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Collision repair and body shops in the Washington, IN area
The collision repair and body shops in the Washington, IN area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other small-town markets.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 51 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #178 of 387 scored small-town markets
#11 of 12 scored small-town markets based in Indiana
- Listings
- 5
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 8
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $13.5M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,142 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.7M
- 12% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.2
- 35% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 34,209
- +2.5% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 5 collision repair and body shops in the Washington area. None of them are chain locations, against 14% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 4.2, 35% above the U.S. rate of 3.1.
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in the Washington area comes to about $13.5M a year: $1,142 per household, 19% above the U.S. average. Spread across 5 collision repair and body shops, that is $2.7M per shop, 12% 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.
In 2023, official counts showed 8 businesses with payroll in the Washington area classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair. That is one for every 1,477 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S.
Population estimates show the Washington area grew 2.5% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for collision repair and body shops in the Washington area is 51 (upper middle), #178 of 387 scored small-town markets and #11 of 12 scored small-town markets based in Indiana.
How the Washington 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.
| Measure | Washington area | Indiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.2 | 2.9 | 3.1 |
| Spending per listing | $2.7M | $3.7M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,477 | 3,675 | 3,689 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −4.5% | −0.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.5% | +2.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,142 | $1,072 | $958 |
| Median household income | $68,503 | $71,957 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 51 | 63 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 8
- Employees, 2023
- 33
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.3M
- 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
- 4The 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 Washington 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 Washington area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 34,209+2.5% since 2020
- Households
- 11,814
- Median age
- 35.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 72%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 430 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 78
- Median household income
- $68,503+27.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $86,976
- Median home value
- $197,200
- Jobs located here
- 12,604
- Daytime population
- 31,688Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Indiana market ranked →The highest-scoring small-town markets in Indiana for collision repair and body shops, numbered among those based in Indiana, with the Washington area marked.
Top small-town markets in Indiana
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Bedford, IN | 83 | 6 | 3.1 | $3.8M | +1.2% | #9 of 387 |
| 2Seymour, IN | 75 | 5 | 2.8 | $4.1M | +1.9% | #36 of 387 |
| 3Richmond, IN | 73 | 5 | 1.9 | $5.4M | −0.5% | #46 of 387 |
| 4Marion, IN | 69 | 5 | 1.9 | $5.5M | 0.0% | #61 of 387 |
| 5Warsaw, IN | 68 | 8 | 2.5 | $4.4M | +0.9% | #65 of 387 |
| 6Auburn, IN | 62 | 7 | 4.1 | $2.9M | +2.9% | #108 of 387 |
| 7Jasper, IN | 58 | 8 | 4.6 | $2.7M | +0.9% | #131 of 387 |
| 8Plymouth, IN | 57 | 6 | 3.4 | $3.4M | +1.2% | #135 of 387 |
| 9Kendallville, IN | 54 | 6 | 3.3 | $3.4M | +1.0% | #157 of 387 |
| 10Greensburg, IN | 53 | 5 | 4.7 | $2.4M | +0.4% | #164 of 387 |
| 11Washington, IN | 51 | 5 | 4.2 | $2.7M | +2.5% | #178 of 387 |
Other business types in the Washington area
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 care63
- Auto repair shops51
- Collision repair and body shops51
- Car washes and detailing
- Tire shops61
- Oil change and quick lube
- Gas stations78
- Insurance agencies33
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 the Washington, IN area?
The Washington area has 5 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 8 businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in 2023.
How much do households in the Washington, IN area spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $13.5M a year, or $1,142 per household. That is 19% above the U.S. average (an index of 119, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 collision repair and body shops on map listings, it comes to $2.7M 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 11,814 households in the Washington area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Washington, IN area compare with the U.S. for collision repair and body shops?
The Washington area has 4.2 collision repair and body shops per 10,000 households, 35% above the U.S. rate of 3.1. Spending per shop is $2.7M, 12% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the national ratio of collision repair and body shops to household spending, the Washington area would have about 4, against 5 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,477 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S.
How fast is the Washington, IN area growing?
Population estimates put the Washington area at 34,209 people in 2025, up 2.5% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 11,814 households. The median household income in the Washington area is $68,503 a year, 15% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 27.7% 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. 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 Washington area scores 51 for collision repair and body shops (upper middle), #178 of 387 scored small-town markets.
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