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Auto repair shops in Lawrence County, OH

The auto repair shops in Lawrence County, OH, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 52 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #1,105 of 2,378 scored counties
#61 of 87 scored counties in Ohio

Listings
49
5 chain locations (10%)
Official establishments
16
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$22.7M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,000 a household
Spending per listing
$462K
4% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
21.6
In line with the U.S.
Population, 2025
55,710
−4.2% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 49 auto repair shops in Lawrence County. Chain locations make up 10% of them, against 16% across the U.S. That comes to 21.6 for every 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 21.5.

Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Lawrence County comes to about $22.7M a year: $1,000 per household, 4% above the U.S. average. That works out to $462K per shop, 4% 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.

Official counts show 16 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Lawrence County in 2023. That is one for every 1,416 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Official counts list 53 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates put the population change in Lawrence County from 2020 to 2025 at −4.2%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for auto repair shops in Lawrence County is 52 (upper middle), #1,105 of 2,378 scored counties and #61 of 87 scored counties in Ohio.

How Lawrence 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 Lawrence County, OH compared with Ohio and the U.S.
MeasureLawrence CountyOhioU.S.
Listings per 10k households21.619.921.5
Spending per listing$462K$518K$445K
Households per official establishment1,4161,115955
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−0.2%+2.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025−4.2%+0.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$1,000$1,033$958
Median household income$58,325$71,389$80,734
Groundwork market score5267

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
14 → 16
Employees, 2023
67
Annual payroll, 2023
$2.2M
One-person businesses, 2023
53Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
495 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
51The 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 Lawrence 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 Lawrence County

Population, 2025 estimate
55,710−4.2% since 2020
Households
22,650
Median age
42.4
Homes lived in by their owners
72%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
453 sq. mi.
People per square mile
125
Median household income
$58,325+29.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$74,970
Median home value
$144,000
Jobs located here
13,066
Daytime population
45,023Residents 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 Lawrence 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
61Lawrence County, OH524921.6$462K−4.2%#1,105 of 2,378

Other business types in Lawrence County

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

Questions

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

There are 49 auto repair shops on map listings in Lawrence County as of September 2026. 5 of them (10%) are chain locations. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. Official counts show 16 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in 2023. Official counts also show 53 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $22.7M a year, or $1,000 per household. That is 4% above the U.S. average (an index of 104, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 49 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $462K per shop. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 22,650 households in Lawrence County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Lawrence County has 21.6 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $462K, 4% above the U.S. figure of $445K. At the national ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, Lawrence County would have about 51, against 49 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,416 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S.

How fast is Lawrence County, OH growing?

Population estimates put Lawrence County at 55,710 people in 2025, down 4.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 22,650 households. The median household income in Lawrence County is $58,325 a year, 28% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 29.3% 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. Lawrence County scores 52 for auto repair shops (upper middle), #1,105 of 2,378 scored counties.

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