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Auto repair shops in Trumbull County, OH

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 53 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #1,044 of 2,378 scored counties
#58 of 87 scored counties in Ohio

Listings
159
20 chain locations (13%)
Official establishments
83
−2.3% since 2019
Household spending a year
$84.2M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $973 a household
Spending per listing
$530K
19% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
18.4
14% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
198,972
−1.3% 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 159 auto repair shops in Trumbull County. 20 of them (13%) are chain locations, against 16% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 18.4, 14% below the U.S. rate of 21.5.

Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Trumbull County comes to about $84.2M a year: $973 per household, 2% above the U.S. average. That works out to $530K per shop, 19% 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.

Official counts show 83 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Trumbull County in 2023, down 2.3% from 2019. That is one for every 1,043 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Official counts also show 136 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 4 SBA-backed loans worth $216K have gone to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Trumbull County.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Trumbull County declined 1.3%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for auto repair shops in Trumbull County is 53 (upper middle), #1,044 of 2,378 scored counties and #58 of 87 scored counties in Ohio.

How Trumbull 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 Trumbull County, OH compared with Ohio and the U.S.
MeasureTrumbull CountyOhioU.S.
Listings per 10k households18.419.921.5
Spending per listing$530K$518K$445K
Households per official establishment1,0431,115955
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−2.3%−0.2%+2.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.3%+0.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$973$1,033$958
Median household income$56,435$71,389$80,734
Groundwork market score5367

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
85 → 83−2.3% over the period
Employees, 2023
385
Annual payroll, 2023
$17.5M
One-person businesses, 2023
136Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
15920 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
189The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
4
Amount
$216K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Trumbull 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 Trumbull County

Population, 2025 estimate
198,972−1.3% since 2020
Households
86,550
Median age
43.8
Homes lived in by their owners
71%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
618 sq. mi.
People per square mile
325
Median household income
$56,435+19.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$74,332
Median home value
$141,800
Jobs located here
62,464
Daytime population
180,610Residents 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 Trumbull 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
58Trumbull County, OH5315918.4$530K−1.3%#1,044 of 2,378

Other business types in Trumbull County

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

Questions

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

There are 159 auto repair shops on map listings in Trumbull County as of September 2026. 20 of them (13%) are chain locations. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. Official counts show 83 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in 2023, down 2.3% from 2019. Another 136 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

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

About $84.2M a year, or $973 per household. That is 2% above the U.S. average (an index of 102, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 159 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $530K per shop. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 86,550 households in Trumbull County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Trumbull County has 18.4 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 14% below the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $530K, 19% above the U.S. figure of $445K. At the national ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, Trumbull County would have about 189, against 159 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,043 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. The official count fell 2.3% from 2019 to 2023, against +2.1% for the U.S.

How fast is Trumbull County, OH growing?

Population estimates put Trumbull County at 198,972 people in 2025, down 1.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 86,550 households. The median household income in Trumbull County is $56,435 a year, 30% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 19.4% 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. Trumbull County scores 53 for auto repair shops (upper middle), #1,044 of 2,378 scored counties.

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