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Collision repair and body shops in Ashland County, OH
The collision repair and body shops in Ashland County, OH, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 74 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #138 of 1,327 scored counties
#11 of 62 scored counties in Ohio
- Listings
- 5
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 4
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $23.4M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,130 a household
- Spending per listing
- $4.7M
- 52% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.4
- 23% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 52,523
- +0.1% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 5 collision repair and body shops in Ashland County. None of them are chain locations, against 14% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 2.4, 23% below the U.S. rate of 3.1.
Households in Ashland County spend about $23.4M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $1,130 per household, 18% above the U.S. average. That is about $4.7M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 52% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. That spending covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, which collision repair and body shops share with other businesses in the trade.
Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in Ashland County in 2023. That is one for every 5,180 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Ashland County grew 0.1%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Ashland County scores 74 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for collision repair and body shops, ranking #138 of 1,327 scored counties and #11 of 62 scored counties in Ohio. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Ashland 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 collision repair and body 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 | Ashland County | Ohio | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.4 | 2.7 | 3.1 |
| Spending per listing | $4.7M | $3.8M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment | 5,180 | 4,554 | 3,689 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −0.2% | −0.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.1% | +0.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,130 | $1,033 | $958 |
| Median household income | $69,860 | $71,389 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 74 | 67 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 5 → 4
- Employees, 2023
- 24
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 50 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 8The 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 automotive body, paint and interior repair in Ashland 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 Ashland County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 52,523+0.1% since 2020
- Households
- 20,720
- Median age
- 42.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 78%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 423 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 124
- Median household income
- $69,860+32.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $82,890
- Median home value
- $186,800
- Jobs located here
- 18,646
- Daytime population
- 47,965Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Ohio market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Ohio for collision repair and body shops, numbered among those based in Ohio, with Ashland County marked.
Top counties in Ohio
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Delaware County, OH | 94 | 20 | 2.4 | $5.2M | +12.5% | #2 of 1,327 |
| 2Warren County, OH | 92 | 11 | 1.2 | $10.7M | +5.7% | #7 of 1,327 |
| 3Pickaway County, OH | 88 | 6 | 2.7 | $4.3M | +7.4% | #18 of 1,327 |
| 4Fairfield County, OH | 87 | 13 | 2.2 | $5.6M | +6.5% | #24 of 1,327 |
| 5Greene County, OH | 86 | 14 | 2.1 | $5.5M | +3.7% | #29 of 1,327 |
| 6Knox County, OH | 82 | 5 | 2.1 | $5.4M | +1.9% | #51 of 1,327 |
| 7Wood County, OH | 81 | 11 | 2.0 | $5.4M | +1.5% | #58 of 1,327 |
| 8Shelby County, OH | 78 | 5 | 2.6 | $4.6M | −0.2% | #90 of 1,327 |
| 9Brown County, OH | 76 | 5 | 2.9 | $4.4M | +1.6% | #118 of 1,327 |
| 10Medina County, OH | 75 | 17 | 2.3 | $5.2M | +1.3% | #128 of 1,327 |
| 11Ashland County, OH | 74 | 5 | 2.4 | $4.7M | +0.1% | #138 of 1,327 |
Other business types in Ashland County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
- Auto repair and car care57
- Auto repair shops60
- Collision repair and body shops74
- Car washes and detailing60
- Tire shops61
- Oil change and quick lube
- Gas stations60
- Insurance agencies40
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many collision repair and body shops are in Ashland County, OH?
There are 5 collision repair and body shops on map listings in Ashland County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count collision repair and auto body shops. Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in 2023.
How much do households in Ashland County, OH spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $23.4M a year, or $1,130 per household. That is 18% above the U.S. average (an index of 118, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 collision repair and body shops on map listings, it comes to $4.7M per shop. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only collision repair and body shops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 20,720 households in Ashland County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Ashland County, OH compare with the U.S. for collision repair and body shops?
Ashland County has 2.4 collision repair and body shops per 10,000 households, 23% below the U.S. rate of 3.1. Spending per shop is $4.7M, 52% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the national ratio of collision repair and body shops to household spending, Ashland County would have about 8, against 5 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 5,180 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S.
How fast is Ashland County, OH growing?
Population estimates put Ashland County at 52,523 people in 2025, up 0.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 20,720 households. The median household income in Ashland County is $69,860 a year, 13% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 32.3% 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. Ashland County scores 74 for collision repair and body shops (upper middle), #138 of 1,327 scored counties.
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