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Auto repair shops in Ohio

Every metro area, small-town market and county in Ohio, ranked by the Groundwork market score for auto repair shops, with competitor counts and household spending for each.

Listings: 9,690; 1,692 chain locations (17%)
Official establishments: 4,363; −0.2% since 2019
Household spending a year: $5B; On vehicle maintenance and repairs
Listings per 10k households: 19.9; 7% below the U.S.
Spending per listing: $518K; 17% above the U.S.
Rank among states: #8 of 51; Market score 67 · Upper middle

A site report maps the auto repair shops on map listings around any address in Ohio by name and distance, and the spending within reach.

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What this means

There are 9,690 auto repair shops on map listings in Ohio as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 17% of them, against 16% across the U.S. That is 19.9 per 10,000 households, 7% below the U.S. rate of 21.5.

At $1,033 per household (8% above the U.S. average), households in Ohio spend about $5B a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. Spread across 9,690 auto repair shops, that is $518K per shop, 17% above the U.S. figure of $445K. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops.

In 2023, official counts showed 4,363 businesses with payroll in Ohio classed as mechanical, body and glass repair, down 0.2% from 2019. That is one for every 1,115 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Across the U.S., the count rose 2.1% over the same years. Since fiscal 2022, 277 SBA-backed loans worth $73.5M have gone to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Ohio.

Among the 50 states and DC, Ohio ranks #8 for auto repair shops, with a Groundwork market score of 67 (upper middle). Of the 15 scored metro areas in or partly in Ohio, the Columbus metro area scores highest (84). Of the 29 scored small-town markets in or partly in Ohio, the Van Wert area scores highest (84).

Every market in Ohio for auto repair shops

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Numbered by Groundwork market score among the markets based in Ohio, highest first; the U.S. rank compares each market with every other of its kind. A metro area that crosses a state line is listed in each state it reaches, and numbered only in the state its page is under. How the score works.

Metro areas

Metro areas reaching Ohio, ranked for auto repair shops by Groundwork market score
Market	Score	Listings	Per 10k households	Spending per listing	Population growth	U.S. rank
1Columbus, OH	84	1,549	17.9	$588K	+4.7%	#5 of 387
2Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	74	1,676	18.5	$569K	+2.7%	#35 of 387
3Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH	70	659	19.1	$540K	+1.5%	#54 of 387
4Sandusky, OH	68	87	17.1	$626K	−2.6%	#62 of 387
5Youngstown-Warren, OH	58	351	19.0	$512K	−1.4%	#126 of 387
6Springfield, OH	57	130	23.2	$444K	−0.4%	#143 of 387
7Cleveland, OH	56	1,746	18.7	$509K	−0.8%	#145 of 387
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH	53	87	17.5	$504K	−3.6%	#177 of 387
8Canton-Massillon, OH	53	365	21.8	$478K	−0.2%	#182 of 387
9Toledo, OH	52	509	20.0	$494K	−1.0%	#187 of 387
10Lima, OH	48	86	20.8	$509K	−1.2%	#213 of 387
11Akron, OH	48	631	21.3	$472K	0.0%	#214 of 387
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	45	300	19.7	$441K	−2.6%	#249 of 387
12Mansfield, OH	40	117	23.3	$422K	−0.1%	#273 of 387
Wheeling, WV-OH	36	125	21.5	$410K	−3.6%	#294 of 387

Small-town markets

Small-town markets reaching Ohio, ranked for auto repair shops by Groundwork market score
Market	Score	Listings	Per 10k households	Spending per listing	Population growth	U.S. rank
1Van Wert, OH	84	17	14.7	$778K	+0.3%	#12 of 538
2Mount Vernon, OH	78	54	23.0	$498K	+1.9%	#27 of 538
3Athens, OH	76	46	20.0	$521K	+1.3%	#35 of 538
4Sidney, OH	74	43	22.7	$530K	−0.2%	#45 of 538
5Findlay, OH	71	60	19.0	$575K	+0.1%	#64 of 538
6Coshocton, OH	71	28	18.9	$555K	+1.6%	#66 of 538
7Wapakoneta, OH	68	39	20.6	$596K	−1.2%	#85 of 538
8Ashland, OH	67	45	21.7	$520K	+0.1%	#94 of 538
9Urbana, OH	67	41	26.2	$451K	+0.2%	#99 of 538
10Bucyrus, OH	65	41	22.7	$459K	−0.3%	#110 of 538
11Chillicothe, OH	65	71	23.8	$457K	−0.8%	#111 of 538
12Fremont, OH	64	53	21.5	$499K	−0.4%	#120 of 538
13Wilmington, OH	64	46	27.4	$425K	+0.6%	#125 of 538
14Portsmouth, OH	63	48	16.6	$621K	−3.4%	#127 of 538
15Washington Court House, OH	63	28	24.2	$449K	−1.4%	#137 of 538
16Salem, OH	61	84	20.3	$530K	−2.2%	#156 of 538
17Wooster, OH	61	95	21.4	$493K	−0.1%	#158 of 538
18Marietta, OH	58	60	24.2	$447K	−2.1%	#185 of 538
19Bellefontaine, OH	57	48	24.5	$455K	+0.4%	#197 of 538
20Defiance, OH	55	39	25.4	$448K	+0.1%	#220 of 538
21Tiffin, OH	54	51	22.9	$475K	−1.0%	#231 of 538
22Celina, OH	53	41	25.0	$473K	+0.5%	#245 of 538
23Marion, OH	52	63	25.5	$393K	−0.4%	#266 of 538
24Cambridge, OH	51	50	30.6	$346K	−0.1%	#277 of 538
25Gallipolis, OH	49	32	27.6	$389K	−0.5%	#292 of 538
26Greenville, OH	47	58	27.2	$421K	−0.7%	#311 of 538
27Zanesville, OH	47	94	27.4	$385K	+0.7%	#314 of 538
28Norwalk, OH	45	69	29.4	$377K	−0.4%	#334 of 538
29New Philadelphia-Dover, OH	33	117	30.4	$350K	−0.9%	#444 of 538

Counties

Counties in Ohio, ranked for auto repair shops by Groundwork market score
Market	Score	Listings	Per 10k households	Spending per listing	Population growth	U.S. rank
1Delaware County, OH	93	117	14.2	$896K	+12.5%	#10 of 2,378
2Warren County, OH	91	128	13.9	$920K	+5.7%	#14 of 2,378
3Pickaway County, OH	91	31	14.2	$828K	+7.4%	#15 of 2,378
4Fairfield County, OH	85	100	16.6	$733K	+6.5%	#50 of 2,378
5Morrow County, OH	84	26	19.3	$682K	+3.7%	#60 of 2,378
6Perry County, OH	82	23	17.1	$715K	+1.3%	#83 of 2,378
7Van Wert County, OH	81	17	14.7	$778K	+0.3%	#97 of 2,378
8Greene County, OH	80	111	16.3	$698K	+3.7%	#113 of 2,378
9Pike County, OH	78	14	12.9	$835K	0.0%	#144 of 2,378
10Henry County, OH	78	19	16.6	$739K	−0.2%	#149 of 2,378
11Hardin County, OH	77	15	12.8	$921K	−2.1%	#162 of 2,378
12Madison County, OH	77	40	25.5	$468K	+7.1%	#179 of 2,378
13Brown County, OH	76	39	22.8	$562K	+1.6%	#198 of 2,378
14Noble County, OH	75	8	17.3	$681K	+1.3%	#206 of 2,378
15Vinton County, OH	74	7	13.1	$897K	−1.2%	#220 of 2,378
16Hocking County, OH	73	23	19.9	$585K	−1.9%	#263 of 2,378
17Lorain County, OH	72	241	18.9	$568K	+3.1%	#292 of 2,378
18Portage County, OH	71	94	14.4	$752K	+1.0%	#304 of 2,378
19Putnam County, OH	71	30	22.8	$583K	0.0%	#313 of 2,378
20Union County, OH	70	55	22.7	$573K	+16.5%	#340 of 2,378
21Clermont County, OH	70	183	21.5	$547K	+3.9%	#348 of 2,378
22Adams County, OH	70	26	24.9	$465K	+1.5%	#355 of 2,378
23Wood County, OH	69	98	18.1	$605K	+1.5%	#370 of 2,378
24Franklin County, OH	69	953	17.2	$555K	+2.8%	#378 of 2,378
25Athens County, OH	69	46	20.0	$521K	+1.3%	#382 of 2,378

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Counties in Ohio, ranked for auto repair shops by Groundwork market score, continued
Market	Score	Listings	Per 10k households	Spending per listing	Population growth	U.S. rank
26Knox County, OH	69	54	23.0	$498K	+1.9%	#390 of 2,378
27Carroll County, OH	68	17	15.2	$726K	−1.1%	#400 of 2,378
28Shelby County, OH	66	43	22.7	$530K	−0.2%	#496 of 2,378
29Geauga County, OH	64	65	18.2	$666K	+0.3%	#548 of 2,378
30Erie County, OH	64	53	16.3	$632K	−2.9%	#551 of 2,378
31Medina County, OH	64	149	20.4	$596K	+1.3%	#555 of 2,378
32Hancock County, OH	64	60	19.0	$575K	+0.1%	#557 of 2,378
33Preble County, OH	64	37	22.1	$557K	−0.8%	#563 of 2,378
34Coshocton County, OH	63	28	18.9	$555K	+1.6%	#606 of 2,378
35Miami County, OH	63	103	22.9	$505K	+3.4%	#615 of 2,378
36Licking County, OH	63	181	26.4	$440K	+3.8%	#632 of 2,378
37Auglaize County, OH	62	39	20.6	$596K	−1.2%	#642 of 2,378
38Butler County, OH	62	334	22.7	$504K	+2.4%	#661 of 2,378
39Paulding County, OH	62	18	23.6	$501K	−0.4%	#662 of 2,378
40Ottawa County, OH	61	34	18.4	$617K	−2.0%	#682 of 2,378
41Hamilton County, OH	61	636	17.9	$528K	+1.0%	#690 of 2,378
42Montgomery County, OH	61	445	19.2	$509K	+0.5%	#691 of 2,378
43Ashland County, OH	60	45	21.7	$520K	+0.1%	#725 of 2,378
44Scioto County, OH	59	48	16.6	$621K	−3.4%	#753 of 2,378
45Crawford County, OH	59	41	22.7	$459K	−0.3%	#779 of 2,378
46Champaign County, OH	59	41	26.2	$451K	+0.2%	#782 of 2,378
47Sandusky County, OH	58	53	21.5	$499K	−0.4%	#804 of 2,378
48Ross County, OH	58	71	23.8	$457K	−0.8%	#815 of 2,378
49Jefferson County, OH	57	50	18.4	$535K	−2.4%	#852 of 2,378
50Fayette County, OH	57	28	24.2	$449K	−1.4%	#870 of 2,378
51Clinton County, OH	57	46	27.4	$425K	+0.6%	#877 of 2,378
52Columbiana County, OH	55	84	20.3	$530K	−2.2%	#940 of 2,378
53Mahoning County, OH	55	192	19.6	$497K	−1.4%	#949 of 2,378
54Highland County, OH	55	45	26.6	$448K	+1.1%	#963 of 2,378
55Clark County, OH	55	130	23.2	$444K	−0.4%	#967 of 2,378
56Wayne County, OH	54	95	21.4	$493K	−0.1%	#1,001 of 2,378
57Harrison County, OH	54	14	23.5	$452K	−2.9%	#1,014 of 2,378
58Trumbull County, OH	53	159	18.4	$530K	−1.3%	#1,044 of 2,378
59Fulton County, OH	52	37	21.8	$570K	−1.9%	#1,082 of 2,378
60Stark County, OH	52	348	22.3	$466K	−0.2%	#1,104 of 2,378
61Lawrence County, OH	52	49	21.6	$462K	−4.2%	#1,105 of 2,378
62Washington County, OH	52	60	24.2	$447K	−2.1%	#1,112 of 2,378
63Wyandot County, OH	50	20	22.2	$534K	−1.4%	#1,169 of 2,378
64Allen County, OH	50	86	20.8	$509K	−1.2%	#1,172 of 2,378
65Monroe County, OH	50	16	28.3	$394K	−2.7%	#1,197 of 2,378
66Cuyahoga County, OH	49	946	17.1	$503K	−2.3%	#1,214 of 2,378
67Logan County, OH	49	48	24.5	$455K	+0.4%	#1,229 of 2,378
68Jackson County, OH	49	39	30.2	$361K	+0.5%	#1,256 of 2,378
69Seneca County, OH	48	51	22.9	$475K	−1.0%	#1,280 of 2,378
70Defiance County, OH	48	39	25.4	$448K	+0.1%	#1,287 of 2,378
71Marion County, OH	47	63	25.5	$393K	−0.4%	#1,344 of 2,378
72Mercer County, OH	46	41	25.0	$473K	+0.5%	#1,372 of 2,378
73Lucas County, OH	46	374	20.4	$457K	−1.7%	#1,382 of 2,378
74Guernsey County, OH	46	50	30.6	$346K	−0.1%	#1,415 of 2,378
75Lake County, OH	43	248	24.5	$424K	−0.1%	#1,520 of 2,378
76Summit County, OH	43	537	23.2	$422K	−0.3%	#1,521 of 2,378
77Richland County, OH	43	117	23.3	$422K	−0.1%	#1,522 of 2,378
78Gallia County, OH	43	32	27.6	$389K	−0.5%	#1,529 of 2,378
79Meigs County, OH	42	21	23.1	$469K	−2.6%	#1,545 of 2,378
80Darke County, OH	41	58	27.2	$421K	−0.7%	#1,592 of 2,378
81Muskingum County, OH	41	94	27.4	$385K	+0.7%	#1,608 of 2,378
82Huron County, OH	39	69	29.4	$377K	−0.4%	#1,703 of 2,378
83Belmont County, OH	38	71	26.1	$392K	−2.8%	#1,739 of 2,378
84Ashtabula County, OH	37	97	24.7	$402K	−0.8%	#1,774 of 2,378
85Williams County, OH	34	38	24.6	$417K	−1.4%	#1,867 of 2,378
86Holmes County, OH	31	38	28.4	$337K	+1.7%	#1,991 of 2,378
87Tuscarawas County, OH	29	117	30.4	$350K	−0.9%	#2,052 of 2,378
Morgan County, OH	Not scored	4	7.0	$1.6M	−0.9%

Markets with fewer than 5 auto repair shops on map listings, and counties under 10,000 people, aren’t scored; they’re listed last in each table.

Questions

How many auto repair shops are in Ohio?

As of September 2026, map listings count 9,690 auto repair shops in Ohio. 1,692 of them (17%) are chain locations. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. Official counts show 4,363 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in 2023, down 0.2% from 2019. Official counts also show 8,103 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Ohio spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?

About $5B a year, or $1,033 per household. That is 8% above the U.S. average (an index of 108, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 9,690 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $518K per shop. That spending covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, which auto repair shops share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 4,863,191 households in Ohio and national spending patterns by income.

How does Ohio compare with the U.S. for auto repair shops?

Ohio has 19.9 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 7% below the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $518K, 17% above the U.S. figure of $445K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, Ohio would have about 11,297, against 9,690 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,115 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. The official count fell 0.2% from 2019 to 2023, against +2.1% for the U.S.

Which market in Ohio has the highest market score for auto repair shops?

Among 15 scored metro areas in or partly in Ohio, the Columbus metro area scores highest, at 84 (high). Among 29 scored small-town markets in or partly in Ohio, the Van Wert area scores highest, at 84 (high). Among 87 scored counties in Ohio, Delaware County scores highest, at 93 (very high). Scores compare each market with others of its kind across the U.S.

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. Ohio scores 67 for auto repair shops (upper middle), #8 of the 50 states and DC.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Ohio. It maps the auto repair shops on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.

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