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Auto repair shops in Paulding County, OH

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for auto repair shops in Paulding County, OH, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 62 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #662 of 2,378 scored counties
#39 of 87 scored counties in Ohio

Listings
18
1 chain location (6%)
Official establishments
7
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$9M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,182 a household
Spending per listing
$501K
13% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
23.6
10% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
18,727
−0.4% 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

Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Paulding County comes to about $9M a year: $1,182 per household, 23% above the U.S. average. That is about $501K of household spending for each shop on map listings, 13% above the U.S. figure of $445K. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops.

There are 18 auto repair shops on map listings in Paulding County as of September 2026. One of them (6%) is a chain location, against 16% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 23.6, 10% above the U.S. rate of 21.5.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Paulding County was 7 in 2023. That is one for every 1,089 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Another 13 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

Population estimates show Paulding County declined 0.4% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for auto repair shops in Paulding County is 62 (upper middle), #662 of 2,378 scored counties and #39 of 87 scored counties in Ohio.

How Paulding 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 Paulding County, OH compared with Ohio and the U.S.
MeasurePaulding CountyOhioU.S.
Listings per 10k households23.619.921.5
Spending per listing$501K$518K$445K
Households per official establishment1,0891,115955
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−0.2%+2.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025−0.4%+0.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$1,182$1,033$958
Median household income$67,731$71,389$80,734
Groundwork market score6267

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
6 → 7
Employees, 2023
35
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.2M
One-person businesses, 2023
13Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
181 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
20The 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 Paulding 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 Paulding County

Population, 2025 estimate
18,727−0.4% since 2020
Households
7,624
Median age
41.6
Homes lived in by their owners
80%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
416 sq. mi.
People per square mile
45
Median household income
$67,731+22.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$87,167
Median home value
$140,800
Jobs located here
4,992
Daytime population
14,407Residents 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 Paulding 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
39Paulding County, OH621823.6$501K−0.4%#662 of 2,378

Other business types in Paulding County

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

Questions

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

As of September 2026, map listings count 18 auto repair shops in Paulding County. One of them (6%) is a chain location. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. Official counts show 7 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in 2023. Official counts list 13 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $9M a year, or $1,182 per household. That is 23% above the U.S. average (an index of 123, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 18 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $501K 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 7,624 households in Paulding County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Paulding County has 23.6 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 10% above the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $501K, 13% above the U.S. figure of $445K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, Paulding County would have about 20, against 18 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,089 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S.

How fast is Paulding County, OH growing?

Population estimates put Paulding County at 18,727 people in 2025, down 0.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 7,624 households. Median household income in Paulding County is $67,731, 16% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 22.4%, 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. Paulding County scores 62 for auto repair shops (upper middle), #662 of 2,378 scored counties.

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