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Auto repair and car care businesses in Pickaway County, OH

The auto repair and car care businesses in Pickaway County, OH, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 90 out of 100: Very high

Ranked #22 of 2,401 scored counties
#2 of 88 scored counties in Ohio

Listings
64
16 chain locations (25%)
Official establishments
14
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$25.7M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,172 a household
Spending per listing
$401K
49% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
29.2
18% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
62,978
+7.4% 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

For auto repair and car care businesses, Pickaway County has a Groundwork market score of 90 (very high): #22 of 2,401 scored counties and #2 of 88 scored counties in Ohio. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for auto repair and car care businesses.

Map listings as of September 2026 show 64 auto repair and car care businesses in Pickaway County. 16 of them (25%) are chain locations, against 24% across the U.S. That comes to 29.2 for every 10,000 households, 18% below the U.S. rate of 35.7.

At $1,172 per household (22% above the U.S. average), households in Pickaway County spend about $25.7M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That is about $401K of household spending for each business on map listings, 49% above the U.S. figure of $269K.

Official counts show 14 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Pickaway County in 2023. That is one for every 1,564 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $384K have gone to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Pickaway County. Population estimates show Pickaway County grew 7.4% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Pickaway 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 Pickaway County, OH compared with Ohio and the U.S.
MeasurePickaway CountyOhioU.S.
Listings per 10k households29.234.535.7
Spending per listing$401K$299K$269K
Households per official establishment1,564778681
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+2.4%+4.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+7.4%+0.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$1,172$1,033$958
Median household income$74,040$71,389$80,734
Groundwork market score9068

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
12 → 14
Employees, 2023
43
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.9M
One-person businesses, 2023
73Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
6416 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
96The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
2
Amount
$384K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Pickaway 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 Pickaway County

Population, 2025 estimate
62,978+7.4% since 2020
Households
21,899
Median age
40.5
Homes lived in by their owners
74%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
501 sq. mi.
People per square mile
120
Median household income
$74,040+16.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$93,673
Median home value
$256,800
Jobs located here
14,709
Daytime population
45,284Residents 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 Pickaway 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

Other business types in Pickaway 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 Pickaway County, OH?

There are 64 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings in Pickaway County as of September 2026. 16 of them (25%) 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 73 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

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

About $25.7M a year, or $1,172 per household. That is 22% above the U.S. average (an index of 122, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 64 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $401K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 21,899 households in Pickaway County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Pickaway County has 29.2 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 18% below the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $401K, 49% above the U.S. figure of $269K. At the national ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, Pickaway County would have about 96, against 64 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,564 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S.

How fast is Pickaway County, OH growing?

Population estimates put Pickaway County at 62,978 people in 2025, up 7.4% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 21,899 households. Median household income in Pickaway County is $74,040, 8% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 16.4%, 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. Pickaway County scores 90 for auto repair and car care businesses (very high), #22 of 2,401 scored counties.

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How the score works · Top markets for auto repair and car care businesses · All 56 business types in Pickaway County

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