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Auto repair shops in Defiance County, OH
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for auto repair shops in Defiance County, OH, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 48 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,287 of 2,378 scored counties
#70 of 87 scored counties in Ohio
- Listings
- 39
- 5 chain locations (13%)
- Official establishments
- 20
- −13.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $17.5M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,140 a household
- Spending per listing
- $448K
- In line with the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 25.4
- 18% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 38,292
- +0.1% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Defiance County spend about $17.5M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $1,140 per household, 19% above the U.S. average. That is about $448K of household spending for each shop on map listings, in line with the U.S. figure of $445K. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops.
Defiance County has 39 auto repair shops on map listings as of September 2026. 5 of them (13%) are chain locations, against 16% across the U.S. That is 25.4 per 10,000 households, 18% above the U.S. rate of 21.5.
In 2023, official counts showed 20 businesses with payroll in Defiance County classed as mechanical, body and glass repair, down 13.0% from 2019. That is one for every 766 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Official counts also show 32 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $80K have gone to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Defiance County.
Population estimates put the population change in Defiance County from 2020 to 2025 at +0.1%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Defiance County scores 48 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for auto repair shops, ranking #1,287 of 2,378 scored counties and #70 of 87 scored counties in Ohio.
How Defiance 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.
| Measure | Defiance County | Ohio | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 25.4 | 19.9 | 21.5 |
| Spending per listing | $448K | $518K | $445K |
| Households per official establishment | 766 | 1,115 | 955 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −13.0% | −0.2% | +2.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.1% | +0.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,140 | $1,033 | $958 |
| Median household income | $73,064 | $71,389 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 48 | 67 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 23 → 20−13.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 63
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 32Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 395 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 39The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $80K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Defiance 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 Defiance County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 38,292+0.1% since 2020
- Households
- 15,327
- Median age
- 40.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 79%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 411 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 93
- Median household income
- $73,064+21.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $88,073
- Median home value
- $163,200
- Jobs located here
- 14,922
- Daytime population
- 36,059Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Ohio market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Ohio for auto repair shops, numbered among those based in Ohio, with Defiance County marked.
Top counties in Ohio
| 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 |
| 70Defiance County, OH | 48 | 39 | 25.4 | $448K | +0.1% | #1,287 of 2,378 |
Other business types in Defiance County
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 Defiance County, OH?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 39 auto repair shops in Defiance County. 5 of them (13%) are chain locations. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. Official counts show 20 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in 2023, down 13.0% from 2019. Another 32 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Defiance County, OH spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $17.5M a year, or $1,140 per household. That is 19% above the U.S. average (an index of 119, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 39 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $448K 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 15,327 households in Defiance County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Defiance County, OH compare with the U.S. for auto repair shops?
Defiance County has 25.4 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 18% above the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $448K, in line with the U.S. figure of $445K. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of auto repair shops to household spending. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 766 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. The official count fell 13.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +2.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Defiance County, OH growing?
Population estimates put Defiance County at 38,292 people in 2025, up 0.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 15,327 households. Median household income in Defiance County is $73,064, 10% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 21.9%, 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. Defiance County scores 48 for auto repair shops (lower middle), #1,287 of 2,378 scored counties.
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