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Collision repair and body shops in Preble County, OH

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

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 3.

Listings
3
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
4
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$20.6M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,233 a household
Spending per listing
$6.9M
2.2 times the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
1.8
42% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
40,664
−0.8% 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 3 collision repair and body shops in Preble County. That is 1.8 per 10,000 households, 42% below the U.S. rate of 3.1.

Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Preble County comes to about $20.6M a year: $1,233 per household, 29% above the U.S. average. Spread across 3 collision repair and body shops, that is $6.9M per shop, 2.2 times 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 Preble County was 4 in 2023. That is one for every 4,181 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S.

Population estimates put the population change in Preble County from 2020 to 2025 at −0.8%, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 3 collision repair and body shops on map listings, Preble County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Preble 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 Preble County, OH compared with Ohio and the U.S.
MeasurePreble CountyOhioU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.82.73.1
Spending per listing$6.9M$3.8M$3.1M
Households per official establishment4,1814,5543,689
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−0.2%−0.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025−0.8%+0.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$1,233$1,033$958
Median household income$69,223$71,389$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored67

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
4 → 4
Employees, 2023
24
Annual payroll, 2023
$1M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
30 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 Preble 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 Preble County

Population, 2025 estimate
40,664−0.8% since 2020
Households
16,725
Median age
43.7
Homes lived in by their owners
80%
Vehicles per household
2.2
Land area
424 sq. mi.
People per square mile
96
Median household income
$69,223+17.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$84,162
Median home value
$180,900
Jobs located here
11,800
Daytime population
34,146Residents 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 Preble 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
Preble County, OHNot scored31.8$6.9M−0.8%

Other business types in Preble 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 Preble County, OH?

There are 3 collision repair and body shops on map listings in Preble County as of September 2026. The listings count collision repair and auto body shops. Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in 2023.

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

About $20.6M a year, or $1,233 per household. That is 29% above the U.S. average (an index of 129, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 3 collision repair and body shops on map listings, it comes to $6.9M 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 16,725 households in Preble County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Preble County has 1.8 collision repair and body shops per 10,000 households, 42% below the U.S. rate of 3.1. Spending per shop is $6.9M, 2.2 times the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the national ratio of collision repair and body shops to household spending, Preble County would have about 7, against 3 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,181 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S.

How fast is Preble County, OH growing?

Population estimates put Preble County at 40,664 people in 2025, down 0.8% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 16,725 households. The median household income in Preble County is $69,223 a year, 14% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 17.4% 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. Preble County has no market score for collision repair and body shops: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 3.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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How the score works · Top markets for collision repair and body shops · All 56 business types in Preble County

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