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Auto repair and car care businesses in the Bucyrus, OH area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for auto repair and car care businesses in the Bucyrus, OH area, set against other small-town markets and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 61 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #174 of 538 scored small-town markets
#17 of 29 scored small-town markets based in Ohio
- Listings
- 76
- 16 chain locations (21%)
- Official establishments
- 18
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $18.8M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,042 a household
- Spending per listing
- $248K
- 8% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 42.1
- 18% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 41,896
- −0.3% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 76 auto repair and car care businesses in the Bucyrus area. Of those, 16 are chain locations, or 21%, against 24% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 42.1, 18% above the U.S. rate of 35.7.
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in the Bucyrus area comes to about $18.8M a year: $1,042 per household, 9% above the U.S. average. That is about $248K of household spending for each business on map listings, 8% below the U.S. figure of $269K.
Official counts show 18 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in the Bucyrus area in 2023. That is one for every 1,003 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Official counts list 63 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 5 SBA-backed loans worth $283K have gone to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in the Bucyrus area.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Bucyrus area declined 0.3%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for auto repair and car care businesses in the Bucyrus area is 61 (upper middle), #174 of 538 scored small-town markets and #17 of 29 scored small-town markets based in Ohio.
How the Bucyrus area compares
The same measures for Ohio and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all vehicle maintenance and repairs by the auto repair and car care businesses 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 | Bucyrus area | Ohio | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 42.1 | 34.5 | 35.7 |
| Spending per listing | $248K | $299K | $269K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,003 | 778 | 681 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +2.4% | +4.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.3% | +0.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,042 | $1,033 | $958 |
| Median household income | $58,044 | $71,389 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 61 | 68 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 18
- Employees, 2023
- 69
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 63Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 7616 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 70The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 5
- Amount
- $283K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in the Bucyrus 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 Bucyrus area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 41,896−0.3% since 2020
- Households
- 18,059
- Median age
- 42.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 73%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 402 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 104
- Median household income
- $58,044+29.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $75,457
- Median home value
- $136,700
- Jobs located here
- 12,804
- Daytime population
- 35,076Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Ohio market ranked →The highest-scoring small-town markets in Ohio for auto repair and car care businesses, numbered among those based in Ohio, with the Bucyrus area marked.
Top small-town markets in Ohio
| 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 |
| 17Bucyrus, OH | 61 | 76 | 42.1 | $248K | −0.3% | #174 of 538 |
Other business types in the Bucyrus 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 care61
- Auto repair shops65
- Collision repair and body shops
- Car washes and detailing33
- Tire shops49
- Oil change and quick lube
- Gas stations57
- Insurance agencies20
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many auto repair and car care businesses are in the Bucyrus, OH area?
The Bucyrus area has 76 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 16 of them (21%) are chain locations. The listings count repair shops, body shops, tire shops, car washes, oil change and parts stores. Official counts show 18 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023. Official counts also show 63 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Bucyrus, OH area spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $18.8M a year, or $1,042 per household. That is 9% above the U.S. average (an index of 109, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 76 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $248K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 18,059 households in the Bucyrus area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Bucyrus, OH area compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?
The Bucyrus area has 42.1 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 18% above the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $248K, 8% below the U.S. figure of $269K. At the national ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, the Bucyrus area would have about 70, against 76 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,003 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S.
How fast is the Bucyrus, OH area growing?
Population estimates put the Bucyrus area at 41,896 people in 2025, down 0.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 18,059 households. Median household income in the Bucyrus area is $58,044, 28% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 29.1%, 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 Bucyrus area scores 61 for auto repair and car care businesses (upper middle), #174 of 538 scored small-town markets.
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