Market rankings · Ohio
Auto repair and car care businesses in Ohio
Markets across Ohio ranked by the Groundwork market score for auto repair and car care businesses, with competitor counts and household spending for each.
- Listings
- 16,793
- 4,402 chain locations (26%)
- Official establishments
- 6,252
- +2.4% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $5B
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs
- Listings per 10k households
- 34.5
- 3% below the U.S.
- Spending per listing
- $299K
- 11% above the U.S.
- Rank among states
- #6 of 51
- Market score 68 · Upper middle
A site report maps the auto repair and car care businesses on map listings around any address in Ohio by name and distance, and the spending within reach.
Free10 actions over 3 days, no cardSurvey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure
What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 16,793 auto repair and car care businesses in Ohio. 4,402 of them (26%) are chain locations, against 24% across the U.S. That is 34.5 per 10,000 households, 3% below the U.S. rate of 35.7.
Households in Ohio spend about $5B a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $1,033 per household, 8% above the U.S. average. That works out to $299K per business, 11% above the U.S. figure of $269K.
Official counts show 6,252 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Ohio in 2023, up 2.4% from 2019. That is one for every 778 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Across the U.S., the count rose 4.1% over the same years. Since fiscal 2022, 409 SBA-backed loans worth $156.5M have gone to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Ohio.
Among the 50 states and DC, Ohio ranks #6 for auto repair and car care businesses, with a Groundwork market score of 68 (upper middle). Of the 15 scored metro areas in or partly in Ohio, the Columbus metro area scores highest (84). Of the 29 scored small-town markets in or partly in Ohio, the Van Wert area scores highest (81).
Every market in Ohio for auto repair and car care businesses
Download the ranking (CSV)Numbered by Groundwork market score among the markets based in Ohio, highest first; the U.S. rank compares each market with every other of its kind. A metro area that crosses a state line is listed in each state it reaches, and numbered only in the state its page is under. How the score works.
Metro areas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Columbus, OH | 84 | 2,645 | 30.6 | $344K | +4.7% | #4 of 387 |
| 2Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | 76 | 2,808 | 31.0 | $340K | +2.7% | #22 of 387 |
| 3Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH | 69 | 1,161 | 33.7 | $307K | +1.5% | #62 of 387 |
| 4Sandusky, OH | 63 | 175 | 34.3 | $311K | −2.6% | #95 of 387 |
| 5Springfield, OH | 62 | 203 | 36.3 | $284K | −0.4% | #106 of 387 |
| 6Cleveland, OH | 56 | 3,058 | 32.8 | $291K | −0.8% | #152 of 387 |
| Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH | 54 | 149 | 30.0 | $294K | −3.6% | #171 of 387 |
| 7Youngstown-Warren, OH | 49 | 688 | 37.3 | $261K | −1.4% | #210 of 387 |
| 8Toledo, OH | 47 | 886 | 34.8 | $284K | −1.0% | #226 of 387 |
| 9Canton-Massillon, OH | 47 | 666 | 39.8 | $262K | −0.2% | #228 of 387 |
| 10Akron, OH | 46 | 1,120 | 37.8 | $266K | 0.0% | #234 of 387 |
| Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | 43 | 519 | 34.1 | $255K | −2.6% | #253 of 387 |
| Wheeling, WV-OH | 39 | 201 | 34.6 | $255K | −3.6% | #279 of 387 |
| 11Mansfield, OH | 39 | 207 | 41.3 | $238K | −0.1% | #282 of 387 |
| 12Lima, OH | 38 | 168 | 40.7 | $261K | −1.2% | #287 of 387 |
Small-town markets
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Van Wert, OH | 81 | 38 | 32.9 | $348K | +0.3% | #21 of 538 |
| 2Mount Vernon, OH | 78 | 96 | 40.9 | $280K | +1.9% | #32 of 538 |
| 3Coshocton, OH | 76 | 51 | 34.5 | $305K | +1.6% | #42 of 538 |
| 4Athens, OH | 76 | 81 | 35.2 | $296K | +1.3% | #43 of 538 |
| 5Wilmington, OH | 74 | 74 | 44.2 | $264K | +0.6% | #56 of 538 |
| 6Sidney, OH | 71 | 82 | 43.4 | $278K | −0.2% | #75 of 538 |
| 7Urbana, OH | 70 | 63 | 40.3 | $293K | +0.2% | #83 of 538 |
| 8Wapakoneta, OH | 69 | 73 | 38.5 | $319K | −1.2% | #86 of 538 |
| 9Bellefontaine, OH | 69 | 74 | 37.8 | $295K | +0.4% | #87 of 538 |
| 10Findlay, OH | 67 | 113 | 35.7 | $305K | +0.1% | #105 of 538 |
| 11Ashland, OH | 67 | 82 | 39.6 | $285K | +0.1% | #110 of 538 |
| 12Chillicothe, OH | 65 | 118 | 39.6 | $275K | −0.8% | #122 of 538 |
| 13Portsmouth, OH | 63 | 97 | 33.6 | $307K | −3.4% | #149 of 538 |
| 14Fremont, OH | 63 | 93 | 37.7 | $285K | −0.4% | #153 of 538 |
| 15Washington Court House, OH | 62 | 49 | 42.3 | $257K | −1.4% | #164 of 538 |
| 16Marion, OH | 61 | 92 | 37.3 | $269K | −0.4% | #170 of 538 |
| 17Bucyrus, OH | 61 | 76 | 42.1 | $248K | −0.3% | #174 of 538 |
| 18Tiffin, OH | 60 | 80 | 35.9 | $303K | −1.0% | #176 of 538 |
| 19Wooster, OH | 60 | 165 | 37.2 | $284K | −0.1% | #178 of 538 |
| 20Salem, OH | 60 | 157 | 37.9 | $284K | −2.2% | #179 of 538 |
| 21Defiance, OH | 59 | 66 | 43.1 | $265K | +0.1% | #188 of 538 |
| 22Norwalk, OH | 58 | 103 | 43.8 | $252K | −0.4% | #198 of 538 |
| 23Marietta, OH | 54 | 108 | 43.6 | $248K | −2.1% | #226 of 538 |
| 24Celina, OH | 53 | 73 | 44.5 | $266K | +0.5% | #236 of 538 |
| 25Cambridge, OH | 53 | 75 | 46.0 | $231K | −0.1% | #241 of 538 |
| 26Gallipolis, OH | 52 | 50 | 43.1 | $249K | −0.5% | #247 of 538 |
| 27Greenville, OH | 49 | 96 | 45.1 | $255K | −0.7% | #280 of 538 |
| 28Zanesville, OH | 48 | 151 | 44.0 | $239K | +0.7% | #288 of 538 |
| 29New Philadelphia-Dover, OH | 35 | 192 | 49.9 | $213K | −0.9% | #415 of 538 |
Counties
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Delaware County, OH | 92 | 203 | 24.7 | $516K | +12.5% | #12 of 2,401 |
| 2Pickaway County, OH | 90 | 64 | 29.2 | $401K | +7.4% | #22 of 2,401 |
| 3Warren County, OH | 89 | 226 | 24.6 | $521K | +5.7% | #26 of 2,401 |
| 4Fairfield County, OH | 86 | 166 | 27.5 | $441K | +6.5% | #45 of 2,401 |
| 5Perry County, OH | 84 | 38 | 28.2 | $433K | +1.3% | #64 of 2,401 |
| 6Morrow County, OH | 84 | 53 | 39.4 | $335K | +3.7% | #69 of 2,401 |
| 7Greene County, OH | 81 | 191 | 28.0 | $406K | +3.7% | #104 of 2,401 |
| 8Vinton County, OH | 80 | 13 | 24.4 | $483K | −1.2% | #116 of 2,401 |
| 9Brown County, OH | 80 | 62 | 36.2 | $354K | +1.6% | #127 of 2,401 |
| 10Henry County, OH | 77 | 38 | 33.2 | $370K | −0.2% | #187 of 2,401 |
| 11Pike County, OH | 76 | 30 | 27.6 | $390K | 0.0% | #201 of 2,401 |
| 12Clermont County, OH | 75 | 288 | 33.9 | $348K | +3.9% | #232 of 2,401 |
| 13Madison County, OH | 75 | 71 | 45.3 | $264K | +7.1% | #238 of 2,401 |
| 14Hardin County, OH | 74 | 35 | 29.9 | $395K | −2.1% | #245 of 2,401 |
| 15Van Wert County, OH | 73 | 38 | 32.9 | $348K | +0.3% | #274 of 2,401 |
| 16Adams County, OH | 73 | 42 | 40.3 | $288K | +1.5% | #285 of 2,401 |
| 17Morgan County, OH | 72 | 8 | 14.0 | $788K | −0.9% | #287 of 2,401 |
| 18Licking County, OH | 71 | 273 | 39.8 | $292K | +3.8% | #350 of 2,401 |
| 19Portage County, OH | 70 | 198 | 30.3 | $357K | +1.0% | #357 of 2,401 |
| 20Union County, OH | 69 | 100 | 41.3 | $315K | +16.5% | #391 of 2,401 |
| 21Lorain County, OH | 69 | 447 | 35.0 | $306K | +3.1% | #393 of 2,401 |
| 22Franklin County, OH | 68 | 1,632 | 29.5 | $324K | +2.8% | #430 of 2,401 |
| 23Preble County, OH | 68 | 67 | 40.1 | $308K | −0.8% | #437 of 2,401 |
| 24Hocking County, OH | 68 | 45 | 38.9 | $299K | −1.9% | #442 of 2,401 |
| 25Miami County, OH | 68 | 175 | 39.0 | $297K | +3.4% | #443 of 2,401 |
Show all 88 counties
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26Wood County, OH | 67 | 165 | 30.4 | $359K | +1.5% | #455 of 2,401 |
| 27Paulding County, OH | 67 | 29 | 38.0 | $311K | −0.4% | #469 of 2,401 |
| 28Athens County, OH | 67 | 81 | 35.2 | $296K | +1.3% | #474 of 2,401 |
| 29Knox County, OH | 67 | 96 | 40.9 | $280K | +1.9% | #480 of 2,401 |
| 30Carroll County, OH | 66 | 37 | 33.0 | $333K | −1.1% | #500 of 2,401 |
| 31Coshocton County, OH | 66 | 51 | 34.5 | $305K | +1.6% | #508 of 2,401 |
| 32Clinton County, OH | 64 | 74 | 44.2 | $264K | +0.6% | #597 of 2,401 |
| 33Putnam County, OH | 63 | 50 | 38.0 | $350K | 0.0% | #611 of 2,401 |
| 34Ottawa County, OH | 63 | 61 | 33.0 | $344K | −2.0% | #612 of 2,401 |
| 35Butler County, OH | 63 | 574 | 39.1 | $293K | +2.4% | #632 of 2,401 |
| 36Hamilton County, OH | 62 | 1,049 | 29.6 | $320K | +1.0% | #659 of 2,401 |
| 37Highland County, OH | 62 | 66 | 39.0 | $306K | +1.1% | #665 of 2,401 |
| 38Noble County, OH | 62 | 18 | 39.0 | $303K | +1.3% | #667 of 2,401 |
| 39Geauga County, OH | 61 | 125 | 34.9 | $347K | +0.3% | #690 of 2,401 |
| 40Auglaize County, OH | 61 | 73 | 38.5 | $319K | −1.2% | #695 of 2,401 |
| 41Shelby County, OH | 61 | 82 | 43.4 | $278K | −0.2% | #712 of 2,401 |
| 42Medina County, OH | 60 | 278 | 38.0 | $319K | +1.3% | #732 of 2,401 |
| 43Harrison County, OH | 60 | 21 | 35.3 | $301K | −2.9% | #736 of 2,401 |
| 44Logan County, OH | 60 | 74 | 37.8 | $295K | +0.4% | #738 of 2,401 |
| 45Champaign County, OH | 60 | 63 | 40.3 | $293K | +0.2% | #740 of 2,401 |
| 46Monroe County, OH | 59 | 22 | 38.9 | $287K | −2.7% | #796 of 2,401 |
| 47Clark County, OH | 59 | 203 | 36.3 | $284K | −0.4% | #798 of 2,401 |
| 48Hancock County, OH | 58 | 113 | 35.7 | $305K | +0.1% | #830 of 2,401 |
| 49Lawrence County, OH | 57 | 74 | 32.7 | $306K | −4.2% | #872 of 2,401 |
| 50Jefferson County, OH | 57 | 89 | 32.8 | $301K | −2.4% | #873 of 2,401 |
| 51Ashland County, OH | 57 | 82 | 39.6 | $285K | +0.1% | #881 of 2,401 |
| 52Montgomery County, OH | 57 | 795 | 34.4 | $285K | +0.5% | #882 of 2,401 |
| 53Jackson County, OH | 57 | 55 | 42.5 | $256K | +0.5% | #897 of 2,401 |
| 54Fulton County, OH | 56 | 63 | 37.1 | $335K | −1.9% | #912 of 2,401 |
| 55Scioto County, OH | 56 | 97 | 33.6 | $307K | −3.4% | #920 of 2,401 |
| 56Ross County, OH | 56 | 118 | 39.6 | $275K | −0.8% | #936 of 2,401 |
| 57Erie County, OH | 55 | 114 | 35.1 | $294K | −2.9% | #969 of 2,401 |
| 58Fayette County, OH | 55 | 49 | 42.3 | $257K | −1.4% | #1,002 of 2,401 |
| 59Wyandot County, OH | 54 | 33 | 36.7 | $324K | −1.4% | #1,018 of 2,401 |
| 60Sandusky County, OH | 54 | 93 | 37.7 | $285K | −0.4% | #1,032 of 2,401 |
| 61Marion County, OH | 53 | 92 | 37.3 | $269K | −0.4% | #1,092 of 2,401 |
| 62Crawford County, OH | 53 | 76 | 42.1 | $248K | −0.3% | #1,104 of 2,401 |
| 63Seneca County, OH | 52 | 80 | 35.9 | $303K | −1.0% | #1,122 of 2,401 |
| 64Columbiana County, OH | 52 | 157 | 37.9 | $284K | −2.2% | #1,130 of 2,401 |
| 65Wayne County, OH | 51 | 165 | 37.2 | $284K | −0.1% | #1,178 of 2,401 |
| 66Cuyahoga County, OH | 50 | 1,606 | 29.0 | $297K | −2.3% | #1,222 of 2,401 |
| 67Defiance County, OH | 50 | 66 | 43.1 | $265K | +0.1% | #1,234 of 2,401 |
| 68Huron County, OH | 50 | 103 | 43.8 | $252K | −0.4% | #1,243 of 2,401 |
| 69Meigs County, OH | 48 | 35 | 38.5 | $281K | −2.6% | #1,295 of 2,401 |
| 70Stark County, OH | 48 | 629 | 40.3 | $258K | −0.2% | #1,304 of 2,401 |
| 71Mahoning County, OH | 48 | 371 | 37.8 | $257K | −1.4% | #1,305 of 2,401 |
| 72Trumbull County, OH | 47 | 317 | 36.6 | $266K | −1.3% | #1,330 of 2,401 |
| 73Washington County, OH | 47 | 108 | 43.6 | $248K | −2.1% | #1,338 of 2,401 |
| 74Mercer County, OH | 44 | 73 | 44.5 | $266K | +0.5% | #1,463 of 2,401 |
| 75Gallia County, OH | 44 | 50 | 43.1 | $249K | −0.5% | #1,471 of 2,401 |
| 76Guernsey County, OH | 44 | 75 | 46.0 | $231K | −0.1% | #1,478 of 2,401 |
| 77Belmont County, OH | 42 | 107 | 39.3 | $260K | −2.8% | #1,547 of 2,401 |
| 78Darke County, OH | 42 | 96 | 45.1 | $255K | −0.7% | #1,550 of 2,401 |
| 79Richland County, OH | 42 | 207 | 41.3 | $238K | −0.1% | #1,559 of 2,401 |
| 80Lake County, OH | 42 | 442 | 43.7 | $238K | −0.1% | #1,560 of 2,401 |
| 81Allen County, OH | 41 | 168 | 40.7 | $261K | −1.2% | #1,596 of 2,401 |
| 82Lucas County, OH | 41 | 658 | 35.9 | $260K | −1.7% | #1,598 of 2,401 |
| 83Summit County, OH | 40 | 922 | 39.9 | $246K | −0.3% | #1,660 of 2,401 |
| 84Ashtabula County, OH | 40 | 160 | 40.8 | $244K | −0.8% | #1,662 of 2,401 |
| 85Muskingum County, OH | 40 | 151 | 44.0 | $239K | +0.7% | #1,665 of 2,401 |
| 86Williams County, OH | 38 | 62 | 40.1 | $255K | −1.4% | #1,728 of 2,401 |
| 87Holmes County, OH | 34 | 55 | 41.1 | $233K | +1.7% | #1,880 of 2,401 |
| 88Tuscarawas County, OH | 30 | 192 | 49.9 | $213K | −0.9% | #2,026 of 2,401 |
Questions
How many auto repair and car care businesses are in Ohio?
There are 16,793 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings in Ohio as of September 2026. 4,402 of them (26%) are chain locations. The listings count repair shops, body shops, tire shops, car washes, oil change and parts stores. Official counts show 6,252 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023, up 2.4% from 2019. Official counts also show 10,828 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Ohio spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $5B a year, or $1,033 per household. That is 8% above the U.S. average (an index of 108, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 16,793 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $299K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 4,863,191 households in Ohio and national spending patterns by income.
How does Ohio compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?
Ohio has 34.5 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 3% below the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $299K, 11% above the U.S. figure of $269K. At the national ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, Ohio would have about 18,702, against 16,793 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 778 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. The official count rose 2.4% from 2019 to 2023, against +4.1% for the U.S.
Which market in Ohio has the highest market score for auto repair and car care businesses?
Among 15 scored metro areas in or partly in Ohio, the Columbus metro area scores highest, at 84 (high). Among 29 scored small-town markets in or partly in Ohio, the Van Wert area scores highest, at 81 (high). Among 88 scored counties in Ohio, Delaware County scores highest, at 92 (very high). Scores compare each market with others of its kind across the U.S.
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. Ohio scores 68 for auto repair and car care businesses (upper middle), #6 of the 50 states and DC.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Ohio. It maps the auto repair and car care businesses on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.
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