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Collision repair and body shops in the Fremont, OH area

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for collision repair and body shops in the Fremont, OH area, set against other small-town markets and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 62 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #107 of 387 scored small-town markets
#13 of 23 scored small-town markets based in Ohio

Listings
8
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
6
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$26.5M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,072 a household
Spending per listing
$3.3M
7% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
3.2
3% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
58,655
−0.4% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 8 collision repair and body shops in the Fremont area. None of them are chain locations, against 14% across the U.S. That is 3.2 per 10,000 households, 3% above the U.S. rate of 3.1.

At $1,072 per household (12% above the U.S. average), households in the Fremont area spend about $26.5M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That works out to $3.3M per shop, 7% 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.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in the Fremont area was 6 in 2023. That is one for every 4,114 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S.

Population estimates put the population change in the Fremont area from 2020 to 2025 at −0.4%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Fremont area scores 62 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for collision repair and body shops, ranking #107 of 387 scored small-town markets and #13 of 23 scored small-town markets based in Ohio.

How the Fremont 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 Fremont, OH area compared with Ohio and the U.S.
MeasureFremont areaOhioU.S.
Listings per 10k households3.22.73.1
Spending per listing$3.3M$3.8M$3.1M
Households per official establishment4,1144,5543,689
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−0.2%−0.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025−0.4%+0.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$1,072$1,033$958
Median household income$62,295$71,389$80,734
Groundwork market score6267

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
6
Employees, 2023
41
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.5M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
80 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
9The 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 the Fremont 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 Fremont area

Population, 2025 estimate
58,655−0.4% since 2020
Households
24,686
Median age
43.0
Homes lived in by their owners
73%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
408 sq. mi.
People per square mile
144
Median household income
$62,295+15.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$81,613
Median home value
$160,700
Jobs located here
26,036
Daytime population
55,882Residents 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 small-town markets in Ohio for collision repair and body shops, numbered among those based in Ohio, with the Fremont area marked.

Top small-town markets in Ohio

Small-town markets in Ohio ranked for collision repair and body shops by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Mount Vernon, OH8652.1$5.4M+1.9%#8 of 387
2Sidney, OH8252.6$4.6M−0.2%#11 of 387
3Ashland, OH7852.4$4.7M+0.1%#26 of 387
4Tiffin, OH7552.2$4.8M−1.0%#33 of 387
5Wooster, OH75112.5$4.3M−0.1%#34 of 387
6Wilmington, OH7563.6$3.3M+0.6%#39 of 387
7Greenville, OH7452.3$4.9M−0.7%#40 of 387
8Marion, OH7152.0$4.9M−0.4%#52 of 387
9Marietta, OH7072.8$3.8M−2.1%#60 of 387
10Findlay, OH69103.2$3.5M+0.1%#63 of 387
13Fremont, OH6283.2$3.3M−0.4%#107 of 387

Other business types in the Fremont area

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

Questions

How many collision repair and body shops are in the Fremont, OH area?

There are 8 collision repair and body shops on map listings in the Fremont area as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count collision repair and auto body shops. Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in 2023.

How much do households in the Fremont, OH area spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?

About $26.5M a year, or $1,072 per household. That is 12% above the U.S. average (an index of 112, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 8 collision repair and body shops on map listings, it comes to $3.3M 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 24,686 households in the Fremont area and national spending patterns by income.

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

The Fremont area has 3.2 collision repair and body shops per 10,000 households, 3% above the U.S. rate of 3.1. Spending per shop is $3.3M, 7% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the national ratio of collision repair and body shops to household spending, the Fremont area would have about 9, against 8 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,114 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S.

How fast is the Fremont, OH area growing?

Population estimates put the Fremont area at 58,655 people in 2025, down 0.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 24,686 households. The median household income in the Fremont area is $62,295 a year, 23% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 15.2% 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. 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 Fremont area scores 62 for collision repair and body shops (upper middle), #107 of 387 scored small-town markets.

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