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Auto repair shops in the Portsmouth, OH area

The auto repair shops in the Portsmouth, OH area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other small-town markets.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 63 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #127 of 538 scored small-town markets
#14 of 29 scored small-town markets based in Ohio

Listings
48
2 chain locations (4%)
Official establishments
27
0.0% since 2019
Household spending a year
$29.8M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,033 a household
Spending per listing
$621K
40% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
16.6
23% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
71,365
−3.4% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 48 auto repair shops in the Portsmouth area. 2 of them (4%) are chain locations, against 16% across the U.S. That comes to 16.6 for every 10,000 households, 23% below the U.S. rate of 21.5.

Households in the Portsmouth area spend about $29.8M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $1,033 per household, 8% above the U.S. average. That works out to $621K per shop, 40% above 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 27 businesses with payroll in the Portsmouth area classed as mechanical, body and glass repair, unchanged from 2019. That is one for every 1,069 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Official counts also show 81 one-person businesses without payroll.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Portsmouth area declined 3.4%, against +3.1% for the U.S. For auto repair shops, the Portsmouth area has a Groundwork market score of 63 (upper middle): #127 of 538 scored small-town markets and #14 of 29 scored small-town markets based in Ohio. That puts it in the top quarter of small-town markets.

How the Portsmouth 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.

Auto repair shops in Portsmouth, OH area compared with Ohio and the U.S.
MeasurePortsmouth areaOhioU.S.
Listings per 10k households16.619.921.5
Spending per listing$621K$518K$445K
Households per official establishment1,0691,115955
Official establishment growth, 2019–20230.0%−0.2%+2.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025−3.4%+0.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$1,033$1,033$958
Median household income$50,609$71,389$80,734
Groundwork market score6367

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
270.0% over the period
Employees, 2023
145
Annual payroll, 2023
$5.2M
One-person businesses, 2023
81Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
482 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
67The 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 the Portsmouth 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 Portsmouth area

Population, 2025 estimate
71,365−3.4% since 2020
Households
28,864
Median age
41.2
Homes lived in by their owners
68%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
610 sq. mi.
People per square mile
119
Median household income
$50,609+22.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$70,152
Median home value
$137,900
Jobs located here
24,365
Daytime population
67,429Residents 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 small-town markets in Ohio for auto repair shops, numbered among those based in Ohio, with the Portsmouth area marked.

Top small-town markets in Ohio

Small-town markets in Ohio ranked for auto repair shops by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Van Wert, OH841714.7$778K+0.3%#12 of 538
2Mount Vernon, OH785423.0$498K+1.9%#27 of 538
3Athens, OH764620.0$521K+1.3%#35 of 538
4Sidney, OH744322.7$530K−0.2%#45 of 538
5Findlay, OH716019.0$575K+0.1%#64 of 538
6Coshocton, OH712818.9$555K+1.6%#66 of 538
7Wapakoneta, OH683920.6$596K−1.2%#85 of 538
8Ashland, OH674521.7$520K+0.1%#94 of 538
9Urbana, OH674126.2$451K+0.2%#99 of 538
10Bucyrus, OH654122.7$459K−0.3%#110 of 538
14Portsmouth, OH634816.6$621K−3.4%#127 of 538

Other business types in the Portsmouth area

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

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Questions

How many auto repair shops are in the Portsmouth, OH area?

There are 48 auto repair shops on map listings in the Portsmouth area as of September 2026. 2 of them (4%) are chain locations. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. Official counts show 27 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in 2023, unchanged from 2019. Another 81 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

How much do households in the Portsmouth, OH area spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?

About $29.8M a year, or $1,033 per household. That is 8% above the U.S. average (an index of 108, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 48 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $621K per shop. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 28,864 households in the Portsmouth area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Portsmouth, OH area compare with the U.S. for auto repair shops?

The Portsmouth area has 16.6 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 23% below the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $621K, 40% above the U.S. figure of $445K. At the national ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, the Portsmouth area would have about 67, against 48 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,069 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. The official count held level from 2019 to 2023, against +2.1% for the U.S.

How fast is the Portsmouth, OH area growing?

Population estimates put the Portsmouth area at 71,365 people in 2025, down 3.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 28,864 households. The median household income in the Portsmouth area is $50,609 a year, 37% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 22.5% 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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 Portsmouth area scores 63 for auto repair shops (upper middle), #127 of 538 scored small-town markets.

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