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Auto repair and car care businesses in the Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH metro area
How the Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH metro area compares with other metro areas and the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 69 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #62 of 387 scored metro areas
#3 of 12 scored metro areas based in Ohio
- Listings
- 1,161
- 339 chain locations (29%)
- Official establishments
- 410
- −0.5% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $356.1M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,034 a household
- Spending per listing
- $307K
- 14% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 33.7
- 6% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 826,554
- +1.5% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 1,161 auto repair and car care businesses in the Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek metro area. 339 of them (29%) are chain locations, against 24% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 33.7, 6% below the U.S. rate of 35.7.
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in the Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek metro area comes to about $356.1M a year: $1,034 per household, 8% above the U.S. average. Spread across 1,161 auto repair and car care businesses, that is $307K per business, 14% above the U.S. figure of $269K.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in the Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek metro area was 410 in 2023, down 0.5% from 2019. That is one for every 840 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Another 587 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 14 SBA-backed loans worth $5.4M have gone to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in the Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek metro area.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek metro area grew 1.5%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for auto repair and car care businesses in the Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek metro area is 69 (upper middle), #62 of 387 scored metro areas and #3 of 12 scored metro areas based in Ohio. That puts it in the top quarter of metro areas.
How the Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek metro 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 | Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek metro area | Ohio | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 33.7 | 34.5 | 35.7 |
| Spending per listing | $307K | $299K | $269K |
| Households per official establishment | 840 | 778 | 681 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −0.5% | +2.4% | +4.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.5% | +0.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,034 | $1,033 | $958 |
| Median household income | $71,739 | $71,389 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 69 | 68 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 410−0.5% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 2,754
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $125.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 587Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 1,161339 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 1,326The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 14
- Amount
- $5.4M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in the Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek metro 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 Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 826,554+1.5% since 2020
- Households
- 344,391
- Median age
- 40.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 65%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 1,282 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 637
- Median household income
- $71,739+29.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $93,671
- Median home value
- $201,100
- Jobs located here
- 367,228
- Daytime population
- 828,495Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Ohio market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in Ohio for auto repair and car care businesses, numbered among those based in Ohio (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek metro area marked.
Top metro areas in Ohio
| 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 |
Other business types in the Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek metro 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 care69
- Auto repair shops70
- Collision repair and body shops70
- Car washes and detailing58
- Tire shops59
- Oil change and quick lube58
- Gas stations55
- Insurance agencies44
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 Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH metro area?
There are 1,161 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings in the Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek metro area as of September 2026. 339 of them (29%) are chain locations. The listings count repair shops, body shops, tire shops, car washes, oil change and parts stores. Official counts show 410 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023, down 0.5% from 2019. Official counts list 587 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH metro area spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $356.1M a year, or $1,034 per household. That is 8% above the U.S. average (an index of 108, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1,161 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $307K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 344,391 households in the Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH metro area compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?
The Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek metro area has 33.7 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 6% below the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $307K, 14% above the U.S. figure of $269K. At the national ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, the Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek metro area would have about 1,326, against 1,161 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 840 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. The official count fell 0.5% from 2019 to 2023, against +4.1% for the U.S.
How fast is the Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek metro area at 826,554 people in 2025, up 1.5% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 344,391 households. Median household income in the Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek metro area is $71,739, 11% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 29.0%, 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. 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 Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek metro area scores 69 for auto repair and car care businesses (upper middle), #62 of 387 scored metro areas.
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