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Auto repair and car care businesses in the Washington Court House, OH area
How the Washington Court House, OH area compares with other small-town markets 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 62 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #164 of 538 scored small-town markets
#15 of 29 scored small-town markets based in Ohio
- Listings
- 49
- 14 chain locations (29%)
- Official establishments
- 12
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $12.6M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,086 a household
- Spending per listing
- $257K
- 4% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 42.3
- 18% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 28,552
- −1.4% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in the Washington Court House area comes to about $12.6M a year: $1,086 per household, 13% above the U.S. average. Spread across 49 auto repair and car care businesses, that is $257K per business, 4% below the U.S. figure of $269K.
The Washington Court House area has 49 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 29% of them, against 24% across the U.S. That is 42.3 per 10,000 households, 18% above the U.S. rate of 35.7.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in the Washington Court House area was 12 in 2023. That is one for every 965 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Official counts also show 38 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $679K has gone to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in the Washington Court House area.
Population estimates put the population change in the Washington Court House area from 2020 to 2025 at −1.4%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for auto repair and car care businesses in the Washington Court House area is 62 (upper middle), #164 of 538 scored small-town markets and #15 of 29 scored small-town markets based in Ohio.
How the Washington Court House 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 | Washington Court House area | Ohio | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 42.3 | 34.5 | 35.7 |
| Spending per listing | $257K | $299K | $269K |
| Households per official establishment | 965 | 778 | 681 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +2.4% | +4.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.4% | +0.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,086 | $1,033 | $958 |
| Median household income | $63,275 | $71,389 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 62 | 68 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 12
- Employees, 2023
- 83
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $4.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 38Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 4914 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 47The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $679K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in the Washington Court House 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 Washington Court House area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 28,552−1.4% since 2020
- Households
- 11,582
- Median age
- 40.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 65%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 406 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 71
- Median household income
- $63,275+33.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $81,611
- Median home value
- $170,700
- Jobs located here
- 10,143
- Daytime population
- 27,287Residents 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 Washington Court House 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 |
| 15Washington Court House, OH | 62 | 49 | 42.3 | $257K | −1.4% | #164 of 538 |
Other business types in the Washington Court House 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 care62
- Auto repair shops63
- Collision repair and body shops49
- Car washes and detailing
- Tire shops33
- Oil change and quick lube
- Gas stations15
- Insurance agencies41
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 Washington Court House, OH area?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 49 auto repair and car care businesses in the Washington Court House area. 14 of them (29%) are chain locations. The listings count repair shops, body shops, tire shops, car washes, oil change and parts stores. Official counts show 12 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023. Another 38 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in the Washington Court House, OH area spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $12.6M a year, or $1,086 per household. That is 13% above the U.S. average (an index of 113, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 49 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $257K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 11,582 households in the Washington Court House area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Washington Court House, OH area compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?
The Washington Court House area has 42.3 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 18% above the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $257K, 4% below the U.S. figure of $269K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, the Washington Court House area would have about 47, against 49 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 965 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S.
How fast is the Washington Court House, OH area growing?
Population estimates put the Washington Court House area at 28,552 people in 2025, down 1.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 11,582 households. The median household income in the Washington Court House area is $63,275 a year, 22% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 33.8% 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 Washington Court House area scores 62 for auto repair and car care businesses (upper middle), #164 of 538 scored small-town markets.
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