11 chain locations (28%)
Official establishments
38
−13.6% since 2019
Household spending a year
$160.5M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,025 a household
Spending per listing
$4.1M
34% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
2.5
19% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
402,329
+4.2% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

Households in Allen County spend about $160.5M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $1,025 per household, 7% above the U.S. average. That works out to $4.1M per shop, 34% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only collision repair and body shops.

There are 39 collision repair and body shops on map listings in Allen County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 28% of them, against 14% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 2.5, 19% below the U.S. rate of 3.1.

Official counts show 38 businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in Allen County in 2023, down 13.6% from 2019. That is one for every 4,120 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $171K has gone to businesses classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in Allen County.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Allen County grew 4.2%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for collision repair and body shops in Allen County is 70 (upper middle), #213 of 1,327 scored counties and #9 of 42 scored counties in Indiana. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Allen 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 collision repair and body 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.

Collision repair and body shops in Allen County, IN compared with Indiana and the U.S.
MeasureAllen CountyIndianaU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.52.93.1
Spending per listing$4.1M$3.7M$3.1M
Households per official establishment4,1203,6753,689
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−13.6%−4.5%−0.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025+4.2%+2.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$1,025$1,072$958
Median household income$70,737$71,957$80,734
Groundwork market score7063

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
44 → 38−13.6% over the period
Employees, 2023
262
Annual payroll, 2023
$15.5M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
3911 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
52The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$171K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in Allen 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 Allen County

Population, 2025 estimate
402,329+4.2% since 2020
Households
156,570
Median age
37.1
Homes lived in by their owners
69%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
657 sq. mi.
People per square mile
597
Median household income
$70,737+29.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$93,582
Median home value
$214,900
Jobs located here
204,663
Daytime population
410,535Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Collision repair and body shops across Indiana

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The highest-scoring counties in Indiana for collision repair and body shops, numbered among those based in Indiana, with Allen County marked.

Top counties in Indiana

Counties in Indiana ranked for collision repair and body shops by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Hamilton County, IN93221.6$7.7M+10.9%#4 of 1,327
2Johnson County, IN89132.1$5.7M+7.4%#14 of 1,327
3Clark County, IN81132.5$4.2M+7.5%#64 of 1,327
4Lawrence County, IN7663.1$3.8M+1.2%#125 of 1,327
5Boone County, IN75113.8$3.2M+13.5%#135 of 1,327
6Hancock County, IN72133.9$3.2M+13.5%#184 of 1,327
7Bartholomew County, IN71123.6$3.2M+4.3%#198 of 1,327
8Wayne County, IN7051.9$5.4M−0.5%#203 of 1,327
9Allen County, IN70392.5$4.1M+4.2%#213 of 1,327
10Warrick County, IN6972.8$4.4M+4.4%#231 of 1,327

Other business types in Allen County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many collision repair and body shops are in Allen County, IN?

As of September 2026, map listings count 39 collision repair and body shops in Allen County. 11 of them (28%) are chain locations. The listings count collision repair and auto body shops. Official counts show 38 businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in 2023, down 13.6% from 2019.

How much do households in Allen County, IN spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?

About $160.5M a year, or $1,025 per household. That is 7% above the U.S. average (an index of 107, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 39 collision repair and body shops on map listings, it comes to $4.1M per shop. That spending covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, which collision repair and body shops share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 156,570 households in Allen County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Allen County, IN compare with the U.S. for collision repair and body shops?

Allen County has 2.5 collision repair and body shops per 10,000 households, 19% below the U.S. rate of 3.1. Spending per shop is $4.1M, 34% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the U.S. ratio of collision repair and body shops to household spending, Allen County would have about 52, against 39 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,120 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S. The official count fell 13.6% from 2019 to 2023, against −0.8% for the U.S.

How fast is Allen County, IN growing?

Population estimates put Allen County at 402,329 people in 2025, up 4.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 156,570 households. Median household income in Allen County is $70,737, 12% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 29.0%, 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. Allen County scores 70 for collision repair and body shops (upper middle), #213 of 1,327 scored counties.

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