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Auto repair shops in the Gallipolis, OH area

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 49 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #292 of 538 scored small-town markets
#25 of 29 scored small-town markets based in Ohio

Listings
32
1 chain location (3%)
Official establishments
12
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$12.4M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,071 a household
Spending per listing
$389K
13% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
27.6
28% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
29,072
−0.5% 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

Households in the Gallipolis area spend about $12.4M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $1,071 per household, 12% above the U.S. average. That works out to $389K per shop, 13% below the U.S. figure of $445K. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops.

The Gallipolis area has 32 auto repair shops on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (3%) is a chain location, against 16% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 27.6, 28% above the U.S. rate of 21.5.

In 2023, official counts showed 12 businesses with payroll in the Gallipolis area classed as mechanical, body and glass repair. That is one for every 968 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Another 31 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

Population estimates put the population change in the Gallipolis area from 2020 to 2025 at −0.5%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Gallipolis area scores 49 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for auto repair shops, ranking #292 of 538 scored small-town markets and #25 of 29 scored small-town markets based in Ohio.

How the Gallipolis 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 Gallipolis, OH area compared with Ohio and the U.S.
MeasureGallipolis areaOhioU.S.
Listings per 10k households27.619.921.5
Spending per listing$389K$518K$445K
Households per official establishment9681,115955
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−0.2%+2.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025−0.5%+0.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$1,071$1,033$958
Median household income$56,830$71,389$80,734
Groundwork market score4967

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
12
Employees, 2023
67
Annual payroll, 2023
$2.7M
One-person businesses, 2023
31Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
321 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
28The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
0
Amount
$0

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

Population, 2025 estimate
29,072−0.5% since 2020
Households
11,614
Median age
40.7
Homes lived in by their owners
75%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
467 sq. mi.
People per square mile
62
Median household income
$56,830
Average household income
$77,972
Median home value
$155,600
Jobs located here
10,879
Daytime population
28,500Residents 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 Gallipolis 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
25Gallipolis, OH493227.6$389K−0.5%#292 of 538

Other business types in the Gallipolis area

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

Questions

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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 32 auto repair shops in the Gallipolis area. One of them (3%) is a chain location. 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 list 31 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $12.4M a year, or $1,071 per household. That is 12% above the U.S. average (an index of 112, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 32 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $389K 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 11,614 households in the Gallipolis area and national spending patterns by income.

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

The Gallipolis area has 27.6 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 28% above the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $389K, 13% below the U.S. figure of $445K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, the Gallipolis area would have about 28, against 32 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 968 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S.

How fast is the Gallipolis, OH area growing?

Population estimates put the Gallipolis area at 29,072 people in 2025, down 0.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 11,614 households. Median household income in the Gallipolis area is $56,830, 30% 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. 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 Gallipolis area scores 49 for auto repair shops (lower middle), #292 of 538 scored small-town markets.

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