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Collision repair and body shops in Darke County, OH
How Darke County, OH compares with other counties and the U.S. for collision repair and body shops: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 70 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #207 of 1,327 scored counties
#18 of 62 scored counties in Ohio
- Listings
- 5
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 5
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $24.4M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,148 a household
- Spending per listing
- $4.9M
- 59% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.3
- 26% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 51,520
- −0.7% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Darke County comes to about $24.4M a year: $1,148 per household, 20% above the U.S. average. That is about $4.9M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 59% above 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 5 collision repair and body shops on map listings in Darke County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 14% across the U.S. That is 2.3 per 10,000 households, 26% below the U.S. rate of 3.1.
In 2023, official counts showed 5 businesses with payroll in Darke County classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair. That is one for every 4,259 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Darke County declined 0.7%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for collision repair and body shops in Darke County is 70 (upper middle), #207 of 1,327 scored counties and #18 of 62 scored counties in Ohio. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Darke 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 | Darke County | Ohio | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.3 | 2.7 | 3.1 |
| Spending per listing | $4.9M | $3.8M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment | 4,259 | 4,554 | 3,689 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −0.2% | −0.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.7% | +0.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,148 | $1,033 | $958 |
| Median household income | $64,486 | $71,389 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 70 | 67 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 6 → 5
- Employees, 2023
- 13
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $485K
- 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 Darke 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 Darke County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 51,520−0.7% since 2020
- Households
- 21,297
- Median age
- 41.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 72%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 598 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 86
- Median household income
- $64,486+15.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $83,884
- Median home value
- $173,200
- Jobs located here
- 17,845
- Daytime population
- 43,574Residents 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 | 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 |
| 18Darke County, OH | 70 | 5 | 2.3 | $4.9M | −0.7% | #207 of 1,327 |
Other business types in Darke 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 care42
- Auto repair shops41
- Collision repair and body shops70
- Car washes and detailing60
- Tire shops
- Oil change and quick lube
- Gas stations57
- Insurance agencies37
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 Darke County, OH?
As of September 2026, map listings count 5 collision repair and body shops in Darke County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count collision repair and auto body shops. Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in 2023.
How much do households in Darke County, OH spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $24.4M a year, or $1,148 per household. That is 20% above the U.S. average (an index of 120, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 collision repair and body shops on map listings, it comes to $4.9M 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 21,297 households in Darke County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Darke County, OH compare with the U.S. for collision repair and body shops?
Darke County has 2.3 collision repair and body shops per 10,000 households, 26% below the U.S. rate of 3.1. Spending per shop is $4.9M, 59% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the U.S. ratio of collision repair and body shops to household spending, Darke County would have about 8, against 5 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,259 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S.
How fast is Darke County, OH growing?
Population estimates put Darke County at 51,520 people in 2025, down 0.7% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 21,297 households. Median household income in Darke County is $64,486, 20% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 15.9%, 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. 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. Darke County scores 70 for collision repair and body shops (upper middle), #207 of 1,327 scored counties.
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