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Collision repair and body shops in the Bloomington, IN metro area
The collision repair and body shops 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 68 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #70 of 381 scored metro areas
#3 of 11 scored metro areas based in Indiana
- Listings
- 17
- 1 chain location (6%)
- Official establishments
- 12
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $66.8M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $985 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.9M
- 28% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.5
- 19% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 165,231
- +2.0% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in the Bloomington metro area comes to about $66.8M a year: $985 per household, 3% above the U.S. average. That works out to $3.9M per shop, 28% 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 17 collision repair and body shops on map listings in the Bloomington metro area as of September 2026. One of them (6%) is a chain location, against 14% across the U.S. That comes to 2.5 for every 10,000 households, 19% below the U.S. rate of 3.1.
In 2023, official counts showed 12 businesses with payroll in the Bloomington metro area classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair. That is one for every 5,655 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S.
Population estimates put the population change in the Bloomington metro area from 2020 to 2025 at +2.0%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For collision repair and body shops, the Bloomington metro area has a Groundwork market score of 68 (upper middle): #70 of 381 scored metro areas and #3 of 11 scored metro areas based in Indiana. That puts it in the top quarter of metro areas.
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 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.
| Measure | Bloomington metro area | Indiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.5 | 2.9 | 3.1 |
| Spending per listing | $3.9M | $3.7M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment | 5,655 | 3,675 | 3,689 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −4.5% | −0.8% |
| 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 | 68 | 63 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 12
- Employees, 2023
- 55
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 171 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 22The 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 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 collision repair and body shops, 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 | 74 | 213 | 2.5 | $4.2M | +5.4% | #35 of 381 |
| 2Terre Haute, IN | 68 | 16 | 2.4 | $4.3M | +0.3% | #68 of 381 |
| 3Bloomington, IN | 68 | 17 | 2.5 | $3.9M | +2.0% | #70 of 381 |
| 4Columbus, IN | 68 | 12 | 3.6 | $3.2M | +4.3% | #74 of 381 |
| 5South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI | 67 | 31 | 2.4 | $4.2M | +0.1% | #77 of 381 |
| Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | 66 | 232 | 2.6 | $4.1M | +2.7% | #85 of 381 |
| 6Muncie, IN | 66 | 12 | 2.6 | $3.8M | +1.2% | #88 of 381 |
| 7Fort Wayne, IN | 63 | 49 | 2.7 | $3.9M | +3.9% | #104 of 381 |
| 8Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN | 62 | 28 | 3.1 | $3.3M | +2.1% | #118 of 381 |
| Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | 57 | 147 | 2.6 | $3.5M | +2.9% | #154 of 381 |
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 collision repair and body shops are in the Bloomington, IN metro area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 17 collision repair and body shops in the Bloomington metro area. One of them (6%) is a chain location. The listings count collision repair and auto body shops. Official counts show 12 businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in 2023.
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 17 collision repair and body shops on map listings, it comes to $3.9M 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 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 collision repair and body shops?
The Bloomington metro area 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 $3.9M, 28% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the U.S. ratio of collision repair and body shops to household spending, the Bloomington metro area would have about 22, against 17 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 5,655 households, against one for every 3,689 across 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 68 for collision repair and body shops (upper middle), #70 of 381 scored metro areas.
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