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Auto repair and car care businesses in Meigs County, OH

How Meigs 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 48 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,295 of 2,401 scored counties
#69 of 88 scored counties in Ohio

Listings
35
10 chain locations (29%)
Official establishments
14
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$9.8M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,081 a household
Spending per listing
$281K
5% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
38.5
8% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
21,587
−2.6% 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 35 auto repair and car care businesses in Meigs County. Of those, 10 are chain locations, or 29%, against 24% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 38.5, 8% above the U.S. rate of 35.7.

At $1,081 per household (13% above the U.S. average), households in Meigs County spend about $9.8M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That works out to $281K per business, 5% above the U.S. figure of $269K.

In 2023, official counts showed 14 businesses with payroll in Meigs County classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers. That is one for every 650 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Official counts also show 29 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates show Meigs County declined 2.6% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for auto repair and car care businesses in Meigs County is 48 (lower middle), #1,295 of 2,401 scored counties and #69 of 88 scored counties in Ohio.

How Meigs 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 Meigs County, OH compared with Ohio and the U.S.
MeasureMeigs CountyOhioU.S.
Listings per 10k households38.534.535.7
Spending per listing$281K$299K$269K
Households per official establishment650778681
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+2.4%+4.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025−2.6%+0.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$1,081$1,033$958
Median household income$46,873$71,389$80,734
Groundwork market score4868

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
12 → 14
Employees, 2023
49
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.7M
One-person businesses, 2023
29Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
3510 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
37The 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 Meigs 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 Meigs County

Population, 2025 estimate
21,587−2.6% since 2020
Households
9,102
Median age
44.3
Homes lived in by their owners
75%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
430 sq. mi.
People per square mile
51
Median household income
$46,873+4.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$61,476
Median home value
$119,300
Jobs located here
3,729
Daytime population
16,998Residents 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 Meigs 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
69Meigs County, OH483538.5$281K−2.6%#1,295 of 2,401

Other business types in Meigs 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 Meigs County, OH?

Meigs County has 35 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 10 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 14 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023. Another 29 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

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

About $9.8M a year, or $1,081 per household. That is 13% above the U.S. average (an index of 113, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 35 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $281K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 9,102 households in Meigs County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Meigs County has 38.5 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 8% above the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $281K, 5% above the U.S. figure of $269K. At the national ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, Meigs County would have about 37, against 35 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 650 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S.

How fast is Meigs County, OH growing?

Population estimates put Meigs County at 21,587 people in 2025, down 2.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 9,102 households. Median household income in Meigs County is $46,873, 42% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 4.4%, 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. Meigs County scores 48 for auto repair and car care businesses (lower middle), #1,295 of 2,401 scored counties.

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