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Collision repair and body shops in Columbiana County, OH

The collision repair and body shops in Columbiana County, OH, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 47 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #715 of 1,327 scored counties
#49 of 62 scored counties in Ohio

Listings
13
3 chain locations (23%)
Official establishments
14
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$44.5M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,074 a household
Spending per listing
$3.4M
11% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
3.1
In line with the U.S.
Population, 2025
99,377
−2.2% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 13 collision repair and body shops in Columbiana County. 3 of them (23%) are chain locations, against 14% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 3.1, in line with the U.S. rate of 3.1.

At $1,074 per household (12% above the U.S. average), households in Columbiana County spend about $44.5M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That works out to $3.4M per shop, 11% 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 14 businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in Columbiana County in 2023. That is one for every 2,961 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $34K has gone to businesses classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in Columbiana County.

Population estimates show Columbiana County declined 2.2% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. Columbiana County scores 47 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for collision repair and body shops, ranking #715 of 1,327 scored counties and #49 of 62 scored counties in Ohio.

How Columbiana 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.

Collision repair and body shops in Columbiana County, OH compared with Ohio and the U.S.
MeasureColumbiana CountyOhioU.S.
Listings per 10k households3.12.73.1
Spending per listing$3.4M$3.8M$3.1M
Households per official establishment2,9614,5543,689
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−0.2%−0.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025−2.2%+0.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$1,074$1,033$958
Median household income$58,180$71,389$80,734
Groundwork market score4767

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
14 → 14
Employees, 2023
45
Annual payroll, 2023
$2.4M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
133 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
15The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$34K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in Columbiana 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 Columbiana County

Population, 2025 estimate
99,377−2.2% since 2020
Households
41,459
Median age
44.5
Homes lived in by their owners
73%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
532 sq. mi.
People per square mile
189
Median household income
$58,180+20.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$78,065
Median home value
$151,600
Jobs located here
28,013
Daytime population
85,744Residents 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 counties in Ohio for collision repair and body shops, numbered among those based in Ohio, with Columbiana County marked.

Top counties in Ohio

Counties in Ohio ranked for collision repair and body shops by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Delaware County, OH94202.4$5.2M+12.5%#2 of 1,327
2Warren County, OH92111.2$10.7M+5.7%#7 of 1,327
3Pickaway County, OH8862.7$4.3M+7.4%#18 of 1,327
4Fairfield County, OH87132.2$5.6M+6.5%#24 of 1,327
5Greene County, OH86142.1$5.5M+3.7%#29 of 1,327
6Knox County, OH8252.1$5.4M+1.9%#51 of 1,327
7Wood County, OH81112.0$5.4M+1.5%#58 of 1,327
8Shelby County, OH7852.6$4.6M−0.2%#90 of 1,327
9Brown County, OH7652.9$4.4M+1.6%#118 of 1,327
10Medina County, OH75172.3$5.2M+1.3%#128 of 1,327
49Columbiana County, OH47133.1$3.4M−2.2%#715 of 1,327

Other business types in Columbiana County

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

Questions

How many collision repair and body shops are in Columbiana County, OH?

Columbiana County has 13 collision repair and body shops on map listings as of September 2026. 3 of them (23%) are chain locations. The listings count collision repair and auto body shops. Official counts show 14 businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in 2023.

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

About $44.5M a year, or $1,074 per household. That is 12% above the U.S. average (an index of 112, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 13 collision repair and body shops on map listings, it comes to $3.4M 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 41,459 households in Columbiana County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Columbiana County, OH compare with the U.S. for collision repair and body shops?

Columbiana County has 3.1 collision repair and body shops per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 3.1. Spending per shop is $3.4M, 11% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the national ratio of collision repair and body shops to household spending, Columbiana County would have about 15, against 13 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,961 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S.

How fast is Columbiana County, OH growing?

Population estimates put Columbiana County at 99,377 people in 2025, down 2.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 41,459 households. The median household income in Columbiana County is $58,180 a year, 28% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 20.3% 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. Columbiana County scores 47 for collision repair and body shops (lower middle), #715 of 1,327 scored counties.

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