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Auto repair shops in Vinton County, OH
How Vinton County, OH compares with other counties and the U.S. for auto repair shops: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 74 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #220 of 2,378 scored counties
#15 of 87 scored counties in Ohio
- Listings
- 7
- 2 chain locations (29%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $6.3M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,178 a household
- Spending per listing
- $897K
- Twice the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 13.1
- 39% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 12,645
- −1.2% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for auto repair shops in Vinton County is 74 (upper middle), #220 of 2,378 scored counties and #15 of 87 scored counties in Ohio. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for auto repair shops.
At $1,178 per household (23% above the U.S. average), households in Vinton County spend about $6.3M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That works out to $897K per shop, twice the U.S. figure of $445K. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops.
Vinton County has 7 auto repair shops on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 29% of them, against 16% across the U.S. That comes to 13.1 for every 10,000 households, 39% below the U.S. rate of 21.5.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for mechanical, body and glass repair in Vinton County, since they leave out counts under 3. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Vinton County declined 1.2%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Vinton 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 | Vinton County | Ohio | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 13.1 | 19.9 | 21.5 |
| Spending per listing | $897K | $518K | $445K |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 1,115 | 955 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −0.2% | +2.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.2% | +0.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,178 | $1,033 | $958 |
| Median household income | $55,336 | $71,389 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 74 | 67 |
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
- 9Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 72 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 Vinton 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 Vinton County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 12,645−1.2% since 2020
- Households
- 5,328
- Median age
- 44.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 76%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 412 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 31
- Median household income
- $55,336+21.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $72,308
- Median home value
- $150,000
- Jobs located here
- 2,460
- Daytime population
- 10,104Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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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 |
| 15Vinton County, OH | 74 | 7 | 13.1 | $897K | −1.2% | #220 of 2,378 |
Other business types in Vinton County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many auto repair shops are in Vinton County, OH?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 7 auto repair shops in Vinton County. 2 of them (29%) are chain locations. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. No official count is published for mechanical, body and glass repair in Vinton County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 9 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Vinton County, OH spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $6.3M a year, or $1,178 per household. That is 23% above the U.S. average (an index of 123, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 7 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $897K 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 5,328 households in Vinton County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Vinton County, OH compare with the U.S. for auto repair shops?
Vinton County has 13.1 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 39% below the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $897K, twice the U.S. figure of $445K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, Vinton County would have about 14, against 7 on map listings.
How fast is Vinton County, OH growing?
Population estimates put Vinton County at 12,645 people in 2025, down 1.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 5,328 households. Median household income in Vinton County is $55,336, 31% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 21.2%, 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. Vinton County scores 74 for auto repair shops (upper middle), #220 of 2,378 scored counties.
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