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Collision repair and body shops in Defiance County, OH

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for collision repair and body shops in Defiance County, OH, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 44 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #792 of 1,327 scored counties
#52 of 62 scored counties in Ohio

Listings
6
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
7
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$17.5M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,140 a household
Spending per listing
$2.9M
6% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
3.9
26% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
38,292
+0.1% 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 $1,140 per household (19% above the U.S. average), households in Defiance County spend about $17.5M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That is about $2.9M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 6% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only collision repair and body shops.

Defiance County has 6 collision repair and body shops on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 14% across the U.S. That comes to 3.9 for every 10,000 households, 26% above the U.S. rate of 3.1.

In 2023, official counts showed 7 businesses with payroll in Defiance County classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair. That is one for every 2,190 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S.

Population estimates put the population change in Defiance County from 2020 to 2025 at +0.1%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For collision repair and body shops, Defiance County has a Groundwork market score of 44 (lower middle): #792 of 1,327 scored counties and #52 of 62 scored counties in Ohio.

How Defiance 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 Defiance County, OH compared with Ohio and the U.S.
MeasureDefiance CountyOhioU.S.
Listings per 10k households3.92.73.1
Spending per listing$2.9M$3.8M$3.1M
Households per official establishment2,1904,5543,689
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−0.2%−0.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.1%+0.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$1,140$1,033$958
Median household income$73,064$71,389$80,734
Groundwork market score4467

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
7 → 7
Employees, 2023
23
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.3M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
60 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
6The 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 Defiance 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 Defiance County

Population, 2025 estimate
38,292+0.1% since 2020
Households
15,327
Median age
40.9
Homes lived in by their owners
79%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
411 sq. mi.
People per square mile
93
Median household income
$73,064+21.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$88,073
Median home value
$163,200
Jobs located here
14,922
Daytime population
36,059Residents 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 Defiance 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
52Defiance County, OH4463.9$2.9M+0.1%#792 of 1,327

Other business types in Defiance County

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

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Questions

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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 6 collision repair and body shops in Defiance County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count collision repair and auto body shops. Official counts show 7 businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in 2023.

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

About $17.5M a year, or $1,140 per household. That is 19% above the U.S. average (an index of 119, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 6 collision repair and body shops on map listings, it comes to $2.9M 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 15,327 households in Defiance County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Defiance County has 3.9 collision repair and body shops per 10,000 households, 26% above the U.S. rate of 3.1. Spending per shop is $2.9M, 6% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of collision repair and body shops to household spending. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,190 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S.

How fast is Defiance County, OH growing?

Population estimates put Defiance County at 38,292 people in 2025, up 0.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 15,327 households. Median household income in Defiance County is $73,064, 10% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 21.9%, 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. Defiance County scores 44 for collision repair and body shops (lower middle), #792 of 1,327 scored counties.

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