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Collision repair and body shops in Lawrence County, OH
How Lawrence 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 41 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #875 of 1,327 scored counties
#58 of 62 scored counties in Ohio
- Listings
- 9
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 5
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $22.7M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,000 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.5M
- 18% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.0
- 29% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 55,710
- −4.2% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 9 collision repair and body shops in Lawrence County. None of them are chain locations, against 14% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 4.0, 29% above the U.S. rate of 3.1.
Households in Lawrence County spend about $22.7M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $1,000 per household, 4% above the U.S. average. Spread across 9 collision repair and body shops, that is $2.5M per shop, 18% below 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 5 businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in Lawrence County in 2023. That is one for every 4,530 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S.
Population estimates put the population change in Lawrence County from 2020 to 2025 at −4.2%, against +3.1% for the U.S. For collision repair and body shops, Lawrence County has a Groundwork market score of 41 (lower middle): #875 of 1,327 scored counties and #58 of 62 scored counties in Ohio.
How Lawrence 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 | Lawrence County | Ohio | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.0 | 2.7 | 3.1 |
| Spending per listing | $2.5M | $3.8M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment | 4,530 | 4,554 | 3,689 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −0.2% | −0.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −4.2% | +0.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,000 | $1,033 | $958 |
| Median household income | $58,325 | $71,389 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 41 | 67 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 4 → 5
- Employees, 2023
- 24
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 90 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 7The 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 Lawrence 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 Lawrence County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 55,710−4.2% since 2020
- Households
- 22,650
- Median age
- 42.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 72%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 453 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 125
- Median household income
- $58,325+29.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $74,970
- Median home value
- $144,000
- Jobs located here
- 13,066
- Daytime population
- 45,023Residents 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 |
| 58Lawrence County, OH | 41 | 9 | 4.0 | $2.5M | −4.2% | #875 of 1,327 |
Other business types in Lawrence 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 care57
- Auto repair shops52
- Collision repair and body shops41
- Car washes and detailing60
- Tire shops62
- Oil change and quick lube
- Gas stations39
- Insurance agencies29
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 Lawrence County, OH?
Lawrence County has 9 collision repair and body shops on map listings as of September 2026. 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 Lawrence County, OH spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $22.7M a year, or $1,000 per household. That is 4% above the U.S. average (an index of 104, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 9 collision repair and body shops on map listings, it comes to $2.5M 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 22,650 households in Lawrence County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Lawrence County, OH compare with the U.S. for collision repair and body shops?
Lawrence County has 4.0 collision repair and body shops per 10,000 households, 29% above the U.S. rate of 3.1. Spending per shop is $2.5M, 18% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the national ratio of collision repair and body shops to household spending, Lawrence County would have about 7, against 9 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,530 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S.
How fast is Lawrence County, OH growing?
Population estimates put Lawrence County at 55,710 people in 2025, down 4.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 22,650 households. The median household income in Lawrence County is $58,325 a year, 28% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 29.3% 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. Lawrence County scores 41 for collision repair and body shops (lower middle), #875 of 1,327 scored counties.
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