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Collision repair and body shops in Clark County, IN

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 81 out of 100: High

Ranked #64 of 1,327 scored counties
#3 of 42 scored counties in Indiana

Listings
13
1 chain location (8%)
Official establishments
10
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$54.8M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,069 a household
Spending per listing
$4.2M
37% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
2.5
19% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
130,451
+7.5% 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

Clark County scores 81 (high) on the Groundwork market score for collision repair and body shops, ranking #64 of 1,327 scored counties and #3 of 42 scored counties in Indiana. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for collision repair and body shops.

As of September 2026, map listings count 13 collision repair and body shops in Clark County. One of them (8%) is a chain location, against 14% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 2.5, 19% below the U.S. rate of 3.1.

Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Clark County comes to about $54.8M a year: $1,069 per household, 12% above the U.S. average. That works out to $4.2M per shop, 37% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. That spending covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, which collision repair and body shops share with other businesses in the trade.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in Clark County was 10 in 2023. That is one for every 5,124 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $150K has gone to businesses classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in Clark County. Population estimates show Clark County grew 7.5% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Clark 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 Clark County, IN compared with Indiana and the U.S.
MeasureClark CountyIndianaU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.52.93.1
Spending per listing$4.2M$3.7M$3.1M
Households per official establishment5,1243,6753,689
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−4.5%−0.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025+7.5%+2.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$1,069$1,072$958
Median household income$74,214$71,957$80,734
Groundwork market score8163

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
13 → 10
Employees, 2023
75
Annual payroll, 2023
$4.2M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
131 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
18The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$150K

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

Population, 2025 estimate
130,451+7.5% since 2020
Households
51,242
Median age
40.1
Homes lived in by their owners
75%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
373 sq. mi.
People per square mile
334
Median household income
$74,214+33.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$92,593
Median home value
$222,900
Jobs located here
57,028
Daytime population
116,702Residents 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 Clark 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 Clark 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 Clark County, IN?

Clark County has 13 collision repair and body shops on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (8%) is a chain location. The listings count collision repair and auto body shops. Official counts show 10 businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in 2023.

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

About $54.8M a year, or $1,069 per household. That is 12% above the U.S. average (an index of 112, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 13 collision repair and body shops on map listings, it comes to $4.2M per shop. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only collision repair and body shops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 51,242 households in Clark County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Clark 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 $4.2M, 37% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the national ratio of collision repair and body shops to household spending, Clark County would have about 18, against 13 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 5,124 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S.

How fast is Clark County, IN growing?

Population estimates put Clark County at 130,451 people in 2025, up 7.5% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 51,242 households. The median household income in Clark County is $74,214 a year, 8% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 33.4% from the 2015–2019 survey, 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. Clark County scores 81 for collision repair and body shops (high), #64 of 1,327 scored counties.

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How the score works · Top markets for collision repair and body shops · All 56 business types in Clark County

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