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Collision repair and body shops in the Kokomo, IN metro area
The collision repair and body shops in the Kokomo, IN metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.
Groundwork market score
Not scored
The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 4.
- Listings
- 4
- 1 chain location (25%)
- Official establishments
- 7
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $36.3M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,020 a household
- Spending per listing
- $9.1M
- 2.9 times the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.1
- 65% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 83,904
- +0.4% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in the Kokomo metro area comes to about $36.3M a year: $1,020 per household, 6% above the U.S. average. That is about $9.1M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 2.9 times 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 4 collision repair and body shops on map listings in the Kokomo metro area as of September 2026. That comes to 1.1 for every 10,000 households, 65% below the U.S. rate of 3.1.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in the Kokomo metro area was 7 in 2023. That is one for every 5,085 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S.
Population estimates put the population change in the Kokomo metro area from 2020 to 2025 at +0.4%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 4 collision repair and body shops on map listings, the Kokomo metro area isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.
How the Kokomo 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 | Kokomo metro area | Indiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.1 | 2.9 | 3.1 |
| Spending per listing | $9.1M | $3.7M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment | 5,085 | 3,675 | 3,689 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −4.5% | −0.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.4% | +2.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,020 | $1,072 | $958 |
| Median household income | $64,027 | $71,957 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | Not scored | 63 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 7
- Employees, 2023
- 44
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 41 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 12The 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 Kokomo 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 Kokomo metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 83,904+0.4% since 2020
- Households
- 35,593
- Median age
- 40.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 293 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 286
- Median household income
- $64,027+22.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $83,020
- Median home value
- $165,000
- Jobs located here
- 35,309
- Daytime population
- 82,151Residents 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 Kokomo 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 |
| Kokomo, IN | Not scored | 4 | 1.1 | $9.1M | +0.4% |
Other business types in the Kokomo 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 care44
- Auto repair shops52
- Collision repair and body shops
- Car washes and detailing27
- Tire shops66
- Oil change and quick lube20
- Gas stations18
- Insurance agencies25
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 Kokomo, IN metro area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 4 collision repair and body shops in the Kokomo metro area. 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 Kokomo, IN metro area spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $36.3M a year, or $1,020 per household. That is 6% above the U.S. average (an index of 106, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 4 collision repair and body shops on map listings, it comes to $9.1M 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 35,593 households in the Kokomo metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Kokomo, IN metro area compare with the U.S. for collision repair and body shops?
The Kokomo metro area has 1.1 collision repair and body shops per 10,000 households, 65% below the U.S. rate of 3.1. Spending per shop is $9.1M, 2.9 times the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the U.S. ratio of collision repair and body shops to household spending, the Kokomo metro area would have about 12, against 4 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 5,085 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S.
How fast is the Kokomo, IN metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Kokomo metro area at 83,904 people in 2025, up 0.4% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 35,593 households. Median household income in the Kokomo metro area is $64,027, 21% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 22.3%, 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 Kokomo metro area has no market score for collision repair and body shops: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 4.
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