Web Design in Matthews, Indiana

Mapping the area around Matthews

Matthews’ nearest neighbors are Shamrock Lakes (4.1 miles, pop. 215), Fowlerton (4.2 miles, pop. 271) and Gaston (5.1 miles, pop. 806). For flights, Delaware County Airport (MIE) lies 11 miles away. The nearest large city is Muncie, 14 miles to the southeast. A 25-mile radius around Matthews takes in 43 other municipalities. Matthews covers 0.4 square miles of land, about 1,375 residents per square mile. Grant County’s county seat is Marion, 14 miles to the northwest. A service area page that lists the towns you cover, from Matthews to Shamrock Lakes and Fowlerton, answers the first question many customers have: do you come to me?

Matthews weather, in normals: July highs around 83°F, January lows around 19°F, measured at Hartford City, 12 miles away (1991-2020). Precipitation totals about 42 inches a year, with June the wettest month. Freezing nights (32°F or below) come about 116 times a year. Cold winters bring furnace repair, snow removal, roofing and auto service, all searched in a hurry when the first cold snap arrives. If you offer emergency or same-week service in bad weather, state it clearly and keep the contact form short.

Reading the Matthews customer

Grant County had 66,524 residents in 2025 and 11 incorporated municipalities. Census estimates for a town this size carry a wide margin of error, so the county is the better guide: the median household income is $53,522 and the median age is 38.7. Broadband reaches 88.2% of homes, and 14.9% of households are online only through a phone plan. 72.7% of households own their home.

A quick look at Matthews, IN

Census estimates put Matthews at 480 in 2020 and 484 in 2025, a stable town. That compares with +2.8% for Indiana as a whole. When the population is steady, businesses grow by taking customers from competitors, and the website is often where that choice happens.

Who you compete with in Matthews

Some of the business types in Grant County, from the 2023 County Business Patterns:

• Quick-service restaurants: 51. Their website should show the menu with prices, hours and the closest cross streets.
• Insurance agencies: 28. Their website should show the lines you write (auto, home, business, life), the carriers you work with and a quote request form.
• Auto repair shops: 17. Their website should show a page per service (brakes, A/C, diagnostics), the shop’s location and a quick contact form.
• Funeral homes: 9. Their website should show your services explained with care, contact information and directions.
• Remodeling contractors: 21. Their website should show project galleries by room, the steps of a remodel and a consultation request form.

County-wide, Grant County counts 1,261 businesses with employees and 3,441 self-employed or nonemployer businesses (2023). Grant County has three times the national share of nursing and residential care facilities: 43 of them in the 2023 count. In that line of work, families research care for a relative, so the website should show levels of care, photos of the facility, licensing information and how to arrange a visit. Next on the list: religious, civic and membership organizations, 106 of them, at 2.3 times the national share.

Indiana and federal rules for small business websites

A website doesn’t need a special license, but the business behind it follows the same Indiana rules as any other.

• Accessibility is a federal matter: the Justice Department’s ADA guidance covers the websites of businesses open to the public. ADA.gov guidance

This is general information, not legal advice. Your county, your town hall or an attorney can confirm what applies to you.

Affordable web design: what you get and how it works

Aria is based in Curitiba, Brazil, and has built websites for small businesses since 2008. Nobody from Aria will visit: material and questions travel by email, and you approve the website on a temporary link.

1. Start with the online sign-up, which takes about 5 minutes, and send your material by email.
2. Your website is ready within 5 business days on a temporary link, so you can check every page before anything is published.
3. Approve it, pay the first month, and the website goes live on your domain together with your business email.

Hosting, the SSL certificate, daily backups and security updates are on us, and content changes you send by email are included.