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Collision repair and body shops in the Columbus, IN metro area
How the Columbus, IN metro area compares with other metro areas and the U.S. for collision repair and body shops: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 68 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #74 of 381 scored metro areas
#4 of 11 scored metro areas based 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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What this means
Households in the Columbus metro area spend about $38.8M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $1,162 per household, 21% above the U.S. average. That works out to $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.
There are 12 collision repair and body shops on map listings in the Columbus metro area as of September 2026. 2 of them (17%) are chain locations, against 14% across the U.S. That comes to 3.6 for every 10,000 households, 16% above the U.S. rate of 3.1.
In 2023, official counts showed 7 businesses with payroll in the Columbus metro area classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair. That is one for every 4,766 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Columbus metro area grew 4.3%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For collision repair and body shops, the Columbus metro area has a Groundwork market score of 68 (upper middle): #74 of 381 scored metro areas and #4 of 11 scored metro areas based in Indiana. That puts it in the top quarter of metro areas.
How the Columbus 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 | Columbus metro area | Indiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.6 | 2.9 | 3.1 |
| Spending per listing | $3.2M | $3.7M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment | 4,766 | 3,675 | 3,689 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/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 score | 68 | 63 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 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 the Columbus 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 Columbus metro area
- 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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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 Columbus 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 Columbus 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 care75
- Auto repair shops79
- Collision repair and body shops68
- Car washes and detailing64
- Tire shops81
- Oil change and quick lube
- Gas stations68
- Insurance agencies33
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 Columbus, IN metro area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 12 collision repair and body shops in the Columbus metro area. 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 the Columbus, IN metro area 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 the Columbus metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Columbus, IN metro area compare with the U.S. for collision repair and body shops?
The Columbus metro area 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, the Columbus metro area 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 the Columbus, IN metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Columbus metro area 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 the Columbus metro area 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. The Columbus metro area scores 68 for collision repair and body shops (upper middle), #74 of 381 scored metro areas.
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