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Auto repair shops in Clermont County, OH

How Clermont County, OH compares with other counties and the U.S. for auto repair shops: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 70 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #348 of 2,378 scored counties
#21 of 87 scored counties in Ohio

Listings
183
45 chain locations (25%)
Official establishments
92
+8.2% since 2019
Household spending a year
$100.1M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,179 a household
Spending per listing
$547K
23% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
21.5
In line with the U.S.
Population, 2025
216,977
+3.9% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 183 auto repair shops in Clermont County. Chain locations make up 25% of them, against 16% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 21.5, in line with the U.S. rate of 21.5.

Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Clermont County comes to about $100.1M a year: $1,179 per household, 23% above the U.S. average. Spread across 183 auto repair shops, that is $547K per shop, 23% above the U.S. figure of $445K. That spending covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, which auto repair shops share with other businesses in the trade.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Clermont County was 92 in 2023, up 8.2% from 2019. That is one for every 923 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Another 151 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 13 SBA-backed loans worth $7.4M have gone to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Clermont County.

Population estimates show Clermont County grew 3.9% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for auto repair shops in Clermont County is 70 (upper middle), #348 of 2,378 scored counties and #21 of 87 scored counties in Ohio. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Clermont 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 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 Clermont County, OH compared with Ohio and the U.S.
MeasureClermont CountyOhioU.S.
Listings per 10k households21.519.921.5
Spending per listing$547K$518K$445K
Households per official establishment9231,115955
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+8.2%−0.2%+2.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+3.9%+0.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$1,179$1,033$958
Median household income$85,510$71,389$80,734
Groundwork market score7067

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
85 → 92+8.2% over the period
Employees, 2023
496
Annual payroll, 2023
$27.5M
One-person businesses, 2023
151Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
18345 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
225The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
13
Amount
$7.4M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Clermont 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 Clermont County

Population, 2025 estimate
216,977+3.9% since 2020
Households
84,955
Median age
41.9
Homes lived in by their owners
74%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
453 sq. mi.
People per square mile
467
Median household income
$85,510+27.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$108,780
Median home value
$266,200
Jobs located here
60,119
Daytime population
167,596Residents 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 counties in Ohio for auto repair shops, numbered among those based in Ohio, with Clermont County marked.

Top counties in Ohio

Counties in Ohio ranked for auto repair shops by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Delaware County, OH9311714.2$896K+12.5%#10 of 2,378
2Warren County, OH9112813.9$920K+5.7%#14 of 2,378
3Pickaway County, OH913114.2$828K+7.4%#15 of 2,378
4Fairfield County, OH8510016.6$733K+6.5%#50 of 2,378
5Morrow County, OH842619.3$682K+3.7%#60 of 2,378
6Perry County, OH822317.1$715K+1.3%#83 of 2,378
7Van Wert County, OH811714.7$778K+0.3%#97 of 2,378
8Greene County, OH8011116.3$698K+3.7%#113 of 2,378
9Pike County, OH781412.9$835K0.0%#144 of 2,378
10Henry County, OH781916.6$739K−0.2%#149 of 2,378
21Clermont County, OH7018321.5$547K+3.9%#348 of 2,378

Other business types in Clermont County

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

Questions

How many auto repair shops are in Clermont County, OH?

There are 183 auto repair shops on map listings in Clermont County as of September 2026. 45 of them (25%) are chain locations. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. Official counts show 92 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in 2023, up 8.2% from 2019. Official counts list 151 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Clermont County, OH spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?

About $100.1M a year, or $1,179 per household. That is 23% above the U.S. average (an index of 123, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 183 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $547K per shop. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 84,955 households in Clermont County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Clermont County, OH compare with the U.S. for auto repair shops?

Clermont County has 21.5 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $547K, 23% above the U.S. figure of $445K. At the national ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, Clermont County would have about 225, against 183 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 923 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. The official count rose 8.2% from 2019 to 2023, against +2.1% for the U.S.

How fast is Clermont County, OH growing?

Population estimates put Clermont County at 216,977 people in 2025, up 3.9% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 84,955 households. The median household income in Clermont County is $85,510 a year, 6% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 27.7% 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. Clermont County scores 70 for auto repair shops (upper middle), #348 of 2,378 scored counties.

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