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Auto repair shops in the Lima, OH metro area
The auto repair shops in the Lima, OH metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 48 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #213 of 387 scored metro areas
#10 of 12 scored metro areas based in Ohio
- Listings
- 86
- 14 chain locations (16%)
- Official establishments
- 50
- +16.3% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $43.8M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,061 a household
- Spending per listing
- $509K
- 15% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 20.8
- 3% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 100,881
- −1.2% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in the Lima metro area comes to about $43.8M a year: $1,061 per household, 11% above the U.S. average. Spread across 86 auto repair shops, that is $509K per shop, 15% above the U.S. figure of $445K. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops.
There are 86 auto repair shops on map listings in the Lima metro area as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 16% of them, against 16% across the U.S. That is 20.8 per 10,000 households, 3% below the U.S. rate of 21.5.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in the Lima metro area was 50 in 2023, up 16.3% from 2019. That is one for every 826 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Official counts also show 72 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $128K has gone to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in the Lima metro area.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Lima metro area declined 1.2%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Lima metro area scores 48 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for auto repair shops, ranking #213 of 387 scored metro areas and #10 of 12 scored metro areas based in Ohio.
How the Lima metro 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.
| Measure | Lima metro area | Ohio | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 20.8 | 19.9 | 21.5 |
| Spending per listing | $509K | $518K | $445K |
| Households per official establishment | 826 | 1,115 | 955 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +16.3% | −0.2% | +2.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.2% | +0.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,061 | $1,033 | $958 |
| Median household income | $64,038 | $71,389 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 48 | 67 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 50+16.3% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 249
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $11.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 72Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 8614 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 99The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $128K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in the Lima metro 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 Lima metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 100,881−1.2% since 2020
- Households
- 41,295
- Median age
- 40.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 68%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 403 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 252
- Median household income
- $64,038+20.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $82,511
- Median home value
- $165,300
- Jobs located here
- 49,401
- Daytime population
- 105,788Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Ohio market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in Ohio for auto repair shops, numbered among those based in Ohio (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Lima metro area marked.
Top metro areas in Ohio
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Columbus, OH | 84 | 1,549 | 17.9 | $588K | +4.7% | #5 of 387 |
| 2Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | 74 | 1,676 | 18.5 | $569K | +2.7% | #35 of 387 |
| 3Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH | 70 | 659 | 19.1 | $540K | +1.5% | #54 of 387 |
| 4Sandusky, OH | 68 | 87 | 17.1 | $626K | −2.6% | #62 of 387 |
| 5Youngstown-Warren, OH | 58 | 351 | 19.0 | $512K | −1.4% | #126 of 387 |
| 6Springfield, OH | 57 | 130 | 23.2 | $444K | −0.4% | #143 of 387 |
| 7Cleveland, OH | 56 | 1,746 | 18.7 | $509K | −0.8% | #145 of 387 |
| Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH | 53 | 87 | 17.5 | $504K | −3.6% | #177 of 387 |
| 8Canton-Massillon, OH | 53 | 365 | 21.8 | $478K | −0.2% | #182 of 387 |
| 9Toledo, OH | 52 | 509 | 20.0 | $494K | −1.0% | #187 of 387 |
| 10Lima, OH | 48 | 86 | 20.8 | $509K | −1.2% | #213 of 387 |
Other business types in the Lima metro area
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 the Lima, OH metro area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 86 auto repair shops in the Lima metro area. 14 of them (16%) are chain locations. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. Official counts show 50 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in 2023, up 16.3% from 2019. Another 72 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in the Lima, OH metro area spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $43.8M a year, or $1,061 per household. That is 11% above the U.S. average (an index of 111, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 86 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $509K 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 41,295 households in the Lima metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Lima, OH metro area compare with the U.S. for auto repair shops?
The Lima metro area has 20.8 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 3% below the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $509K, 15% above the U.S. figure of $445K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, the Lima metro area would have about 99, against 86 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 826 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. The official count rose 16.3% from 2019 to 2023, against +2.1% for the U.S.
How fast is the Lima, OH metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Lima metro area at 100,881 people in 2025, down 1.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 41,295 households. Median household income in the Lima metro area is $64,038, 21% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 20.5%, 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. The Lima metro area scores 48 for auto repair shops (lower middle), #213 of 387 scored metro areas.
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