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Auto repair and car care businesses in Miami County, OH

How Miami 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 68 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #443 of 2,401 scored counties
#25 of 88 scored counties in Ohio

Listings
175
36 chain locations (21%)
Official establishments
63
−11.3% since 2019
Household spending a year
$52M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,158 a household
Spending per listing
$297K
11% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
39.0
9% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
112,634
+3.4% 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 175 auto repair and car care businesses in Miami County. Chain locations make up 21% of them, against 24% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 39.0, 9% above the U.S. rate of 35.7.

At $1,158 per household (21% above the U.S. average), households in Miami County spend about $52M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That is about $297K of household spending for each business on map listings, 11% above the U.S. figure of $269K.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Miami County was 63 in 2023, down 11.3% from 2019. That is one for every 713 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Official counts also show 106 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $50K has gone to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Miami County.

Population estimates put the population change in Miami County from 2020 to 2025 at +3.4%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for auto repair and car care businesses in Miami County is 68 (upper middle), #443 of 2,401 scored counties and #25 of 88 scored counties in Ohio. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Miami 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 Miami County, OH compared with Ohio and the U.S.
MeasureMiami CountyOhioU.S.
Listings per 10k households39.034.535.7
Spending per listing$297K$299K$269K
Households per official establishment713778681
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−11.3%+2.4%+4.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+3.4%+0.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$1,158$1,033$958
Median household income$76,817$71,389$80,734
Groundwork market score6868

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
71 → 63−11.3% over the period
Employees, 2023
409
Annual payroll, 2023
$19.1M
One-person businesses, 2023
106Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
17536 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
194The 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 Miami 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 Miami County

Population, 2025 estimate
112,634+3.4% since 2020
Households
44,906
Median age
42.1
Homes lived in by their owners
73%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
407 sq. mi.
People per square mile
271
Median household income
$76,817+25.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$96,707
Median home value
$229,100
Jobs located here
42,098
Daytime population
100,851Residents 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 Miami 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
25Miami County, OH6817539.0$297K+3.4%#443 of 2,401

Other business types in Miami 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 Miami County, OH?

Miami County has 175 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 36 of them (21%) are chain locations. The listings count repair shops, body shops, tire shops, car washes, oil change and parts stores. Official counts show 63 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023, down 11.3% from 2019. Another 106 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

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

About $52M a year, or $1,158 per household. That is 21% above the U.S. average (an index of 121, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 175 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $297K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 44,906 households in Miami County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Miami County has 39.0 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 9% above the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $297K, 11% above the U.S. figure of $269K. At the national ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, Miami County would have about 194, against 175 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 713 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. The official count fell 11.3% from 2019 to 2023, against +4.1% for the U.S.

How fast is Miami County, OH growing?

Population estimates put Miami County at 112,634 people in 2025, up 3.4% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 44,906 households. Median household income in Miami County is $76,817, 5% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.8%, 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. Miami County scores 68 for auto repair and car care businesses (upper middle), #443 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 Miami County

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