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Collision repair and body shops in Elkhart County, IN
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for collision repair and body shops in Elkhart County, IN, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 33 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,038 of 1,327 scored counties
#41 of 42 scored counties in Indiana
- Listings
- 30
- 1 chain location (3%)
- Official establishments
- 47
- −2.1% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $75.5M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,044 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.5M
- 18% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.1
- 32% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 208,774
- +0.9% since 2020
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What this means
For collision repair and body shops, Elkhart County has a Groundwork market score of 33 (lower middle): #1,038 of 1,327 scored counties and #41 of 42 scored counties in Indiana. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 30 collision repair and body shops in Elkhart County. One of them (3%) is a chain location, against 14% across the U.S. That is 4.1 per 10,000 households, 32% above the U.S. rate of 3.1.
At $1,044 per household (9% above the U.S. average), households in Elkhart County spend about $75.5M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. Spread across 30 collision repair and body shops, that is $2.5M per shop, 18% below 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.
Official counts show 47 businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in Elkhart County in 2023, down 2.1% from 2019. That is one for every 1,538 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $459K have gone to businesses classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in Elkhart County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Elkhart County grew 0.9%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Elkhart 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.
| Measure | Elkhart County | Indiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.1 | 2.9 | 3.1 |
| Spending per listing | $2.5M | $3.7M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,538 | 3,675 | 3,689 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −2.1% | −4.5% | −0.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.9% | +2.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,044 | $1,072 | $958 |
| Median household income | $68,561 | $71,957 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 33 | 63 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 48 → 47−2.1% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 639
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $38.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 301 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 25The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $459K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in Elkhart 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 Elkhart County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 208,774+0.9% since 2020
- Households
- 72,309
- Median age
- 36.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 72%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 463 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 447
- Median household income
- $68,561+20.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $89,471
- Median home value
- $210,400
- Jobs located here
- 133,676
- Daytime population
- 244,683Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Indiana market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Indiana for collision repair and body shops, numbered among those based in Indiana, with Elkhart County marked.
Top counties in Indiana
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Hamilton County, IN | 93 | 22 | 1.6 | $7.7M | +10.9% | #4 of 1,327 |
| 2Johnson County, IN | 89 | 13 | 2.1 | $5.7M | +7.4% | #14 of 1,327 |
| 3Clark County, IN | 81 | 13 | 2.5 | $4.2M | +7.5% | #64 of 1,327 |
| 4Lawrence County, IN | 76 | 6 | 3.1 | $3.8M | +1.2% | #125 of 1,327 |
| 5Boone County, IN | 75 | 11 | 3.8 | $3.2M | +13.5% | #135 of 1,327 |
| 6Hancock County, IN | 72 | 13 | 3.9 | $3.2M | +13.5% | #184 of 1,327 |
| 7Bartholomew County, IN | 71 | 12 | 3.6 | $3.2M | +4.3% | #198 of 1,327 |
| 8Wayne County, IN | 70 | 5 | 1.9 | $5.4M | −0.5% | #203 of 1,327 |
| 9Allen County, IN | 70 | 39 | 2.5 | $4.1M | +4.2% | #213 of 1,327 |
| 10Warrick County, IN | 69 | 7 | 2.8 | $4.4M | +4.4% | #231 of 1,327 |
| 41Elkhart County, IN | 33 | 30 | 4.1 | $2.5M | +0.9% | #1,038 of 1,327 |
Other business types in Elkhart County
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 care24
- Auto repair shops27
- Collision repair and body shops33
- Car washes and detailing32
- Tire shops42
- Oil change and quick lube55
- Gas stations34
- Insurance agencies42
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 Elkhart County, IN?
There are 30 collision repair and body shops on map listings in Elkhart County as of September 2026. One of them (3%) is a chain location. The listings count collision repair and auto body shops. Official counts show 47 businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in 2023, down 2.1% from 2019.
How much do households in Elkhart County, IN spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $75.5M a year, or $1,044 per household. That is 9% above the U.S. average (an index of 109, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 30 collision repair and body shops on map listings, it comes to $2.5M 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 72,309 households in Elkhart County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Elkhart County, IN compare with the U.S. for collision repair and body shops?
Elkhart County has 4.1 collision repair and body shops per 10,000 households, 32% above the U.S. rate of 3.1. Spending per shop is $2.5M, 18% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the national ratio of collision repair and body shops to household spending, Elkhart County would have about 25, against 30 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,538 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S. The official count fell 2.1% from 2019 to 2023, against −0.8% for the U.S.
How fast is Elkhart County, IN growing?
Population estimates put Elkhart County at 208,774 people in 2025, up 0.9% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 72,309 households. The median household income in Elkhart County is $68,561 a year, 15% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 20.2% 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. Elkhart County scores 33 for collision repair and body shops (lower middle), #1,038 of 1,327 scored counties.
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