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Auto repair shops in Licking County, OH
How Licking County, OH compares with other counties and the U.S. for auto repair shops: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 63 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #632 of 2,378 scored counties
#36 of 87 scored counties in Ohio
- Listings
- 181
- 24 chain locations (13%)
- Official establishments
- 64
- +16.4% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $79.7M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,162 a household
- Spending per listing
- $440K
- In line with the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 26.4
- 23% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 185,564
- +3.8% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 181 auto repair shops in Licking County. Of those, 24 are chain locations, or 13%, against 16% across the U.S. That comes to 26.4 for every 10,000 households, 23% above the U.S. rate of 21.5.
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Licking County comes to about $79.7M a year: $1,162 per household, 21% above the U.S. average. Spread across 181 auto repair shops, that is $440K per shop, in line with 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.
In 2023, official counts showed 64 businesses with payroll in Licking County classed as mechanical, body and glass repair, up 16.4% from 2019. That is one for every 1,072 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Another 147 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 6 SBA-backed loans worth $1.2M have gone to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Licking County.
Population estimates show Licking County grew 3.8% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Licking County scores 63 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for auto repair shops, ranking #632 of 2,378 scored counties and #36 of 87 scored counties in Ohio.
How Licking 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 | Licking County | Ohio | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 26.4 | 19.9 | 21.5 |
| Spending per listing | $440K | $518K | $445K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,072 | 1,115 | 955 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +16.4% | −0.2% | +2.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.8% | +0.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,162 | $1,033 | $958 |
| Median household income | $84,426 | $71,389 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 63 | 67 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 55 → 64+16.4% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 332
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $16.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 147Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 18124 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 179The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 6
- Amount
- $1.2M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Licking 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 Licking County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 185,564+3.8% since 2020
- Households
- 68,620
- Median age
- 40.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 74%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 682 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 266
- Median household income
- $84,426+30.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $110,408
- Median home value
- $275,200
- Jobs located here
- 73,355
- Daytime population
- 169,108Residents 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 Licking 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 |
| 36Licking County, OH | 63 | 181 | 26.4 | $440K | +3.8% | #632 of 2,378 |
Other business types in Licking 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 Licking County, OH?
Licking County has 181 auto repair shops on map listings as of September 2026. 24 of them (13%) are chain locations. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. Official counts show 64 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in 2023, up 16.4% from 2019. Official counts list 147 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Licking County, OH spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $79.7M a year, or $1,162 per household. That is 21% above the U.S. average (an index of 121, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 181 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $440K per shop. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 68,620 households in Licking County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Licking County, OH compare with the U.S. for auto repair shops?
Licking County has 26.4 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 23% above the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $440K, in line with the U.S. figure of $445K. At the national ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, Licking County would have about 179, against 181 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,072 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. The official count rose 16.4% from 2019 to 2023, against +2.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Licking County, OH growing?
Population estimates put Licking County at 185,564 people in 2025, up 3.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 68,620 households. The median household income in Licking County is $84,426 a year, 5% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 30.7% 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. Licking County scores 63 for auto repair shops (upper middle), #632 of 2,378 scored counties.
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