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Auto repair shops in Clinton County, OH

How Clinton 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 57 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #877 of 2,378 scored counties
#51 of 87 scored counties in Ohio

Listings
46
3 chain locations (7%)
Official establishments
15
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$19.6M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,166 a household
Spending per listing
$425K
4% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
27.4
27% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
42,301
+0.6% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 46 auto repair shops in Clinton County. Of those, 3 are chain locations, or 7%, against 16% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 27.4, 27% above the U.S. rate of 21.5.

At $1,166 per household (22% above the U.S. average), households in Clinton County spend about $19.6M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That is about $425K of household spending for each shop on map listings, 4% below 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.

In 2023, official counts showed 15 businesses with payroll in Clinton County classed as mechanical, body and glass repair. That is one for every 1,117 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Official counts also show 47 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $19K has gone to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Clinton County.

Population estimates show Clinton County grew 0.6% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For auto repair shops, Clinton County has a Groundwork market score of 57 (upper middle): #877 of 2,378 scored counties and #51 of 87 scored counties in Ohio.

How Clinton 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 Clinton County, OH compared with Ohio and the U.S.
MeasureClinton CountyOhioU.S.
Listings per 10k households27.419.921.5
Spending per listing$425K$518K$445K
Households per official establishment1,1171,115955
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−0.2%+2.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.6%+0.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$1,166$1,033$958
Median household income$70,407$71,389$80,734
Groundwork market score5767

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
16 → 15
Employees, 2023
104
Annual payroll, 2023
$5.3M
One-person businesses, 2023
47Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
463 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
44The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$19K

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

Population, 2025 estimate
42,301+0.6% since 2020
Households
16,761
Median age
40.3
Homes lived in by their owners
72%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
409 sq. mi.
People per square mile
103
Median household income
$70,407+33.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$89,775
Median home value
$211,900
Jobs located here
19,070
Daytime population
42,081Residents 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 Clinton 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
51Clinton County, OH574627.4$425K+0.6%#877 of 2,378

Other business types in Clinton County

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

Questions

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

Clinton County has 46 auto repair shops on map listings as of September 2026. 3 of them (7%) are chain locations. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. Official counts show 15 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in 2023. Another 47 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

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

About $19.6M a year, or $1,166 per household. That is 22% above the U.S. average (an index of 122, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 46 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $425K per shop. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 16,761 households in Clinton County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Clinton County has 27.4 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 27% above the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $425K, 4% below the U.S. figure of $445K. At the national ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, Clinton County would have about 44, against 46 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,117 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S.

How fast is Clinton County, OH growing?

Population estimates put Clinton County at 42,301 people in 2025, up 0.6% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 16,761 households. The median household income in Clinton County is $70,407 a year, 13% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 33.3% 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. Clinton County scores 57 for auto repair shops (upper middle), #877 of 2,378 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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