Fort Wayne, IN · Auto Repair
Auto Repair in Fort Wayne, by the numbers.
The Census Bureau counted 260 automotive repair and maintenance shops in the Fort Wayne, IN Metro Area in 2023, employing 1,936 people with $98.7 million in annual payroll.
The local market.
Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2023. Figures cover the whole metro area.
260
106th most of 387 US metro areas
1,936
7.4 per business, against 6.1 across all metros
$98.7 million
$50,991 per employee
76%
of businesses, against 82% across all metros
+2.0%
in the number of businesses (255 in 2022)
What the numbers say about Fort Wayne.
- Fort Wayne ranks 106th of 387 US metro areas by number of automotive repair and maintenance shops.
- Businesses here run larger than average: 7.4 employees each, against 6.1 across all metros.
- The number of businesses held about steady since 2022.
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Questions
Auto Repair in Fort Wayne
How many automotive repair and maintenance shops are there in Fort Wayne?
260 in the Fort Wayne, IN Metro Area, according to the Census Bureau's County Business Patterns for 2023. Together they employed 1,936 people and paid $98.7 million in annual payroll.
Is the Fort Wayne market for auto repair growing?
By number of businesses it held about steady between 2022 and 2023: from 255 to 260 (+2.0%).
What does VERA do for auto repair in Fort Wayne?
VERA drafts the quotes, invoices, follow-ups and customer messages a Fort Wayne business runs on, and waits for the owner's approval before anything goes out. It is the same software everywhere; this page adds the local numbers.
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Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2023 and 2022, metropolitan statistical areas. The Bureau adds a small amount of noise to these figures to protect individual businesses. The category counted is automotive repair and maintenance shops, which can be broader or narrower than the trade itself. About the data.
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