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Collision repair and body shops in the Richmond, IN area

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for collision repair and body shops in the Richmond, IN area, set against other small-town markets and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 73 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #46 of 387 scored small-town markets
#3 of 12 scored small-town markets based in Indiana

Listings
5
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
5
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$27.1M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,005 a household
Spending per listing
$5.4M
76% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
1.9
39% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
66,169
−0.5% 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

Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in the Richmond area comes to about $27.1M a year: $1,005 per household, 5% above the U.S. average. That works out to $5.4M per shop, 76% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only collision repair and body shops.

The Richmond area has 5 collision repair and body shops on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 14% across the U.S. That comes to 1.9 for every 10,000 households, 39% below the U.S. rate of 3.1.

Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in the Richmond area in 2023. That is one for every 5,395 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S.

Population estimates put the population change in the Richmond area from 2020 to 2025 at −0.5%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for collision repair and body shops in the Richmond area is 73 (upper middle), #46 of 387 scored small-town markets and #3 of 12 scored small-town markets based in Indiana. That puts it in the top quarter of small-town markets.

How the Richmond 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 Richmond, IN area compared with Indiana and the U.S.
MeasureRichmond areaIndianaU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.92.93.1
Spending per listing$5.4M$3.7M$3.1M
Households per official establishment5,3953,6753,689
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−4.5%−0.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025−0.5%+2.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$1,005$1,072$958
Median household income$55,692$71,957$80,734
Groundwork market score7363

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
5
Employees, 2023
12
Annual payroll, 2023
$402K
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
50 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
9The 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 Richmond 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 Richmond area

Population, 2025 estimate
66,169−0.5% since 2020
Households
26,975
Median age
41.4
Homes lived in by their owners
69%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
402 sq. mi.
People per square mile
165
Median household income
$55,692+19.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$79,425
Median home value
$140,200
Jobs located here
29,039
Daytime population
66,064Residents 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 Richmond 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 Richmond 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 Richmond, IN area?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 5 collision repair and body shops in the Richmond area. None of them are chain locations. The listings count collision repair and auto body shops. Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in 2023.

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

About $27.1M a year, or $1,005 per household. That is 5% above the U.S. average (an index of 105, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 collision repair and body shops on map listings, it comes to $5.4M 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 26,975 households in the Richmond area and national spending patterns by income.

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

The Richmond area has 1.9 collision repair and body shops per 10,000 households, 39% below the U.S. rate of 3.1. Spending per shop is $5.4M, 76% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the U.S. ratio of collision repair and body shops to household spending, the Richmond area would have about 9, against 5 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 5,395 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S.

How fast is the Richmond, IN area growing?

Population estimates put the Richmond area at 66,169 people in 2025, down 0.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 26,975 households. Median household income in the Richmond area is $55,692, 31% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 19.7%, 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 Richmond area scores 73 for collision repair and body shops (upper middle), #46 of 387 scored small-town markets.

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