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Auto repair and car care businesses in Seneca County, OH
How Seneca 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 52 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #1,122 of 2,401 scored counties
#63 of 88 scored counties in Ohio
- Listings
- 80
- 17 chain locations (21%)
- Official establishments
- 37
- +12.1% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $24.2M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,088 a household
- Spending per listing
- $303K
- 13% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 35.9
- In line with the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 54,522
- −1.0% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 80 auto repair and car care businesses in Seneca County. Chain locations make up 21% of them, against 24% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 35.9, in line with the U.S. rate of 35.7.
At $1,088 per household (14% above the U.S. average), households in Seneca County spend about $24.2M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. Spread across 80 auto repair and car care businesses, that is $303K per business, 13% above the U.S. figure of $269K.
Official counts show 37 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Seneca County in 2023, up 12.1% from 2019. That is one for every 602 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Another 59 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 5 SBA-backed loans worth $1.5M have gone to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Seneca County.
Population estimates put the population change in Seneca County from 2020 to 2025 at −1.0%, against +3.1% for the U.S. For auto repair and car care businesses, Seneca County has a Groundwork market score of 52 (upper middle): #1,122 of 2,401 scored counties and #63 of 88 scored counties in Ohio.
How Seneca 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 | Seneca County | Ohio | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 35.9 | 34.5 | 35.7 |
| Spending per listing | $303K | $299K | $269K |
| Households per official establishment | 602 | 778 | 681 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +12.1% | +2.4% | +4.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.0% | +0.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,088 | $1,033 | $958 |
| Median household income | $66,025 | $71,389 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 52 | 68 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 33 → 37+12.1% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 142
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $6.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 59Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 8017 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 90The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 5
- Amount
- $1.5M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Seneca 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 Seneca County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 54,522−1.0% since 2020
- Households
- 22,279
- Median age
- 41.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 73%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 551 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 99
- Median household income
- $66,025+25.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $82,475
- Median home value
- $154,700
- Jobs located here
- 18,247
- Daytime population
- 47,872Residents 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 Seneca 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 |
| 63Seneca County, OH | 52 | 80 | 35.9 | $303K | −1.0% | #1,122 of 2,401 |
Other business types in Seneca County
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 care52
- Auto repair shops48
- Collision repair and body shops72
- Car washes and detailing57
- Tire shops59
- Oil change and quick lube
- Gas stations48
- Insurance agencies38
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 Seneca County, OH?
There are 80 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings in Seneca County as of September 2026. 17 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 37 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023, up 12.1% from 2019. Official counts list 59 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Seneca County, OH spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $24.2M a year, or $1,088 per household. That is 14% above the U.S. average (an index of 114, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 80 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $303K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 22,279 households in Seneca County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Seneca County, OH compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?
Seneca County has 35.9 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $303K, 13% above the U.S. figure of $269K. At the national ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, Seneca County would have about 90, against 80 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 602 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. The official count rose 12.1% from 2019 to 2023, against +4.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Seneca County, OH growing?
Population estimates put Seneca County at 54,522 people in 2025, down 1.0% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 22,279 households. Median household income in Seneca County is $66,025, 18% 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. Seneca County scores 52 for auto repair and car care businesses (upper middle), #1,122 of 2,401 scored counties.
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