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Collision repair and body shops in the Athens, OH area
The collision repair and body shops in the Athens, OH area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other small-town markets.
Groundwork market score
Not scored
The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 3.
- Listings
- 3
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $24M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,042 a household
- Spending per listing
- $8M
- 2.6 times the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.3
- 58% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 63,197
- +1.3% since 2020
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What this means
At $1,042 per household (9% above the U.S. average), households in the Athens area spend about $24M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That is about $8M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 2.6 times the U.S. figure of $3.1M. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only collision repair and body shops.
There are 3 collision repair and body shops on map listings in the Athens area as of September 2026. Per 10,000 households, that is 1.3, 58% below the U.S. rate of 3.1.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for automotive body, paint and interior repair in the Athens area, since they leave out counts under 3. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $150K has gone to businesses classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in the Athens area.
Population estimates put the population change in the Athens area from 2020 to 2025 at +1.3%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 3 collision repair and body shops on map listings, the Athens area isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.
How the Athens 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 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 | Athens area | Ohio | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.3 | 2.7 | 3.1 |
| Spending per listing | $8M | $3.8M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 4,554 | 3,689 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −0.2% | −0.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.3% | +0.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,042 | $1,033 | $958 |
| Median household income | $56,001 | $71,389 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | Not scored | 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
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 30 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
- 1
- Amount
- $150K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in the Athens 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 Athens area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 63,197+1.3% since 2020
- Households
- 23,014
- Median age
- 37.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 60%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 504 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 122
- Median household income
- $56,001+36.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $77,858
- Median home value
- $185,000
- Jobs located here
- 18,702
- Daytime population
- 59,780Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Ohio market ranked →The highest-scoring small-town markets in Ohio for collision repair and body shops, numbered among those based in Ohio, with the Athens area marked.
Top small-town markets in Ohio
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Mount Vernon, OH | 86 | 5 | 2.1 | $5.4M | +1.9% | #8 of 387 |
| 2Sidney, OH | 82 | 5 | 2.6 | $4.6M | −0.2% | #11 of 387 |
| 3Ashland, OH | 78 | 5 | 2.4 | $4.7M | +0.1% | #26 of 387 |
| 4Tiffin, OH | 75 | 5 | 2.2 | $4.8M | −1.0% | #33 of 387 |
| 5Wooster, OH | 75 | 11 | 2.5 | $4.3M | −0.1% | #34 of 387 |
| 6Wilmington, OH | 75 | 6 | 3.6 | $3.3M | +0.6% | #39 of 387 |
| 7Greenville, OH | 74 | 5 | 2.3 | $4.9M | −0.7% | #40 of 387 |
| 8Marion, OH | 71 | 5 | 2.0 | $4.9M | −0.4% | #52 of 387 |
| 9Marietta, OH | 70 | 7 | 2.8 | $3.8M | −2.1% | #60 of 387 |
| 10Findlay, OH | 69 | 10 | 3.2 | $3.5M | +0.1% | #63 of 387 |
| Athens, OH | Not scored | 3 | 1.3 | $8M | +1.3% |
Other business types in the Athens area
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 care76
- Auto repair shops76
- Collision repair and body shops
- Car washes and detailing62
- Tire shops64
- Oil change and quick lube
- Gas stations54
- Insurance agencies48
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 the Athens, OH area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 3 collision repair and body shops in the Athens area. The listings count collision repair and auto body shops. No official count is published for automotive body, paint and interior repair in the Athens area: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in the Athens, OH area spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $24M a year, or $1,042 per household. That is 9% above the U.S. average (an index of 109, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 3 collision repair and body shops on map listings, it comes to $8M per shop. That spending covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, which collision repair and body shops share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 23,014 households in the Athens area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Athens, OH area compare with the U.S. for collision repair and body shops?
The Athens area has 1.3 collision repair and body shops per 10,000 households, 58% below the U.S. rate of 3.1. Spending per shop is $8M, 2.6 times the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the U.S. ratio of collision repair and body shops to household spending, the Athens area would have about 8, against 3 on map listings.
How fast is the Athens, OH area growing?
Population estimates put the Athens area at 63,197 people in 2025, up 1.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 23,014 households. Median household income in the Athens area is $56,001, 31% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 36.9%, 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 Athens area has no market score for collision repair and body shops: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 3.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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