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Auto repair shops in Hancock County, OH

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for auto repair shops in Hancock County, OH, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 64 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #557 of 2,378 scored counties
#32 of 87 scored counties in Ohio

Listings
60
14 chain locations (23%)
Official establishments
31
−13.9% since 2019
Household spending a year
$34.5M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,091 a household
Spending per listing
$575K
29% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
19.0
12% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
75,034
+0.1% 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 60 auto repair shops in Hancock County. Of those, 14 are chain locations, or 23%, against 16% across the U.S. That comes to 19.0 for every 10,000 households, 12% below the U.S. rate of 21.5.

Households in Hancock County spend about $34.5M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $1,091 per household, 14% above the U.S. average. That works out to $575K per shop, 29% 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 Hancock County was 31 in 2023, down 13.9% from 2019. That is one for every 1,020 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Another 50 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $1.3M have gone to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Hancock County.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Hancock County grew 0.1%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For auto repair shops, Hancock County has a Groundwork market score of 64 (upper middle): #557 of 2,378 scored counties and #32 of 87 scored counties in Ohio. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Hancock 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 Hancock County, OH compared with Ohio and the U.S.
MeasureHancock CountyOhioU.S.
Listings per 10k households19.019.921.5
Spending per listing$575K$518K$445K
Households per official establishment1,0201,115955
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−13.9%−0.2%+2.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.1%+0.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$1,091$1,033$958
Median household income$73,141$71,389$80,734
Groundwork market score6467

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
36 → 31−13.9% over the period
Employees, 2023
138
Annual payroll, 2023
$6.8M
One-person businesses, 2023
50Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
6014 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
78The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
3
Amount
$1.3M

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

Population, 2025 estimate
75,034+0.1% since 2020
Households
31,615
Median age
41.0
Homes lived in by their owners
71%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
531 sq. mi.
People per square mile
141
Median household income
$73,141+25.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$91,920
Median home value
$204,700
Jobs located here
44,531
Daytime population
83,823Residents 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 Hancock 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
32Hancock County, OH646019.0$575K+0.1%#557 of 2,378

Other business types in Hancock County

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

Questions

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

Hancock County has 60 auto repair shops on map listings as of September 2026. 14 of them (23%) are chain locations. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. Official counts show 31 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in 2023, down 13.9% from 2019. Official counts list 50 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $34.5M a year, or $1,091 per household. That is 14% above the U.S. average (an index of 114, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 60 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $575K per shop. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 31,615 households in Hancock County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Hancock County has 19.0 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 12% below the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $575K, 29% above the U.S. figure of $445K. At the national ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, Hancock County would have about 78, against 60 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,020 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. The official count fell 13.9% from 2019 to 2023, against +2.1% for the U.S.

How fast is Hancock County, OH growing?

Population estimates put Hancock County at 75,034 people in 2025, up 0.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 31,615 households. The median household income in Hancock County is $73,141 a year, 9% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 25.1% 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. Hancock County scores 64 for auto repair shops (upper middle), #557 of 2,378 scored counties.

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