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Collision repair and body shops in Lucas County, OH

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 56 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #516 of 1,327 scored counties
#41 of 62 scored counties in Ohio

Listings
51
5 chain locations (10%)
Official establishments
28
−20.0% since 2019
Household spending a year
$171M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $933 a household
Spending per listing
$3.4M
9% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
2.8
10% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
423,347
−1.7% 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 $933 per household (3% below the U.S. average), households in Lucas County spend about $171M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. Spread across 51 collision repair and body shops, that is $3.4M per shop, 9% 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 51 collision repair and body shops on map listings in Lucas County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 10% of them, against 14% across the U.S. That is 2.8 per 10,000 households, 10% below the U.S. rate of 3.1.

Official counts show 28 businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in Lucas County in 2023, down 20.0% from 2019. That is one for every 6,544 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Lucas County declined 1.7%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Lucas County scores 56 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for collision repair and body shops, ranking #516 of 1,327 scored counties and #41 of 62 scored counties in Ohio.

How Lucas 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 Lucas County, OH compared with Ohio and the U.S.
MeasureLucas CountyOhioU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.82.73.1
Spending per listing$3.4M$3.8M$3.1M
Households per official establishment6,5444,5543,689
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−20.0%−0.2%−0.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.7%+0.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$933$1,033$958
Median household income$62,224$71,389$80,734
Groundwork market score5667

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
35 → 28−20.0% over the period
Employees, 2023
146
Annual payroll, 2023
$7.1M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
515 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
56The 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 Lucas 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 Lucas County

Population, 2025 estimate
423,347−1.7% since 2020
Households
183,243
Median age
39.7
Homes lived in by their owners
62%
Vehicles per household
1.6
Land area
340 sq. mi.
People per square mile
1,260
Median household income
$62,224+27.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$87,001
Median home value
$163,900
Jobs located here
202,605
Daytime population
443,876Residents 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 Lucas 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
41Lucas County, OH56512.8$3.4M−1.7%#516 of 1,327

Other business types in Lucas County

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

Questions

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

As of September 2026, map listings count 51 collision repair and body shops in Lucas County. 5 of them (10%) are chain locations. The listings count collision repair and auto body shops. Official counts show 28 businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in 2023, down 20.0% from 2019.

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

About $171M a year, or $933 per household. That is 3% below the U.S. average (an index of 97, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 51 collision repair and body shops on map listings, it comes to $3.4M 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 183,243 households in Lucas County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Lucas County has 2.8 collision repair and body shops per 10,000 households, 10% below the U.S. rate of 3.1. Spending per shop is $3.4M, 9% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the U.S. ratio of collision repair and body shops to household spending, Lucas County would have about 56, against 51 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 6,544 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S. The official count fell 20.0% from 2019 to 2023, against −0.8% for the U.S.

How fast is Lucas County, OH growing?

Population estimates put Lucas County at 423,347 people in 2025, down 1.7% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 183,243 households. Median household income in Lucas County is $62,224, 23% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 27.7%, 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. Lucas County scores 56 for collision repair and body shops (upper middle), #516 of 1,327 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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