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Auto repair and car care businesses in Pike County, OH
How Pike 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 76 out of 100: High
Ranked #201 of 2,401 scored counties
#11 of 88 scored counties in Ohio
- Listings
- 30
- 10 chain locations (33%)
- Official establishments
- 6
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $11.7M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,076 a household
- Spending per listing
- $390K
- 45% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 27.6
- 23% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 27,061
- 0.0% since 2020
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What this means
Pike County scores 76 (high) on the Groundwork market score for auto repair and car care businesses, ranking #201 of 2,401 scored counties and #11 of 88 scored counties in Ohio. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for auto repair and car care businesses.
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Pike County comes to about $11.7M a year: $1,076 per household, 12% above the U.S. average. That works out to $390K per business, 45% above the U.S. figure of $269K.
There are 30 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings in Pike County as of September 2026. Of those, 10 are chain locations, or 33%, against 24% across the U.S. That is 27.6 per 10,000 households, 23% below the U.S. rate of 35.7.
Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Pike County in 2023. That is one for every 1,811 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Pike County from 2020 to 2025 at 0.0%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Pike 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.
| Measure | Pike County | Ohio | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 27.6 | 34.5 | 35.7 |
| Spending per listing | $390K | $299K | $269K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,811 | 778 | 681 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +2.4% | +4.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | 0.0% | +0.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,076 | $1,033 | $958 |
| Median household income | $52,736 | $71,389 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 76 | 68 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 6 → 6
- Employees, 2023
- 17
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $817K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 51Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 3010 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 44The 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 Pike 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 Pike County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 27,0610.0% since 2020
- Households
- 10,866
- Median age
- 41.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 68%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 440 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 61
- Median household income
- $52,736+23.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $80,977
- Median home value
- $163,800
- Jobs located here
- 10,224
- Daytime population
- 26,210Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Ohio market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Ohio for auto repair and car care businesses, numbered among those based in Ohio, with Pike County marked.
Top counties in Ohio
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Delaware County, OH | 92 | 203 | 24.7 | $516K | +12.5% | #12 of 2,401 |
| 2Pickaway County, OH | 90 | 64 | 29.2 | $401K | +7.4% | #22 of 2,401 |
| 3Warren County, OH | 89 | 226 | 24.6 | $521K | +5.7% | #26 of 2,401 |
| 4Fairfield County, OH | 86 | 166 | 27.5 | $441K | +6.5% | #45 of 2,401 |
| 5Perry County, OH | 84 | 38 | 28.2 | $433K | +1.3% | #64 of 2,401 |
| 6Morrow County, OH | 84 | 53 | 39.4 | $335K | +3.7% | #69 of 2,401 |
| 7Greene County, OH | 81 | 191 | 28.0 | $406K | +3.7% | #104 of 2,401 |
| 8Vinton County, OH | 80 | 13 | 24.4 | $483K | −1.2% | #116 of 2,401 |
| 9Brown County, OH | 80 | 62 | 36.2 | $354K | +1.6% | #127 of 2,401 |
| 10Henry County, OH | 77 | 38 | 33.2 | $370K | −0.2% | #187 of 2,401 |
| 11Pike County, OH | 76 | 30 | 27.6 | $390K | 0.0% | #201 of 2,401 |
Other business types in Pike County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
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 Pike County, OH?
As of September 2026, map listings count 30 auto repair and car care businesses in Pike County. 10 of them (33%) are chain locations. The listings count repair shops, body shops, tire shops, car washes, oil change and parts stores. Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023. Another 51 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Pike County, OH spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $11.7M a year, or $1,076 per household. That is 12% above the U.S. average (an index of 112, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 30 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $390K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 10,866 households in Pike County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Pike County, OH compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?
Pike County has 27.6 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 23% below the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $390K, 45% above the U.S. figure of $269K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, Pike County would have about 44, against 30 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,811 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S.
How fast is Pike County, OH growing?
Population estimates put Pike County at 27,061 people in 2025, unchanged since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 10,866 households. The median household income in Pike County is $52,736 a year, 35% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 23.1% 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. 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. Pike County scores 76 for auto repair and car care businesses (high), #201 of 2,401 scored counties.
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