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Auto repair shops in Medina County, OH
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for auto repair shops in Medina County, OH, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 64 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #555 of 2,378 scored counties
#31 of 87 scored counties in Ohio
- Listings
- 149
- 35 chain locations (23%)
- Official establishments
- 96
- +10.3% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $88.8M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,215 a household
- Spending per listing
- $596K
- 34% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 20.4
- 5% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 185,025
- +1.3% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Medina County comes to about $88.8M a year: $1,215 per household, 27% above the U.S. average. That is about $596K of household spending for each shop on map listings, 34% above the U.S. figure of $445K. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops.
There are 149 auto repair shops on map listings in Medina County as of September 2026. 35 of them (23%) are chain locations, against 16% across the U.S. That is 20.4 per 10,000 households, 5% below the U.S. rate of 21.5.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Medina County was 96 in 2023, up 10.3% from 2019. That is one for every 761 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Official counts list 160 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $50K has gone to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Medina County.
Population estimates put the population change in Medina County from 2020 to 2025 at +1.3%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for auto repair shops in Medina County is 64 (upper middle), #555 of 2,378 scored counties and #31 of 87 scored counties in Ohio. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Medina 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 | Medina County | Ohio | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 20.4 | 19.9 | 21.5 |
| Spending per listing | $596K | $518K | $445K |
| Households per official establishment | 761 | 1,115 | 955 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +10.3% | −0.2% | +2.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.3% | +0.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,215 | $1,033 | $958 |
| Median household income | $94,968 | $71,389 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 64 | 67 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 87 → 96+10.3% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 407
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $19.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 160Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 14935 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 200The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $50K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Medina 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 Medina County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 185,025+1.3% since 2020
- Households
- 73,086
- Median age
- 43.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 80%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 422 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 436
- Median household income
- $94,968+24.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $119,431
- Median home value
- $287,000
- Jobs located here
- 62,633
- Daytime population
- 155,601Residents 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 Medina 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 |
| 31Medina County, OH | 64 | 149 | 20.4 | $596K | +1.3% | #555 of 2,378 |
Other business types in Medina County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
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Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many auto repair shops are in Medina County, OH?
As of September 2026, map listings count 149 auto repair shops in Medina County. 35 of them (23%) are chain locations. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. Official counts show 96 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in 2023, up 10.3% from 2019. Official counts also show 160 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Medina County, OH spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $88.8M a year, or $1,215 per household. That is 27% above the U.S. average (an index of 127, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 149 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $596K 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 73,086 households in Medina County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Medina County, OH compare with the U.S. for auto repair shops?
Medina County has 20.4 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 5% below the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $596K, 34% above the U.S. figure of $445K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, Medina County would have about 200, against 149 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 761 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. The official count rose 10.3% from 2019 to 2023, against +2.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Medina County, OH growing?
Population estimates put Medina County at 185,025 people in 2025, up 1.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 73,086 households. Median household income in Medina County is $94,968, 18% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 24.0%, 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. Medina County scores 64 for auto repair shops (upper middle), #555 of 2,378 scored counties.
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