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Auto repair and car care businesses in Jackson County, OH

How Jackson 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 57 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #897 of 2,401 scored counties
#53 of 88 scored counties in Ohio

Listings
55
12 chain locations (22%)
Official establishments
15
−28.6% since 2019
Household spending a year
$14.1M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,089 a household
Spending per listing
$256K
5% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
42.5
19% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
32,817
+0.5% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

As of September 2026, map listings count 55 auto repair and car care businesses in Jackson County. Of those, 12 are chain locations, or 22%, against 24% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 42.5, 19% above the U.S. rate of 35.7.

At $1,089 per household (14% above the U.S. average), households in Jackson County spend about $14.1M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That is about $256K of household spending for each business on map listings, 5% below the U.S. figure of $269K.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Jackson County was 15 in 2023, down 28.6% from 2019. That is one for every 862 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Another 35 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

Population estimates put the population change in Jackson County from 2020 to 2025 at +0.5%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Jackson County scores 57 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for auto repair and car care businesses, ranking #897 of 2,401 scored counties and #53 of 88 scored counties in Ohio.

How Jackson 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.

Auto repair and car care in Jackson County, OH compared with Ohio and the U.S.
MeasureJackson CountyOhioU.S.
Listings per 10k households42.534.535.7
Spending per listing$256K$299K$269K
Households per official establishment862778681
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−28.6%+2.4%+4.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.5%+0.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$1,089$1,033$958
Median household income$57,106$71,389$80,734
Groundwork market score5768

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
21 → 15−28.6% over the period
Employees, 2023
94
Annual payroll, 2023
$3.2M
One-person businesses, 2023
35Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
5512 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
52The 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 Jackson 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 Jackson County

Population, 2025 estimate
32,817+0.5% since 2020
Households
12,933
Median age
40.5
Homes lived in by their owners
74%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
420 sq. mi.
People per square mile
78
Median household income
$57,106+20.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$76,248
Median home value
$150,700
Jobs located here
10,041
Daytime population
30,850Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Auto repair and car care across Ohio

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The highest-scoring counties in Ohio for auto repair and car care businesses, numbered among those based in Ohio, with Jackson County marked.

Top counties in Ohio

Counties in Ohio ranked for auto repair and car care businesses by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Delaware County, OH9220324.7$516K+12.5%#12 of 2,401
2Pickaway County, OH906429.2$401K+7.4%#22 of 2,401
3Warren County, OH8922624.6$521K+5.7%#26 of 2,401
4Fairfield County, OH8616627.5$441K+6.5%#45 of 2,401
5Perry County, OH843828.2$433K+1.3%#64 of 2,401
6Morrow County, OH845339.4$335K+3.7%#69 of 2,401
7Greene County, OH8119128.0$406K+3.7%#104 of 2,401
8Vinton County, OH801324.4$483K−1.2%#116 of 2,401
9Brown County, OH806236.2$354K+1.6%#127 of 2,401
10Henry County, OH773833.2$370K−0.2%#187 of 2,401
53Jackson County, OH575542.5$256K+0.5%#897 of 2,401

Other business types in Jackson County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many auto repair and car care businesses are in Jackson County, OH?

Jackson County has 55 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 12 of them (22%) are chain locations. The listings count repair shops, body shops, tire shops, car washes, oil change and parts stores. Official counts show 15 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023, down 28.6% from 2019. Official counts list 35 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Jackson County, OH spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?

About $14.1M a year, or $1,089 per household. That is 14% above the U.S. average (an index of 114, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 55 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $256K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 12,933 households in Jackson County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Jackson County, OH compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?

Jackson County has 42.5 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 19% above the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $256K, 5% below the U.S. figure of $269K. At the national ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, Jackson County would have about 52, against 55 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 862 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. The official count fell 28.6% from 2019 to 2023, against +4.1% for the U.S.

How fast is Jackson County, OH growing?

Population estimates put Jackson County at 32,817 people in 2025, up 0.5% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 12,933 households. Median household income in Jackson County is $57,106, 29% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 20.1%, 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. Jackson County scores 57 for auto repair and car care businesses (upper middle), #897 of 2,401 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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How the score works · Top markets for auto repair and car care businesses · All 56 business types in Jackson County

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