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Collision repair and body shops in Spencer County, IN
The collision repair and body shops in Spencer County, IN, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 47 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #740 of 1,327 scored counties
#31 of 42 scored counties in Indiana
- Listings
- 5
- 1 chain location (20%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $10.6M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,311 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.1M
- 31% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 6.2
- Twice the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 20,061
- +1.2% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 5 collision repair and body shops in Spencer County. One of them (20%) is a chain location, against 14% across the U.S. That comes to 6.2 for every 10,000 households, twice the U.S. rate of 3.1.
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Spencer County comes to about $10.6M a year: $1,311 per household, 37% above the U.S. average. Spread across 5 collision repair and body shops, that is $2.1M per shop, 31% below 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.
There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in Spencer County: counts under 3 aren’t published.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Spencer County grew 1.2%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For collision repair and body shops, Spencer County has a Groundwork market score of 47 (lower middle): #740 of 1,327 scored counties and #31 of 42 scored counties in Indiana.
How Spencer 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.
| Measure | Spencer County | Indiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 6.2 | 2.9 | 3.1 |
| Spending per listing | $2.1M | $3.7M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 3,675 | 3,689 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −4.5% | −0.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.2% | +2.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,311 | $1,072 | $958 |
| Median household income | $74,506 | $71,957 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 47 | 63 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- n/a
- Employees, 2023
- n/a
- Annual payroll, 2023
- n/a
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 51 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 3The 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 Spencer 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 Spencer County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 20,061+1.2% since 2020
- Households
- 8,078
- Median age
- 44.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 81%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.3
- Land area
- 397 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 50
- Median household income
- $74,506+30.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $88,201
- Median home value
- $185,200
- Jobs located here
- 6,578
- Daytime population
- 16,880Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Indiana
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Hamilton County, IN | 93 | 22 | 1.6 | $7.7M | +10.9% | #4 of 1,327 |
| 2Johnson County, IN | 89 | 13 | 2.1 | $5.7M | +7.4% | #14 of 1,327 |
| 3Clark County, IN | 81 | 13 | 2.5 | $4.2M | +7.5% | #64 of 1,327 |
| 4Lawrence County, IN | 76 | 6 | 3.1 | $3.8M | +1.2% | #125 of 1,327 |
| 5Boone County, IN | 75 | 11 | 3.8 | $3.2M | +13.5% | #135 of 1,327 |
| 6Hancock County, IN | 72 | 13 | 3.9 | $3.2M | +13.5% | #184 of 1,327 |
| 7Bartholomew County, IN | 71 | 12 | 3.6 | $3.2M | +4.3% | #198 of 1,327 |
| 8Wayne County, IN | 70 | 5 | 1.9 | $5.4M | −0.5% | #203 of 1,327 |
| 9Allen County, IN | 70 | 39 | 2.5 | $4.1M | +4.2% | #213 of 1,327 |
| 10Warrick County, IN | 69 | 7 | 2.8 | $4.4M | +4.4% | #231 of 1,327 |
| 31Spencer County, IN | 47 | 5 | 6.2 | $2.1M | +1.2% | #740 of 1,327 |
Other business types in Spencer County
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 care83
- Auto repair shops86
- Collision repair and body shops47
- Car washes and detailing
- Tire shops
- Oil change and quick lube
- Gas stations44
- Insurance agencies29
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 Spencer County, IN?
Spencer County has 5 collision repair and body shops on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (20%) is a chain location. The listings count collision repair and auto body shops. No official count is published for automotive body, paint and interior repair in Spencer County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Spencer County, IN spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $10.6M a year, or $1,311 per household. That is 37% above the U.S. average (an index of 137, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 collision repair and body shops on map listings, it comes to $2.1M 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 8,078 households in Spencer County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Spencer County, IN compare with the U.S. for collision repair and body shops?
Spencer County has 6.2 collision repair and body shops per 10,000 households, twice the U.S. rate of 3.1. Spending per shop is $2.1M, 31% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the national ratio of collision repair and body shops to household spending, Spencer County would have about 3, against 5 on map listings.
How fast is Spencer County, IN growing?
Population estimates put Spencer County at 20,061 people in 2025, up 1.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 8,078 households. The median household income in Spencer County is $74,506 a year, 8% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 30.0% 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. 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. Spencer County scores 47 for collision repair and body shops (lower middle), #740 of 1,327 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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