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Auto repair shops in the Bucyrus, OH area

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for auto repair shops in the Bucyrus, OH area, set against other small-town markets and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 65 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #110 of 538 scored small-town markets
#10 of 29 scored small-town markets based in Ohio

Listings
41
6 chain locations (15%)
Official establishments
12
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$18.8M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,042 a household
Spending per listing
$459K
3% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
22.7
6% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
41,896
−0.3% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in the Bucyrus area comes to about $18.8M a year: $1,042 per household, 9% above the U.S. average. That is about $459K of household spending for each shop on map listings, 3% above the U.S. figure of $445K. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops.

The Bucyrus area has 41 auto repair shops on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 15% of them, against 16% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 22.7, 6% above the U.S. rate of 21.5.

In 2023, official counts showed 12 businesses with payroll in the Bucyrus area classed as mechanical, body and glass repair. That is one for every 1,505 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Official counts list 38 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $150K have gone to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in the Bucyrus area.

Population estimates put the population change in the Bucyrus area from 2020 to 2025 at −0.3%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Bucyrus area scores 65 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for auto repair shops, ranking #110 of 538 scored small-town markets and #10 of 29 scored small-town markets based in Ohio. That puts it in the top quarter of small-town markets.

How the Bucyrus 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 shops counted, so it measures the demand for each competitor, not any business’s revenue. Households per establishment does the same with the official count.

Auto repair shops in Bucyrus, OH area compared with Ohio and the U.S.
MeasureBucyrus areaOhioU.S.
Listings per 10k households22.719.921.5
Spending per listing$459K$518K$445K
Households per official establishment1,5051,115955
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−0.2%+2.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025−0.3%+0.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$1,042$1,033$958
Median household income$58,044$71,389$80,734
Groundwork market score6567

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
12
Employees, 2023
49
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.9M
One-person businesses, 2023
38Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
416 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
42The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
2
Amount
$150K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in the Bucyrus 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 Bucyrus area

Population, 2025 estimate
41,896−0.3% since 2020
Households
18,059
Median age
42.8
Homes lived in by their owners
73%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
402 sq. mi.
People per square mile
104
Median household income
$58,044+29.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$75,457
Median home value
$136,700
Jobs located here
12,804
Daytime population
35,076Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Auto repair shops across Ohio

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The highest-scoring small-town markets in Ohio for auto repair shops, numbered among those based in Ohio, with the Bucyrus area marked.

Top small-town markets in Ohio

Small-town markets in Ohio ranked for auto repair shops by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Van Wert, OH841714.7$778K+0.3%#12 of 538
2Mount Vernon, OH785423.0$498K+1.9%#27 of 538
3Athens, OH764620.0$521K+1.3%#35 of 538
4Sidney, OH744322.7$530K−0.2%#45 of 538
5Findlay, OH716019.0$575K+0.1%#64 of 538
6Coshocton, OH712818.9$555K+1.6%#66 of 538
7Wapakoneta, OH683920.6$596K−1.2%#85 of 538
8Ashland, OH674521.7$520K+0.1%#94 of 538
9Urbana, OH674126.2$451K+0.2%#99 of 538
10Bucyrus, OH654122.7$459K−0.3%#110 of 538

Other business types in the Bucyrus area

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many auto repair shops are in the Bucyrus, OH area?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 41 auto repair shops in the Bucyrus area. 6 of them (15%) are chain locations. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. Official counts show 12 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in 2023. Official counts also show 38 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in the Bucyrus, OH area spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?

About $18.8M a year, or $1,042 per household. That is 9% above the U.S. average (an index of 109, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 41 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $459K 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 18,059 households in the Bucyrus area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Bucyrus, OH area compare with the U.S. for auto repair shops?

The Bucyrus area has 22.7 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 6% above the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $459K, 3% above the U.S. figure of $445K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, the Bucyrus area would have about 42, against 41 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,505 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S.

How fast is the Bucyrus, OH area growing?

Population estimates put the Bucyrus area at 41,896 people in 2025, down 0.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 18,059 households. Median household income in the Bucyrus area is $58,044, 28% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 29.1%, 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 Bucyrus area scores 65 for auto repair shops (upper middle), #110 of 538 scored small-town markets.

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