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Auto repair and car care businesses in the Marion, OH area
How the Marion, OH area compares with other small-town markets 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 #170 of 538 scored small-town markets
#16 of 29 scored small-town markets based in Ohio
- Listings
- 92
- 20 chain locations (22%)
- Official establishments
- 30
- +3.5% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $24.7M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,002 a household
- Spending per listing
- $269K
- In line with the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 37.3
- 4% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 65,115
- −0.4% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 92 auto repair and car care businesses in the Marion area. Of those, 20 are chain locations, or 22%, against 24% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 37.3, 4% above the U.S. rate of 35.7.
At $1,002 per household (5% above the U.S. average), households in the Marion area spend about $24.7M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That is about $269K of household spending for each business on map listings, in line with the U.S. figure of $269K.
Official counts show 30 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in the Marion area in 2023, up 3.5% from 2019. That is one for every 823 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Another 64 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $50K has gone to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in the Marion area.
Population estimates put the population change in the Marion area from 2020 to 2025 at −0.4%, against +3.1% for the U.S. For auto repair and car care businesses, the Marion area has a Groundwork market score of 61 (upper middle): #170 of 538 scored small-town markets and #16 of 29 scored small-town markets based in Ohio.
How the Marion 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 | Marion area | Ohio | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 37.3 | 34.5 | 35.7 |
| Spending per listing | $269K | $299K | $269K |
| Households per official establishment | 823 | 778 | 681 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +3.5% | +2.4% | +4.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.4% | +0.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,002 | $1,033 | $958 |
| Median household income | $59,371 | $71,389 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 61 | 68 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 30+3.5% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 230
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $6.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 64Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 9220 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 92The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $50K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in the Marion 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 Marion area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 65,115−0.4% since 2020
- Households
- 24,683
- Median age
- 40.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 67%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 404 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 161
- Median household income
- $59,371+25.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $76,921
- Median home value
- $156,800
- Jobs located here
- 23,364
- Daytime population
- 60,757Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Ohio market ranked →The highest-scoring small-town markets in Ohio for auto repair and car care businesses, numbered among those based in Ohio, with the Marion area marked.
Top small-town markets in Ohio
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Van Wert, OH | 81 | 38 | 32.9 | $348K | +0.3% | #21 of 538 |
| 2Mount Vernon, OH | 78 | 96 | 40.9 | $280K | +1.9% | #32 of 538 |
| 3Coshocton, OH | 76 | 51 | 34.5 | $305K | +1.6% | #42 of 538 |
| 4Athens, OH | 76 | 81 | 35.2 | $296K | +1.3% | #43 of 538 |
| 5Wilmington, OH | 74 | 74 | 44.2 | $264K | +0.6% | #56 of 538 |
| 6Sidney, OH | 71 | 82 | 43.4 | $278K | −0.2% | #75 of 538 |
| 7Urbana, OH | 70 | 63 | 40.3 | $293K | +0.2% | #83 of 538 |
| 8Wapakoneta, OH | 69 | 73 | 38.5 | $319K | −1.2% | #86 of 538 |
| 9Bellefontaine, OH | 69 | 74 | 37.8 | $295K | +0.4% | #87 of 538 |
| 10Findlay, OH | 67 | 113 | 35.7 | $305K | +0.1% | #105 of 538 |
| 16Marion, OH | 61 | 92 | 37.3 | $269K | −0.4% | #170 of 538 |
Other business types in the Marion 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 care61
- Auto repair shops52
- Collision repair and body shops71
- Car washes and detailing64
- Tire shops59
- Oil change and quick lube
- Gas stations67
- Insurance agencies34
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 Marion, OH area?
There are 92 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings in the Marion area as of September 2026. 20 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 30 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023, up 3.5% from 2019. Official counts list 64 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Marion, OH area spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $24.7M a year, or $1,002 per household. That is 5% above the U.S. average (an index of 105, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 92 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $269K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 24,683 households in the Marion area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Marion, OH area compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?
The Marion area has 37.3 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 4% above the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $269K, in line with the U.S. figure of $269K. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 823 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. The official count rose 3.5% from 2019 to 2023, against +4.1% for the U.S.
How fast is the Marion, OH area growing?
Population estimates put the Marion area at 65,115 people in 2025, down 0.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 24,683 households. Median household income in the Marion area is $59,371, 26% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.0%, 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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 Marion area scores 61 for auto repair and car care businesses (upper middle), #170 of 538 scored small-town markets.
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