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Auto repair and car care businesses in Union County, OH
How Union 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 69 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #391 of 2,401 scored counties
#20 of 88 scored counties in Ohio
- Listings
- 100
- 20 chain locations (20%)
- Official establishments
- 49
- +22.5% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $31.5M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,300 a household
- Spending per listing
- $315K
- 17% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 41.3
- 16% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 73,446
- +16.5% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Union County spend about $31.5M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $1,300 per household, 36% above the U.S. average. That is about $315K of household spending for each business on map listings, 17% above the U.S. figure of $269K.
Union County has 100 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 20 are chain locations, or 20%, against 24% across the U.S. That comes to 41.3 for every 10,000 households, 16% above the U.S. rate of 35.7.
In 2023, official counts showed 49 businesses with payroll in Union County classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers, up 22.5% from 2019. That is one for every 495 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Official counts list 64 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $370K have gone to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Union County.
Population estimates put the population change in Union County from 2020 to 2025 at +16.5%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For auto repair and car care businesses, Union County has a Groundwork market score of 69 (upper middle): #391 of 2,401 scored counties and #20 of 88 scored counties in Ohio. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Union 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 | Union County | Ohio | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 41.3 | 34.5 | 35.7 |
| Spending per listing | $315K | $299K | $269K |
| Households per official establishment | 495 | 778 | 681 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +22.5% | +2.4% | +4.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +16.5% | +0.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,300 | $1,033 | $958 |
| Median household income | $112,322 | $71,389 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 69 | 68 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 40 → 49+22.5% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 263
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $14.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 64Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 10020 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 117The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $370K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Union 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 Union County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 73,446+16.5% since 2020
- Households
- 24,232
- Median age
- 39.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 79%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 432 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 156
- Median household income
- $112,322+29.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $137,663
- Median home value
- $344,900
- Jobs located here
- 37,111
- Daytime population
- 68,956Residents 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 Union 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 |
| 20Union County, OH | 69 | 100 | 41.3 | $315K | +16.5% | #391 of 2,401 |
Other business types in Union 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 care69
- Auto repair shops70
- Collision repair and body shops56
- Car washes and detailing67
- Tire shops68
- Oil change and quick lube
- Gas stations85
- Insurance agencies51
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 Union County, OH?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 100 auto repair and car care businesses in Union County. 20 of them (20%) are chain locations. The listings count repair shops, body shops, tire shops, car washes, oil change and parts stores. Official counts show 49 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023, up 22.5% from 2019. Official counts also show 64 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Union County, OH spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $31.5M a year, or $1,300 per household. That is 36% above the U.S. average (an index of 136, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 100 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $315K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 24,232 households in Union County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Union County, OH compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?
Union County has 41.3 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 16% above the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $315K, 17% above the U.S. figure of $269K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, Union County would have about 117, against 100 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 495 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. The official count rose 22.5% from 2019 to 2023, against +4.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Union County, OH growing?
Population estimates put Union County at 73,446 people in 2025, up 16.5% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 24,232 households. The median household income in Union County is $112,322 a year, 39% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 29.5% 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. Union County scores 69 for auto repair and car care businesses (upper middle), #391 of 2,401 scored counties.
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