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Auto repair and car care businesses in Lucas County, OH
How Lucas 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 41 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,598 of 2,401 scored counties
#82 of 88 scored counties in Ohio
- Listings
- 658
- 191 chain locations (29%)
- Official establishments
- 259
- +2.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $171M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $933 a household
- Spending per listing
- $260K
- 3% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 35.9
- In line with the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 423,347
- −1.7% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 658 auto repair and car care businesses in Lucas County. Chain locations make up 29% of them, against 24% across the U.S. That comes to 35.9 for every 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 35.7.
At $933 per household (3% below the U.S. average), households in Lucas County spend about $171M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That is about $260K of household spending for each business on map listings, 3% below the U.S. figure of $269K.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Lucas County was 259 in 2023, up 2.0% from 2019. That is one for every 708 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Official counts also show 301 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 13 SBA-backed loans worth $12.6M have gone to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Lucas County.
Population estimates put the population change in Lucas County from 2020 to 2025 at −1.7%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Lucas County scores 41 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for auto repair and car care businesses, ranking #1,598 of 2,401 scored counties and #82 of 88 scored counties in Ohio.
How Lucas 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 | Lucas County | Ohio | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 35.9 | 34.5 | 35.7 |
| Spending per listing | $260K | $299K | $269K |
| Households per official establishment | 708 | 778 | 681 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +2.0% | +2.4% | +4.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.7% | +0.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $933 | $1,033 | $958 |
| Median household income | $62,224 | $71,389 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 41 | 68 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 254 → 259+2.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,632
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $66.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 301Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 658191 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 637The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 13
- Amount
- $12.6M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Lucas 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 Lucas County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 423,347−1.7% since 2020
- Households
- 183,243
- Median age
- 39.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 62%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 340 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,260
- Median household income
- $62,224+27.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $87,001
- Median home value
- $163,900
- Jobs located here
- 202,605
- Daytime population
- 443,876Residents 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 Lucas 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 |
| 82Lucas County, OH | 41 | 658 | 35.9 | $260K | −1.7% | #1,598 of 2,401 |
Other business types in Lucas 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 care41
- Auto repair shops46
- Collision repair and body shops56
- Car washes and detailing29
- Tire shops35
- Oil change and quick lube29
- Gas stations51
- 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 Lucas County, OH?
There are 658 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings in Lucas County as of September 2026. 191 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 259 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023, up 2.0% from 2019. Another 301 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Lucas County, OH spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $171M a year, or $933 per household. That is 3% below the U.S. average (an index of 97, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 658 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $260K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 183,243 households in Lucas County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Lucas County, OH compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?
Lucas County has 35.9 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $260K, 3% below the U.S. figure of $269K. At the national ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, Lucas County would have about 637, against 658 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 708 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. The official count rose 2.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +4.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Lucas County, OH growing?
Population estimates put Lucas County at 423,347 people in 2025, down 1.7% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 183,243 households. Median household income in Lucas County is $62,224, 23% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 27.7%, 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. Lucas County scores 41 for auto repair and car care businesses (lower middle), #1,598 of 2,401 scored counties.
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