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Collision repair and body shops in Bartholomew County, IN

The collision repair and body shops in Bartholomew County, IN, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 71 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #198 of 1,327 scored counties
#7 of 42 scored counties in Indiana

Listings
12
2 chain locations (17%)
Official establishments
7
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$38.8M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,162 a household
Spending per listing
$3.2M
5% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
3.6
16% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
85,729
+4.3% 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

At $1,162 per household (21% above the U.S. average), households in Bartholomew County spend about $38.8M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. Spread across 12 collision repair and body shops, that is $3.2M per shop, 5% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only collision repair and body shops.

Bartholomew County has 12 collision repair and body shops on map listings as of September 2026. 2 of them (17%) are chain locations, against 14% across the U.S. That is 3.6 per 10,000 households, 16% above the U.S. rate of 3.1.

Official counts show 7 businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in Bartholomew County in 2023. That is one for every 4,766 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S.

Population estimates show Bartholomew County grew 4.3% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for collision repair and body shops in Bartholomew County is 71 (upper middle), #198 of 1,327 scored counties and #7 of 42 scored counties in Indiana. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Bartholomew 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 Bartholomew County, IN compared with Indiana and the U.S.
MeasureBartholomew CountyIndianaU.S.
Listings per 10k households3.62.93.1
Spending per listing$3.2M$3.7M$3.1M
Households per official establishment4,7663,6753,689
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−4.5%−0.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025+4.3%+2.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$1,162$1,072$958
Median household income$79,901$71,957$80,734
Groundwork market score7163

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
7 → 7
Employees, 2023
48
Annual payroll, 2023
$3.3M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
122 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
13The 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 body, paint and interior repair in Bartholomew 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 Bartholomew County

Population, 2025 estimate
85,729+4.3% since 2020
Households
33,359
Median age
39.2
Homes lived in by their owners
69%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
407 sq. mi.
People per square mile
205
Median household income
$79,901+26.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$102,124
Median home value
$232,800
Jobs located here
52,041
Daytime population
94,547Residents 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 Bartholomew 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 Bartholomew 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 Bartholomew County, IN?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 12 collision repair and body shops in Bartholomew County. 2 of them (17%) are chain locations. The listings count collision repair and auto body shops. Official counts show 7 businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in 2023.

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

About $38.8M a year, or $1,162 per household. That is 21% above the U.S. average (an index of 121, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 12 collision repair and body shops on map listings, it comes to $3.2M 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 33,359 households in Bartholomew County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Bartholomew County has 3.6 collision repair and body shops per 10,000 households, 16% above the U.S. rate of 3.1. Spending per shop is $3.2M, 5% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the U.S. ratio of collision repair and body shops to household spending, Bartholomew County would have about 13, against 12 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,766 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S.

How fast is Bartholomew County, IN growing?

Population estimates put Bartholomew County at 85,729 people in 2025, up 4.3% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 33,359 households. Median household income in Bartholomew County is $79,901, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 26.0%, 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. Bartholomew County scores 71 for collision repair and body shops (upper middle), #198 of 1,327 scored counties.

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