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Collision repair and body shops in the Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN metro area
How the Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, 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 74 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #35 of 381 scored metro areas
#1 of 11 scored metro areas based in Indiana
- Listings
- 213
- 37 chain locations (17%)
- Official establishments
- 198
- +2.1% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $900.2M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,068 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
- 2,205,695
- +5.4% since 2020
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What this means
For collision repair and body shops, the Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood metro area has a Groundwork market score of 74 (upper middle): #35 of 381 scored metro areas and #1 of 11 scored metro areas based in Indiana. That puts it in the top 10% of metro areas for collision repair and body shops.
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in the Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood metro area comes to about $900.2M a year: $1,068 per household, 12% above the U.S. average. Spread across 213 collision repair and body shops, that is $4.2M per shop, 37% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only collision repair and body shops.
The Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood metro area has 213 collision repair and body shops on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 17% of them, 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 198 businesses with payroll in the Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood metro area classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair, up 2.1% from 2019. That is one for every 4,256 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 6 SBA-backed loans worth $1.7M have gone to businesses classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in the Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood metro area. Population estimates put the population change in the Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood metro area from 2020 to 2025 at +5.4%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How the Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood 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 | Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood metro area | Indiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.5 | 2.9 | 3.1 |
| Spending per listing | $4.2M | $3.7M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment | 4,256 | 3,675 | 3,689 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +2.1% | −4.5% | −0.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +5.4% | +2.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,068 | $1,072 | $958 |
| Median household income | $79,852 | $71,957 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 74 | 63 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 198+2.1% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,820
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $117M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 21337 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 292The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 6
- Amount
- $1.7M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in the Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood 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 Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 2,205,695+5.4% since 2020
- Households
- 842,765
- Median age
- 38.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 67%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 4,086 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 521
- Median household income
- $79,852
- Average household income
- $109,117
- Median home value
- $265,900
- Jobs located here
- 1,145,198
- Daytime population
- 2,228,376Residents 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 Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood 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 Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood 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 care79
- Auto repair shops77
- Collision repair and body shops74
- Car washes and detailing74
- Tire shops69
- Oil change and quick lube58
- Gas stations52
- Insurance agencies29
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 Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN metro area?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 213 collision repair and body shops in the Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood metro area. 37 of them (17%) are chain locations. The listings count collision repair and auto body shops. Official counts show 198 businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in 2023, up 2.1% from 2019.
How much do households in the Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN metro area spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $900.2M a year, or $1,068 per household. That is 12% above the U.S. average (an index of 112, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 213 collision repair and body shops on map listings, it comes to $4.2M 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 842,765 households in the Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN metro area compare with the U.S. for collision repair and body shops?
The Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood 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 $4.2M, 37% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the U.S. ratio of collision repair and body shops to household spending, the Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood metro area would have about 292, against 213 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,256 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S. The official count rose 2.1% from 2019 to 2023, against −0.8% for the U.S.
How fast is the Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood metro area at 2,205,695 people in 2025, up 5.4% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 842,765 households. Median household income in the Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood metro area is $79,852, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734.
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 Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood metro area scores 74 for collision repair and body shops (upper middle), #35 of 381 scored metro areas.
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