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Auto repair shops in Morgan County, OH

How Morgan County, OH compares with other counties and the U.S. for auto repair shops: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 4.

Listings
4
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$6.3M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,104 a household
Spending per listing
$1.6M
3.6 times the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
7.0
67% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
13,626
−0.9% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 4 auto repair shops in Morgan County. Per 10,000 households, that is 7.0, 67% below the U.S. rate of 21.5.

Households in Morgan County spend about $6.3M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $1,104 per household, 15% above the U.S. average. That is about $1.6M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 3.6 times 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.

There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Morgan County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Official counts list 11 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates show Morgan County declined 0.9% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 4 auto repair shops on map listings, Morgan County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Morgan 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 Morgan County, OH compared with Ohio and the U.S.
MeasureMorgan CountyOhioU.S.
Listings per 10k households7.019.921.5
Spending per listing$1.6M$518K$445K
Households per official establishmentn/a1,115955
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−0.2%+2.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025−0.9%+0.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$1,104$1,033$958
Median household income$59,351$71,389$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored67

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
n/a
Employees, 2023
n/a
Annual payroll, 2023
n/a
One-person businesses, 2023
11Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
40 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 Morgan 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 Morgan County

Population, 2025 estimate
13,626−0.9% since 2020
Households
5,713
Median age
44.1
Homes lived in by their owners
79%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
416 sq. mi.
People per square mile
33
Median household income
$59,351+40.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$70,286
Median home value
$150,900
Jobs located here
2,895
Daytime population
11,576Residents 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 Morgan 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
Morgan County, OHNot scored47.0$1.6M−0.9%

Other business types in Morgan County

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

Questions

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

There are 4 auto repair shops on map listings in Morgan County as of September 2026. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. No official count is published for mechanical, body and glass repair in Morgan County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 11 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $6.3M a year, or $1,104 per household. That is 15% above the U.S. average (an index of 115, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 4 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $1.6M per shop. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 5,713 households in Morgan County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Morgan County has 7.0 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 67% below the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $1.6M, 3.6 times the U.S. figure of $445K. At the national ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, Morgan County would have about 14, against 4 on map listings.

How fast is Morgan County, OH growing?

Population estimates put Morgan County at 13,626 people in 2025, down 0.9% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 5,713 households. The median household income in Morgan County is $59,351 a year, 26% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 40.2% 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. Morgan County has no market score for auto repair shops: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 4.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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

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