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Collision repair and body shops in Hancock County, IN
The collision repair and body shops in Hancock County, IN, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 72 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #184 of 1,327 scored counties
#6 of 42 scored counties in Indiana
- Listings
- 13
- 4 chain locations (31%)
- Official establishments
- 9
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $41.5M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,241 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.2M
- 4% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.9
- 26% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 90,969
- +13.5% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 13 collision repair and body shops in Hancock County. 4 of them (31%) are chain locations, against 14% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 3.9, 26% above the U.S. rate of 3.1.
Households in Hancock County spend about $41.5M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $1,241 per household, 30% above the U.S. average. Spread across 13 collision repair and body shops, that is $3.2M per shop, 4% 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.
Official counts show 9 businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in Hancock County in 2023. That is one for every 3,719 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Hancock County grew 13.5%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For collision repair and body shops, Hancock County has a Groundwork market score of 72 (upper middle): #184 of 1,327 scored counties and #6 of 42 scored counties in Indiana. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Hancock 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 | Hancock County | Indiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.9 | 2.9 | 3.1 |
| Spending per listing | $3.2M | $3.7M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment | 3,719 | 3,675 | 3,689 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −4.5% | −0.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +13.5% | +2.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,241 | $1,072 | $958 |
| Median household income | $93,186 | $71,957 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 72 | 63 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 9 → 9
- Employees, 2023
- 61
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 134 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 14The 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 Hancock 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 Hancock County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 90,969+13.5% since 2020
- Households
- 33,474
- Median age
- 41.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 80%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 306 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 275
- Median household income
- $93,186+25.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $118,107
- Median home value
- $274,800
- Jobs located here
- 27,824
- Daytime population
- 66,104Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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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 |
Other business types in Hancock 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 care87
- Auto repair shops86
- Collision repair and body shops72
- Car washes and detailing91
- Tire shops
- Oil change and quick lube
- Gas stations87
- Insurance agencies49
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 Hancock County, IN?
Hancock County has 13 collision repair and body shops on map listings as of September 2026. 4 of them (31%) are chain locations. The listings count collision repair and auto body shops. Official counts show 9 businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in 2023.
How much do households in Hancock County, IN spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $41.5M a year, or $1,241 per household. That is 30% above the U.S. average (an index of 130, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 13 collision repair and body shops on map listings, it comes to $3.2M 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 33,474 households in Hancock County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Hancock County, IN compare with the U.S. for collision repair and body shops?
Hancock County has 3.9 collision repair and body shops per 10,000 households, 26% above the U.S. rate of 3.1. Spending per shop is $3.2M, 4% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the national ratio of collision repair and body shops to household spending, Hancock County would have about 14, against 13 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,719 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S.
How fast is Hancock County, IN growing?
Population estimates put Hancock County at 90,969 people in 2025, up 13.5% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 33,474 households. The median household income in Hancock County is $93,186 a year, 15% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 25.8% 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. Hancock County scores 72 for collision repair and body shops (upper middle), #184 of 1,327 scored counties.
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