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Collision repair and body shops in St. Joseph County, IN
How St. Joseph County, IN compares with other counties and the U.S. for collision repair and body shops: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 66 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #297 of 1,327 scored counties
#15 of 42 scored counties in Indiana
- Listings
- 26
- 4 chain locations (15%)
- Official establishments
- 18
- −18.2% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $104.9M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $978 a household
- Spending per listing
- $4M
- 31% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.4
- 23% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 272,861
- +0.1% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 26 collision repair and body shops in St. Joseph County. Of those, 4 are chain locations, or 15%, against 14% across the U.S. That comes to 2.4 for every 10,000 households, 23% below the U.S. rate of 3.1.
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in St. Joseph County comes to about $104.9M a year: $978 per household, 2% above the U.S. average. That works out to $4M per shop, 31% 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 St. Joseph County was 18 in 2023, down 18.2% from 2019. That is one for every 5,958 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $1.1M has gone to businesses classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in St. Joseph County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of St. Joseph County grew 0.1%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For collision repair and body shops, St. Joseph County has a Groundwork market score of 66 (upper middle): #297 of 1,327 scored counties and #15 of 42 scored counties in Indiana. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How St. Joseph 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 | St. Joseph County | Indiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.4 | 2.9 | 3.1 |
| Spending per listing | $4M | $3.7M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment | 5,958 | 3,675 | 3,689 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −18.2% | −4.5% | −0.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.1% | +2.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $978 | $1,072 | $958 |
| Median household income | $66,868 | $71,957 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 66 | 63 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 22 → 18−18.2% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 188
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $12.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 264 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 34The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $1.1M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in St. Joseph 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 St. Joseph County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 272,861+0.1% since 2020
- Households
- 107,252
- Median age
- 38.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 69%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 458 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 596
- Median household income
- $66,868+26.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $92,212
- Median home value
- $192,800
- Jobs located here
- 124,747
- Daytime population
- 277,571Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Indiana market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Indiana for collision repair and body shops, numbered among those based in Indiana, with St. Joseph County marked.
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 |
| 15St. Joseph County, IN | 66 | 26 | 2.4 | $4M | +0.1% | #297 of 1,327 |
Other business types in St. Joseph 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 care55
- Auto repair shops53
- Collision repair and body shops66
- Car washes and detailing56
- Tire shops61
- Oil change and quick lube64
- Gas stations40
- Insurance agencies24
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 St. Joseph County, IN?
There are 26 collision repair and body shops on map listings in St. Joseph County as of September 2026. 4 of them (15%) are chain locations. The listings count collision repair and auto body shops. Official counts show 18 businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in 2023, down 18.2% from 2019.
How much do households in St. Joseph County, IN spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $104.9M a year, or $978 per household. That is 2% above the U.S. average (an index of 102, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 26 collision repair and body shops on map listings, it comes to $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 107,252 households in St. Joseph County and national spending patterns by income.
How does St. Joseph County, IN compare with the U.S. for collision repair and body shops?
St. Joseph County has 2.4 collision repair and body shops per 10,000 households, 23% below the U.S. rate of 3.1. Spending per shop is $4M, 31% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the national ratio of collision repair and body shops to household spending, St. Joseph County would have about 34, against 26 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 5,958 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S. The official count fell 18.2% from 2019 to 2023, against −0.8% for the U.S.
How fast is St. Joseph County, IN growing?
Population estimates put St. Joseph County at 272,861 people in 2025, up 0.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 107,252 households. The median household income in St. Joseph County is $66,868 a year, 17% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 26.7% 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. St. Joseph County scores 66 for collision repair and body shops (upper middle), #297 of 1,327 scored counties.
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