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Auto repair and car care businesses in Hardin County, OH
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for auto repair and car care businesses in Hardin County, OH, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 74 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #245 of 2,401 scored counties
#14 of 88 scored counties in Ohio
- Listings
- 35
- 9 chain locations (26%)
- Official establishments
- 10
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $13.8M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,178 a household
- Spending per listing
- $395K
- 47% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 29.9
- 16% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 30,072
- −2.1% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Hardin County comes to about $13.8M a year: $1,178 per household, 23% above the U.S. average. That works out to $395K per business, 47% above the U.S. figure of $269K.
Hardin County has 35 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 9 are chain locations, or 26%, against 24% across the U.S. That comes to 29.9 for every 10,000 households, 16% below the U.S. rate of 35.7.
In 2023, official counts showed 10 businesses with payroll in Hardin County classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers. That is one for every 1,172 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Official counts also show 32 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates show Hardin County declined 2.1% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for auto repair and car care businesses in Hardin County is 74 (upper middle), #245 of 2,401 scored counties and #14 of 88 scored counties in Ohio. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Hardin 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 | Hardin County | Ohio | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 29.9 | 34.5 | 35.7 |
| Spending per listing | $395K | $299K | $269K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,172 | 778 | 681 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +2.4% | +4.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.1% | +0.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,178 | $1,033 | $958 |
| Median household income | $62,484 | $71,389 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 74 | 68 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 8 → 10
- Employees, 2023
- 28
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $958K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 32Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 359 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 51The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 0
- Amount
- $0
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Hardin 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 Hardin County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 30,072−2.1% since 2020
- Households
- 11,724
- Median age
- 37.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 75%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 470 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 65
- Median household income
- $62,484+23.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $82,547
- Median home value
- $151,200
- Jobs located here
- 7,371
- Daytime population
- 25,565Residents 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 Hardin 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 |
| 14Hardin County, OH | 74 | 35 | 29.9 | $395K | −2.1% | #245 of 2,401 |
Other business types in Hardin County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
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 Hardin County, OH?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 35 auto repair and car care businesses in Hardin County. 9 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 10 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023. Another 32 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Hardin County, OH spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $13.8M a year, or $1,178 per household. That is 23% above the U.S. average (an index of 123, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 35 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $395K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 11,724 households in Hardin County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Hardin County, OH compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?
Hardin County has 29.9 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 16% below the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $395K, 47% above the U.S. figure of $269K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, Hardin County would have about 51, against 35 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,172 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S.
How fast is Hardin County, OH growing?
Population estimates put Hardin County at 30,072 people in 2025, down 2.1% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 11,724 households. The median household income in Hardin County is $62,484 a year, 23% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 23.7% from the 2015–2019 survey, 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. Hardin County scores 74 for auto repair and car care businesses (upper middle), #245 of 2,401 scored counties.
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