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What sets Indianapolis's economy apart

Compared with the United States as a whole, the Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN metro has an unusually large share of its businesses in warehousing: 262 establishments, 2.0 times the national share. Next come wholesale agents and brokers (304 establishments, 1.4 times) and trucking (1,371 establishments, 1.3 times). Of the 61 metros on these pages with published figures for warehousing, Indianapolis ranks 3rd, behind Riverside, CA and others.

Warehouse sales and leasebacks bring leases, environmental reports and tenant files to many reviewers at once.

Brokerage and agency businesses sell on the strength of their principal agreements and commission histories. In wholesale agents and brokers, Indianapolis places 9th of 61 metros here; Birmingham, AL leads.

How Indianapolis compares

The Census Bureau estimated the Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN metro's population at 2,174,833 in July 2024, up 85,164 or 4.1 percent on the April 2020 base of 2,089,669.

Measured against the 2023 estimate of 2,148,172, the same year as the business count, Indianapolis has 40.8 offices of lawyers per 100,000 residents, 51st of the 59 metro areas on these pages against a median of 52.6; the nearest rates are Milwaukee, WI at 41.0 and Minneapolis, MN at 42.2.

The metro with the closest number of law offices is Columbus, OH, with 836; the metro closest in population, Nashville, TN at 2,150,553 residents, has 801 law offices and 655 accounting, tax, bookkeeping and payroll establishments.

Counted by accounting, tax, bookkeeping and payroll firms instead, Indianapolis's nearest match is Salt Lake City, UT, with 670.

• Residents, July 2024: 2,174,833
• Residents, April 2020 base: 2,089,669
• Change since 2020: +85,164 (4.1 percent), 21st of 59
• Law offices per 100,000 residents: 40.8, 51st of 59
• Accounting, tax, bookkeeping and payroll per 100,000 residents: 33.2, 53rd of 59
• Securities and investment per 100,000 residents: 34.8, 38th of 59
• Managing offices per 100,000 residents: 14.0, 35th of 59
• Real estate agents and brokers per 100,000 residents: 60.9, 26th of 59
• Employees in offices of lawyers: about 6,200
• Employees in accounting, tax, bookkeeping and payroll: about 9,100

The courts and regulators behind Indianapolis paperwork

When an Indianapolis dispute reaches federal court, it goes to the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana.

CPAs practicing in Indiana are licensed by the Indiana Board of Accountancy.

If personal information in an Indianapolis deal, audit or case file is exposed, Indiana's data breach notification law sets who has to be told and when.