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Collision repair and body shops in the Canton-Massillon, OH metro area

The collision repair and body shops in the Canton-Massillon, OH metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 51 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #196 of 381 scored metro areas
#10 of 12 scored metro areas based in Ohio

Listings
59
6 chain locations (10%)
Official establishments
32
0.0% since 2019
Household spending a year
$174.4M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,043 a household
Spending per listing
$3M
4% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
3.5
13% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
400,246
−0.2% 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

At $1,043 per household (9% above the U.S. average), households in the Canton-Massillon metro area spend about $174.4M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That works out to $3M per shop, 4% below 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 59 collision repair and body shops on map listings in the Canton-Massillon metro area as of September 2026. Of those, 6 are chain locations, or 10%, against 14% across the U.S. That comes to 3.5 for every 10,000 households, 13% above the U.S. rate of 3.1.

In 2023, official counts showed 32 businesses with payroll in the Canton-Massillon metro area classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair, unchanged from 2019. That is one for every 5,224 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 5 SBA-backed loans worth $407K have gone to businesses classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in the Canton-Massillon metro area.

Population estimates show the Canton-Massillon metro area declined 0.2% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for collision repair and body shops in the Canton-Massillon metro area is 51 (upper middle), #196 of 381 scored metro areas and #10 of 12 scored metro areas based in Ohio.

How the Canton-Massillon metro 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.

Collision repair and body shops in Canton-Massillon, OH metro area compared with Ohio and the U.S.
MeasureCanton-Massillon metro areaOhioU.S.
Listings per 10k households3.52.73.1
Spending per listing$3M$3.8M$3.1M
Households per official establishment5,2244,5543,689
Official establishment growth, 2019–20230.0%−0.2%−0.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025−0.2%+0.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$1,043$1,033$958
Median household income$67,801$71,389$80,734
Groundwork market score5167

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
320.0% over the period
Employees, 2023
202
Annual payroll, 2023
$11.8M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
596 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
57The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
5
Amount
$407K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in the Canton-Massillon metro 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 Canton-Massillon metro area

Population, 2025 estimate
400,246−0.2% since 2020
Households
167,161
Median age
42.5
Homes lived in by their owners
70%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
970 sq. mi.
People per square mile
413
Median household income
$67,801+25.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$86,722
Median home value
$186,200
Jobs located here
167,864
Daytime population
384,518Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Collision repair and body shops across Ohio

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The highest-scoring metro areas in Ohio for collision repair and body shops, numbered among those based in Ohio (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Canton-Massillon metro area marked.

Top metro areas in Ohio

Metro areas in Ohio ranked for collision repair and body shops by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Columbus, OH782242.6$4.1M+4.7%#21 of 381
2Springfield, OH73122.1$4.8M−0.4%#40 of 381
3Sandusky, OH70122.4$4.5M−2.6%#56 of 381
4Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH70862.5$4.1M+1.5%#58 of 381
5Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN662322.6$4.1M+2.7%#85 of 381
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH60102.0$4.4M−3.6%#126 of 381
6Mansfield, OH60132.6$3.8M−0.1%#128 of 381
7Toledo, OH60672.6$3.8M−1.0%#129 of 381
8Youngstown-Warren, OH59362.0$5M−1.4%#132 of 381
9Cleveland, OH552342.5$3.8M−0.8%#161 of 381
10Canton-Massillon, OH51593.5$3M−0.2%#196 of 381

Other business types in the Canton-Massillon metro area

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Questions

How many collision repair and body shops are in the Canton-Massillon, OH metro area?

As of September 2026, map listings count 59 collision repair and body shops in the Canton-Massillon metro area. 6 of them (10%) are chain locations. The listings count collision repair and auto body shops. Official counts show 32 businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in 2023, unchanged from 2019.

How much do households in the Canton-Massillon, OH metro area spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?

About $174.4M a year, or $1,043 per household. That is 9% above the U.S. average (an index of 109, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 59 collision repair and body shops on map listings, it comes to $3M 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 167,161 households in the Canton-Massillon metro area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Canton-Massillon, OH metro area compare with the U.S. for collision repair and body shops?

The Canton-Massillon metro area has 3.5 collision repair and body shops per 10,000 households, 13% above the U.S. rate of 3.1. Spending per shop is $3M, 4% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the U.S. ratio of collision repair and body shops to household spending, the Canton-Massillon metro area would have about 57, against 59 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 5,224 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S. The official count held level from 2019 to 2023, against −0.8% for the U.S.

How fast is the Canton-Massillon, OH metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Canton-Massillon metro area at 400,246 people in 2025, down 0.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 167,161 households. Median household income in the Canton-Massillon metro area is $67,801, 16% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.6%, 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. The Canton-Massillon metro area scores 51 for collision repair and body shops (upper middle), #196 of 381 scored metro areas.

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