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Auto repair and car care businesses in Geauga County, OH
How Geauga County, OH compares with other counties 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 61 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #690 of 2,401 scored counties
#39 of 88 scored counties in Ohio
- Listings
- 125
- 25 chain locations (20%)
- Official establishments
- 65
- −12.2% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $43.3M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,210 a household
- Spending per listing
- $347K
- 29% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 34.9
- 2% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 95,676
- +0.3% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 125 auto repair and car care businesses in Geauga County. Chain locations make up 20% of them, against 24% across the U.S. That is 34.9 per 10,000 households, 2% below the U.S. rate of 35.7.
At $1,210 per household (26% above the U.S. average), households in Geauga County spend about $43.3M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That works out to $347K per business, 29% above the U.S. figure of $269K.
Official counts show 65 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Geauga County in 2023, down 12.2% from 2019. That is one for every 551 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Official counts also show 83 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 4 SBA-backed loans worth $715K have gone to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Geauga County.
Population estimates show Geauga County grew 0.3% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For auto repair and car care businesses, Geauga County has a Groundwork market score of 61 (upper middle): #690 of 2,401 scored counties and #39 of 88 scored counties in Ohio.
How Geauga County 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 | Geauga County | Ohio | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 34.9 | 34.5 | 35.7 |
| Spending per listing | $347K | $299K | $269K |
| Households per official establishment | 551 | 778 | 681 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −12.2% | +2.4% | +4.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.3% | +0.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,210 | $1,033 | $958 |
| Median household income | $107,860 | $71,389 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 61 | 68 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 74 → 65−12.2% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 308
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $14.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 83Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 12525 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 161The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 4
- Amount
- $715K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Geauga County, 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 Geauga County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 95,676+0.3% since 2020
- Households
- 35,807
- Median age
- 44.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 87%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 400 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 238
- Median household income
- $107,860+31.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $142,932
- Median home value
- $331,100
- Jobs located here
- 35,030
- Daytime population
- 88,388Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Ohio market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Ohio for auto repair and car care businesses, numbered among those based in Ohio, with Geauga County marked.
Top counties in Ohio
| 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 |
| 39Geauga County, OH | 61 | 125 | 34.9 | $347K | +0.3% | #690 of 2,401 |
Other business types in Geauga County
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 shops64
- Collision repair and body shops61
- Car washes and detailing63
- Tire shops69
- Oil change and quick lube
- Gas stations66
- Insurance agencies23
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 Geauga County, OH?
There are 125 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings in Geauga County as of September 2026. 25 of them (20%) are chain locations. The listings count repair shops, body shops, tire shops, car washes, oil change and parts stores. Official counts show 65 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023, down 12.2% from 2019. Another 83 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Geauga County, OH spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $43.3M a year, or $1,210 per household. That is 26% above the U.S. average (an index of 126, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 125 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $347K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 35,807 households in Geauga County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Geauga County, OH compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?
Geauga County has 34.9 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 2% below the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $347K, 29% above the U.S. figure of $269K. At the national ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, Geauga County would have about 161, against 125 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 551 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. The official count fell 12.2% from 2019 to 2023, against +4.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Geauga County, OH growing?
Population estimates put Geauga County at 95,676 people in 2025, up 0.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 35,807 households. Median household income in Geauga County is $107,860, 34% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 31.1%, 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. 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. Geauga County scores 61 for auto repair and car care businesses (upper middle), #690 of 2,401 scored counties.
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