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Auto repair and car care businesses in the Mount Vernon, OH area
The auto repair and car care businesses in the Mount Vernon, OH area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other small-town markets.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 78 out of 100: High
Ranked #32 of 538 scored small-town markets
#2 of 29 scored small-town markets based in Ohio
- Listings
- 96
- 25 chain locations (26%)
- Official establishments
- 26
- −10.3% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $26.9M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,146 a household
- Spending per listing
- $280K
- 4% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 40.9
- 15% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 64,002
- +1.9% since 2020
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What this means
For auto repair and car care businesses, the Mount Vernon area has a Groundwork market score of 78 (high): #32 of 538 scored small-town markets and #2 of 29 scored small-town markets based in Ohio. That puts it in the top 10% of small-town markets for auto repair and car care businesses.
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in the Mount Vernon area comes to about $26.9M a year: $1,146 per household, 20% above the U.S. average. That works out to $280K per business, 4% above the U.S. figure of $269K.
The Mount Vernon area has 96 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 26% of them, against 24% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 40.9, 15% above the U.S. rate of 35.7.
In 2023, official counts showed 26 businesses with payroll in the Mount Vernon area classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers, down 10.3% from 2019. That is one for every 904 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Mount Vernon area grew 1.9%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How the Mount Vernon 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 | Mount Vernon area | Ohio | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 40.9 | 34.5 | 35.7 |
| Spending per listing | $280K | $299K | $269K |
| Households per official establishment | 904 | 778 | 681 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −10.3% | +2.4% | +4.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.9% | +0.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,146 | $1,033 | $958 |
| Median household income | $73,878 | $71,389 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 78 | 68 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 26−10.3% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 188
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $7.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 84Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 9625 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 100The 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 the Mount Vernon 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 Mount Vernon area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 64,002+1.9% since 2020
- Households
- 23,491
- Median age
- 40.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 76%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 526 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 120
- Median household income
- $73,878+27.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $92,322
- Median home value
- $239,400
- Jobs located here
- 19,622
- Daytime population
- 59,569Residents 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 Mount Vernon 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 |
Other business types in the Mount Vernon 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 care78
- Auto repair shops78
- Collision repair and body shops86
- Car washes and detailing70
- Tire shops68
- Oil change and quick lube
- Gas stations68
- Insurance agencies58
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 Mount Vernon, OH area?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 96 auto repair and car care businesses in the Mount Vernon area. 25 of them (26%) are chain locations. The listings count repair shops, body shops, tire shops, car washes, oil change and parts stores. Official counts show 26 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023, down 10.3% from 2019. Official counts list 84 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Mount Vernon, OH area spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $26.9M a year, or $1,146 per household. That is 20% above the U.S. average (an index of 120, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 96 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $280K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 23,491 households in the Mount Vernon area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Mount Vernon, OH area compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?
The Mount Vernon area has 40.9 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 15% above the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $280K, 4% above the U.S. figure of $269K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, the Mount Vernon area would have about 100, against 96 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 904 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. The official count fell 10.3% from 2019 to 2023, against +4.1% for the U.S.
How fast is the Mount Vernon, OH area growing?
Population estimates put the Mount Vernon area at 64,002 people in 2025, up 1.9% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 23,491 households. The median household income in the Mount Vernon area is $73,878 a year, 8% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 27.9% from the 2015–2019 survey, 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 Mount Vernon area scores 78 for auto repair and car care businesses (high), #32 of 538 scored small-town markets.
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