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Collision repair and body shops in the Lima, OH metro area
How the Lima, OH metro area compares with other metro areas and the U.S. for collision repair and body shops: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 34 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #302 of 381 scored metro areas
#12 of 12 scored metro areas based in Ohio
- Listings
- 15
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 13
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $43.8M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,061 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.9M
- 5% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.6
- 16% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 100,881
- −1.2% since 2020
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What this means
For collision repair and body shops, the Lima metro area has a Groundwork market score of 34 (lower middle): #302 of 381 scored metro areas and #12 of 12 scored metro areas based in Ohio. That puts it in the bottom quarter of metro areas.
Households in the Lima metro area spend about $43.8M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $1,061 per household, 11% above the U.S. average. Spread across 15 collision repair and body shops, that is $2.9M per shop, 5% below 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 15 collision repair and body shops on map listings in the Lima metro area as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 14% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 3.6, 16% above the U.S. rate of 3.1.
In 2023, official counts showed 13 businesses with payroll in the Lima metro area classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair. That is one for every 3,177 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $128K has gone to businesses classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in the Lima metro area. Population estimates show the Lima metro area declined 1.2% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How the Lima metro 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.
| Measure | Lima metro area | Ohio | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.6 | 2.7 | 3.1 |
| Spending per listing | $2.9M | $3.8M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment | 3,177 | 4,554 | 3,689 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −0.2% | −0.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.2% | +0.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,061 | $1,033 | $958 |
| Median household income | $64,038 | $71,389 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 34 | 67 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 13
- Employees, 2023
- 45
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 150 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 14The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $128K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in the Lima metro 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 Lima metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 100,881−1.2% since 2020
- Households
- 41,295
- Median age
- 40.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 68%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 403 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 252
- Median household income
- $64,038+20.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $82,511
- Median home value
- $165,300
- Jobs located here
- 49,401
- Daytime population
- 105,788Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Ohio market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in Ohio for collision repair and body shops, numbered among those based in Ohio (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Lima metro area marked.
Top metro areas in Ohio
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Columbus, OH | 78 | 224 | 2.6 | $4.1M | +4.7% | #21 of 381 |
| 2Springfield, OH | 73 | 12 | 2.1 | $4.8M | −0.4% | #40 of 381 |
| 3Sandusky, OH | 70 | 12 | 2.4 | $4.5M | −2.6% | #56 of 381 |
| 4Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH | 70 | 86 | 2.5 | $4.1M | +1.5% | #58 of 381 |
| 5Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | 66 | 232 | 2.6 | $4.1M | +2.7% | #85 of 381 |
| Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH | 60 | 10 | 2.0 | $4.4M | −3.6% | #126 of 381 |
| 6Mansfield, OH | 60 | 13 | 2.6 | $3.8M | −0.1% | #128 of 381 |
| 7Toledo, OH | 60 | 67 | 2.6 | $3.8M | −1.0% | #129 of 381 |
| 8Youngstown-Warren, OH | 59 | 36 | 2.0 | $5M | −1.4% | #132 of 381 |
| 9Cleveland, OH | 55 | 234 | 2.5 | $3.8M | −0.8% | #161 of 381 |
| 12Lima, OH | 34 | 15 | 3.6 | $2.9M | −1.2% | #302 of 381 |
Other business types in the Lima metro area
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 care38
- Auto repair shops48
- Collision repair and body shops34
- Car washes and detailing38
- Tire shops25
- Oil change and quick lube
- Gas stations40
- Insurance agencies31
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 the Lima, OH metro area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 15 collision repair and body shops in the Lima metro area. None of them are chain locations. The listings count collision repair and auto body shops. Official counts show 13 businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in 2023.
How much do households in the Lima, OH metro area spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $43.8M a year, or $1,061 per household. That is 11% above the U.S. average (an index of 111, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 15 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 41,295 households in the Lima metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Lima, OH metro area compare with the U.S. for collision repair and body shops?
The Lima metro area has 3.6 collision repair and body shops per 10,000 households, 16% above the U.S. rate of 3.1. Spending per shop is $2.9M, 5% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the U.S. ratio of collision repair and body shops to household spending, the Lima metro area would have about 14, against 15 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,177 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S.
How fast is the Lima, OH metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Lima metro area at 100,881 people in 2025, down 1.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 41,295 households. Median household income in the Lima metro area is $64,038, 21% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 20.5%, 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. The Lima metro area scores 34 for collision repair and body shops (lower middle), #302 of 381 scored metro areas.
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