Auto · Metro area · Ohio
Auto repair shops in the Cleveland, OH metro area
How the Cleveland, OH metro area compares with other metro areas and the U.S. for auto repair shops: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 56 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #145 of 387 scored metro areas
#7 of 12 scored metro areas based in Ohio
- Listings
- 1,746
- 287 chain locations (16%)
- Official establishments
- 838
- −2.2% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $889.4M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $955 a household
- Spending per listing
- $509K
- 15% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 18.7
- 13% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 2,165,775
- −0.8% since 2020
See the auto repair shops around any address in the Cleveland metro area
The site report maps the auto repair shops on map listings near the address, by name and distance, and sizes the households and spending around it. Or open the report at the center of the Cleveland metro area. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.
Free10 actions over 3 days, no cardSurvey 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 Cleveland metro area comes to about $889.4M a year: $955 per household, in line with the U.S. average. That is about $509K of household spending for each shop on map listings, 15% above the U.S. figure of $445K. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops.
There are 1,746 auto repair shops on map listings in the Cleveland metro area as of September 2026. 287 of them (16%) are chain locations, against 16% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 18.7, 13% below the U.S. rate of 21.5.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in the Cleveland metro area was 838 in 2023, down 2.2% from 2019. That is one for every 1,111 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Official counts list 1,314 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 49 SBA-backed loans worth $9.2M have gone to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in the Cleveland metro area.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Cleveland metro area declined 0.8%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for auto repair shops in the Cleveland metro area is 56 (upper middle), #145 of 387 scored metro areas and #7 of 12 scored metro areas based in Ohio.
How the Cleveland metro 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.
| Measure | Cleveland metro area | Ohio | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 18.7 | 19.9 | 21.5 |
| Spending per listing | $509K | $518K | $445K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,111 | 1,115 | 955 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −2.2% | −0.2% | +2.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.8% | +0.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $955 | $1,033 | $958 |
| Median household income | $70,678 | $71,389 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 56 | 67 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 838−2.2% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 4,244
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $219.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 1,314Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 1,746287 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 2,000The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 49
- Amount
- $9.2M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in the Cleveland metro 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 Cleveland metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 2,165,775−0.8% since 2020
- Households
- 931,377
- Median age
- 42.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 67%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 2,702 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 804
- Median household income
- $70,678
- Average household income
- $98,881
- Median home value
- $215,400
- Jobs located here
- 1,071,853
- Daytime population
- 2,231,827Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
Looking at a specific site in the Cleveland metro area?
These figures cover the whole metro area. A site report draws rings around one address and counts what’s inside them: households, spending, jobs, and the auto repair shops on map listings by name and distance.
Or open the report at the center of the Cleveland metro area. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.
Free10 actions over 3 days, no cardAuto repair shops across Ohio
Every Ohio market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in Ohio for auto repair shops, numbered among those based in Ohio (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Cleveland metro area marked.
Top metro areas in Ohio
| 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 |
Other business types in the Cleveland metro area
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
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 shops are in the Cleveland, OH metro area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 1,746 auto repair shops in the Cleveland metro area. 287 of them (16%) are chain locations. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. Official counts show 838 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in 2023, down 2.2% from 2019. Official counts also show 1,314 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Cleveland, OH metro area spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $889.4M a year, or $955 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 100, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1,746 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $509K 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 931,377 households in the Cleveland metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Cleveland, OH metro area compare with the U.S. for auto repair shops?
The Cleveland metro area has 18.7 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 13% below the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $509K, 15% above the U.S. figure of $445K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, the Cleveland metro area would have about 2,000, against 1,746 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,111 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. The official count fell 2.2% from 2019 to 2023, against +2.1% for the U.S.
How fast is the Cleveland, OH metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Cleveland metro area at 2,165,775 people in 2025, down 0.8% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 931,377 households. Median household income in the Cleveland metro area is $70,678, 12% below the U.S. median of $80,734.
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. The Cleveland metro area scores 56 for auto repair shops (upper middle), #145 of 387 scored metro areas.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
Run a Groundwork site report on an address in the Cleveland metro area. 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.
How the score works · Top markets for auto repair shops · All 56 business types in the Cleveland metro area
Screening a site or an acquisition in the Cleveland metro area?
A site report maps the competitors on map listings near an address and sizes the households and spending around it.
The button opens the report at the center of the Cleveland metro area. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.
This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.
Figures are estimates for research only. Not investment or real estate advice.