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Collision repair and body shops in Putnam County, IN

The collision repair and body shops in Putnam County, IN, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

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
$16.6M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,177 a household
Spending per listing
$4.2M
35% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
2.8
10% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
37,876
+3.2% 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

At $1,177 per household (23% above the U.S. average), households in Putnam County spend about $16.6M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. Spread across 4 collision repair and body shops, that is $4.2M per shop, 35% 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 Putnam County as of September 2026. That is 2.8 per 10,000 households, 10% below the U.S. rate of 3.1.

Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in Putnam County in 2023. That is one for every 4,714 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Putnam County grew 3.2%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). With 4 collision repair and body shops on map listings, Putnam County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Putnam County 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 Putnam County, IN compared with Indiana and the U.S.
MeasurePutnam CountyIndianaU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.82.93.1
Spending per listing$4.2M$3.7M$3.1M
Households per official establishment4,7143,6753,689
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−4.5%−0.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025+3.2%+2.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$1,177$1,072$958
Median household income$78,378$71,957$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored63

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
5 → 3
Employees, 2023
18
Annual payroll, 2023
$901K
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 Putnam County, 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 Putnam County

Population, 2025 estimate
37,876+3.2% since 2020
Households
14,142
Median age
40.5
Homes lived in by their owners
75%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
481 sq. mi.
People per square mile
78
Median household income
$78,378+28.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$90,595
Median home value
$218,900
Jobs located here
12,980
Daytime population
33,740Residents 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 counties in Indiana for collision repair and body shops, numbered among those based in Indiana, with Putnam County marked.

Top counties in Indiana

Counties in Indiana ranked for collision repair and body shops by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Hamilton County, IN93221.6$7.7M+10.9%#4 of 1,327
2Johnson County, IN89132.1$5.7M+7.4%#14 of 1,327
3Clark County, IN81132.5$4.2M+7.5%#64 of 1,327
4Lawrence County, IN7663.1$3.8M+1.2%#125 of 1,327
5Boone County, IN75113.8$3.2M+13.5%#135 of 1,327
6Hancock County, IN72133.9$3.2M+13.5%#184 of 1,327
7Bartholomew County, IN71123.6$3.2M+4.3%#198 of 1,327
8Wayne County, IN7051.9$5.4M−0.5%#203 of 1,327
9Allen County, IN70392.5$4.1M+4.2%#213 of 1,327
10Warrick County, IN6972.8$4.4M+4.4%#231 of 1,327
Putnam County, INNot scored42.8$4.2M+3.2%

Other business types in Putnam County

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

Questions

How many collision repair and body shops are in Putnam County, IN?

As of September 2026, map listings count 4 collision repair and body shops in Putnam County. 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 Putnam County, IN spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?

About $16.6M a year, or $1,177 per household. That is 23% above the U.S. average (an index of 123, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 4 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 14,142 households in Putnam County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Putnam County has 2.8 collision repair and body shops per 10,000 households, 10% below the U.S. rate of 3.1. Spending per shop is $4.2M, 35% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the U.S. ratio of collision repair and body shops to household spending, Putnam County would have about 5, against 4 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,714 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S.

How fast is Putnam County, IN growing?

Population estimates put Putnam County at 37,876 people in 2025, up 3.2% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 14,142 households. Median household income in Putnam County is $78,378, 3% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 28.4%, 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. Putnam County has no market score for collision repair and body shops: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 4.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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