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Collision repair and body shops in the Peru, IN area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for collision repair and body shops in the Peru, IN area, set against other small-town markets and the U.S.
Groundwork market score
Not scored
The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 4.
- Listings
- 4
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 3
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $14.4M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,081 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.6M
- 17% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.0
- 3% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 34,487
- −3.9% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in the Peru area comes to about $14.4M a year: $1,081 per household, 13% above the U.S. average. That is about $3.6M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 17% 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 4 collision repair and body shops on map listings in the Peru area as of September 2026. That comes to 3.0 for every 10,000 households, 3% below the U.S. rate of 3.1.
Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in the Peru area in 2023. That is one for every 4,439 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Peru area declined 3.9%, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 4 collision repair and body shops on map listings, the Peru area isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.
How the Peru 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 | Peru area | Indiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.0 | 2.9 | 3.1 |
| Spending per listing | $3.6M | $3.7M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment | 4,439 | 3,675 | 3,689 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −4.5% | −0.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −3.9% | +2.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,081 | $1,072 | $958 |
| Median household income | $61,139 | $71,957 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | Not scored | 63 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 3
- Employees, 2023
- 11
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $415K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 40 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 5The 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 Peru 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 Peru area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 34,487−3.9% since 2020
- Households
- 13,318
- Median age
- 41.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 76%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 374 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 96
- Median household income
- $61,139+20.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $77,345
- Median home value
- $126,200
- Jobs located here
- 8,510
- Daytime population
- 29,652Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Indiana market ranked →The highest-scoring small-town markets in Indiana for collision repair and body shops, numbered among those based in Indiana, with the Peru area marked.
Top small-town markets in Indiana
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Bedford, IN | 83 | 6 | 3.1 | $3.8M | +1.2% | #9 of 387 |
| 2Seymour, IN | 75 | 5 | 2.8 | $4.1M | +1.9% | #36 of 387 |
| 3Richmond, IN | 73 | 5 | 1.9 | $5.4M | −0.5% | #46 of 387 |
| 4Marion, IN | 69 | 5 | 1.9 | $5.5M | 0.0% | #61 of 387 |
| 5Warsaw, IN | 68 | 8 | 2.5 | $4.4M | +0.9% | #65 of 387 |
| 6Auburn, IN | 62 | 7 | 4.1 | $2.9M | +2.9% | #108 of 387 |
| 7Jasper, IN | 58 | 8 | 4.6 | $2.7M | +0.9% | #131 of 387 |
| 8Plymouth, IN | 57 | 6 | 3.4 | $3.4M | +1.2% | #135 of 387 |
| 9Kendallville, IN | 54 | 6 | 3.3 | $3.4M | +1.0% | #157 of 387 |
| 10Greensburg, IN | 53 | 5 | 4.7 | $2.4M | +0.4% | #164 of 387 |
| Peru, IN | Not scored | 4 | 3.0 | $3.6M | −3.9% |
Other business types in the Peru 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 care61
- Auto repair shops50
- Collision repair and body shops
- Car washes and detailing40
- Tire shops56
- Oil change and quick lube
- Gas stations23
- 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 the Peru, IN area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 4 collision repair and body shops in the Peru area. The listings count collision repair and auto body shops. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in 2023.
How much do households in the Peru, IN area spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $14.4M a year, or $1,081 per household. That is 13% above the U.S. average (an index of 113, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 4 collision repair and body shops on map listings, it comes to $3.6M 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 13,318 households in the Peru area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Peru, IN area compare with the U.S. for collision repair and body shops?
The Peru area has 3.0 collision repair and body shops per 10,000 households, 3% below the U.S. rate of 3.1. Spending per shop is $3.6M, 17% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the U.S. ratio of collision repair and body shops to household spending, the Peru area would have about 5, against 4 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,439 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S.
How fast is the Peru, IN area growing?
Population estimates put the Peru area at 34,487 people in 2025, down 3.9% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 13,318 households. Median household income in the Peru area is $61,139, 24% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 20.7%, 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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 Peru 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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