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Collision repair and body shops in the Plymouth, IN area

How the Plymouth, IN area compares with other small-town markets and the U.S. for collision repair and body shops: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 57 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #135 of 387 scored small-town markets
#8 of 12 scored small-town markets based in Indiana

Listings
6
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
10
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$20.3M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,140 a household
Spending per listing
$3.4M
9% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
3.4
10% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
46,599
+1.2% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

As of September 2026, map listings count 6 collision repair and body shops in the Plymouth area. None of them are chain locations, against 14% across the U.S. That is 3.4 per 10,000 households, 10% above the U.S. rate of 3.1.

Households in the Plymouth area spend about $20.3M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $1,140 per household, 19% above the U.S. average. That is about $3.4M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 9% 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.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in the Plymouth area was 10 in 2023. That is one for every 1,776 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S.

Population estimates show the Plymouth area grew 1.2% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for collision repair and body shops in the Plymouth area is 57 (upper middle), #135 of 387 scored small-town markets and #8 of 12 scored small-town markets based in Indiana.

How the Plymouth 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.

Collision repair and body shops in Plymouth, IN area compared with Indiana and the U.S.
MeasurePlymouth areaIndianaU.S.
Listings per 10k households3.42.93.1
Spending per listing$3.4M$3.7M$3.1M
Households per official establishment1,7763,6753,689
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−4.5%−0.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.2%+2.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$1,140$1,072$958
Median household income$71,808$71,957$80,734
Groundwork market score5763

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
10
Employees, 2023
298
Annual payroll, 2023
$19.3M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
60 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
7The 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 Plymouth 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 Plymouth area

Population, 2025 estimate
46,599+1.2% since 2020
Households
17,758
Median age
40.4
Homes lived in by their owners
76%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
444 sq. mi.
People per square mile
104
Median household income
$71,808+36.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$89,695
Median home value
$204,900
Jobs located here
18,393
Daytime population
43,512Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Collision repair and body shops across Indiana

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The highest-scoring small-town markets in Indiana for collision repair and body shops, numbered among those based in Indiana, with the Plymouth area marked.

Top small-town markets in Indiana

Small-town markets in Indiana ranked for collision repair and body shops by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Bedford, IN8363.1$3.8M+1.2%#9 of 387
2Seymour, IN7552.8$4.1M+1.9%#36 of 387
3Richmond, IN7351.9$5.4M−0.5%#46 of 387
4Marion, IN6951.9$5.5M0.0%#61 of 387
5Warsaw, IN6882.5$4.4M+0.9%#65 of 387
6Auburn, IN6274.1$2.9M+2.9%#108 of 387
7Jasper, IN5884.6$2.7M+0.9%#131 of 387
8Plymouth, IN5763.4$3.4M+1.2%#135 of 387
9Kendallville, IN5463.3$3.4M+1.0%#157 of 387
10Greensburg, IN5354.7$2.4M+0.4%#164 of 387

Other business types in the Plymouth area

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many collision repair and body shops are in the Plymouth, IN area?

The Plymouth area has 6 collision repair and body shops on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count collision repair and auto body shops. Official counts show 10 businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in 2023.

How much do households in the Plymouth, IN area spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?

About $20.3M a year, or $1,140 per household. That is 19% above the U.S. average (an index of 119, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 6 collision repair and body shops on map listings, it comes to $3.4M 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 17,758 households in the Plymouth area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Plymouth, IN area compare with the U.S. for collision repair and body shops?

The Plymouth area has 3.4 collision repair and body shops per 10,000 households, 10% above the U.S. rate of 3.1. Spending per shop is $3.4M, 9% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the national ratio of collision repair and body shops to household spending, the Plymouth area would have about 7, against 6 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,776 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S.

How fast is the Plymouth, IN area growing?

Population estimates put the Plymouth area at 46,599 people in 2025, up 1.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 17,758 households. The median household income in the Plymouth area is $71,808 a year, 11% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 36.4% 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. 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 Plymouth area scores 57 for collision repair and body shops (upper middle), #135 of 387 scored small-town markets.

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