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Auto repair shops in Harrison County, OH

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 54 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #1,014 of 2,378 scored counties
#57 of 87 scored counties in Ohio

Listings
14
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
4
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$6.3M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,063 a household
Spending per listing
$452K
2% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
23.5
9% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
14,070
−2.9% 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 14 auto repair shops in Harrison County. None of them are chain locations, against 16% across the U.S. That is 23.5 per 10,000 households, 9% above the U.S. rate of 21.5.

Households in Harrison County spend about $6.3M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $1,063 per household, 11% above the U.S. average. That works out to $452K per shop, 2% 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 Harrison County was 4 in 2023. That is one for every 1,487 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Another 10 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

Population estimates show Harrison County declined 2.9% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for auto repair shops in Harrison County is 54 (upper middle), #1,014 of 2,378 scored counties and #57 of 87 scored counties in Ohio.

How Harrison 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 Harrison County, OH compared with Ohio and the U.S.
MeasureHarrison CountyOhioU.S.
Listings per 10k households23.519.921.5
Spending per listing$452K$518K$445K
Households per official establishment1,4871,115955
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−0.2%+2.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025−2.9%+0.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$1,063$1,033$958
Median household income$54,414$71,389$80,734
Groundwork market score5467

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
8 → 4
Employees, 2023
16
Annual payroll, 2023
$457K
One-person businesses, 2023
10Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
140 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
14The 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 Harrison 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 Harrison County

Population, 2025 estimate
14,070−2.9% since 2020
Households
5,948
Median age
44.8
Homes lived in by their owners
76%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
402 sq. mi.
People per square mile
36
Median household income
$54,414+9.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$73,322
Median home value
$121,500
Jobs located here
3,551
Daytime population
12,141Residents 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 Harrison 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
57Harrison County, OH541423.5$452K−2.9%#1,014 of 2,378

Other business types in Harrison County

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

Questions

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

Harrison County has 14 auto repair shops on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in 2023. Official counts list 10 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $6.3M a year, or $1,063 per household. That is 11% above the U.S. average (an index of 111, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 14 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $452K per shop. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 5,948 households in Harrison County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Harrison County has 23.5 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 9% above the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $452K, 2% above 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 1,487 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S.

How fast is Harrison County, OH growing?

Population estimates put Harrison County at 14,070 people in 2025, down 2.9% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 5,948 households. The median household income in Harrison County is $54,414 a year, 33% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 9.5% 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. Harrison County scores 54 for auto repair shops (upper middle), #1,014 of 2,378 scored counties.

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How the score works · Top markets for auto repair shops · All 56 business types in Harrison County

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