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Collision repair and body shops in the Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN metro area
How the Lafayette-West Lafayette, 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 62 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #118 of 381 scored metro areas
#8 of 11 scored metro areas based in Indiana
- Listings
- 28
- 8 chain locations (29%)
- Official establishments
- 15
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $92.7M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,022 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.3M
- 7% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.1
- In line with the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 228,468
- +2.1% since 2020
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What this means
Households in the Lafayette-West Lafayette metro area spend about $92.7M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $1,022 per household, 7% above the U.S. average. That is about $3.3M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 7% 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 28 collision repair and body shops on map listings in the Lafayette-West Lafayette metro area as of September 2026. Of those, 8 are chain locations, or 29%, against 14% across the U.S. That comes to 3.1 for every 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 3.1.
In 2023, official counts showed 15 businesses with payroll in the Lafayette-West Lafayette metro area classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair. That is one for every 6,047 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Lafayette-West Lafayette metro area grew 2.1%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For collision repair and body shops, the Lafayette-West Lafayette metro area has a Groundwork market score of 62 (upper middle): #118 of 381 scored metro areas and #8 of 11 scored metro areas based in Indiana.
How the Lafayette-West Lafayette 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 | Lafayette-West Lafayette metro area | Indiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.1 | 2.9 | 3.1 |
| Spending per listing | $3.3M | $3.7M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment | 6,047 | 3,675 | 3,689 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −4.5% | −0.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.1% | +2.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,022 | $1,072 | $958 |
| Median household income | $62,011 | $71,957 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 62 | 63 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 15
- Employees, 2023
- 85
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $4.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 288 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 30The 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 Lafayette-West Lafayette 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 Lafayette-West Lafayette metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 228,468+2.1% since 2020
- Households
- 90,706
- Median age
- 35.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 58%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 1,642 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 138
- Median household income
- $62,011+16.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $83,994
- Median home value
- $226,100
- Jobs located here
- 106,732
- Daytime population
- 234,551Residents 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 Lafayette-West Lafayette 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 Lafayette-West Lafayette 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 care70
- Auto repair shops67
- Collision repair and body shops62
- Car washes and detailing57
- Tire shops68
- Oil change and quick lube56
- Gas stations50
- Insurance agencies34
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 Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN metro area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 28 collision repair and body shops in the Lafayette-West Lafayette metro area. 8 of them (29%) are chain locations. The listings count collision repair and auto body shops. Official counts show 15 businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in 2023.
How much do households in the Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN metro area spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $92.7M a year, or $1,022 per household. That is 7% above the U.S. average (an index of 107, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 28 collision repair and body shops on map listings, it comes to $3.3M 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 90,706 households in the Lafayette-West Lafayette metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN metro area compare with the U.S. for collision repair and body shops?
The Lafayette-West Lafayette metro area has 3.1 collision repair and body shops per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 3.1. Spending per shop is $3.3M, 7% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the U.S. ratio of collision repair and body shops to household spending, the Lafayette-West Lafayette metro area would have about 30, against 28 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 6,047 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S.
How fast is the Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Lafayette-West Lafayette metro area at 228,468 people in 2025, up 2.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 90,706 households. Median household income in the Lafayette-West Lafayette metro area is $62,011, 23% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 16.3%, 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 Lafayette-West Lafayette metro area scores 62 for collision repair and body shops (upper middle), #118 of 381 scored metro areas.
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