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Collision repair and body shops in the Sidney, OH area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for collision repair and body shops in the Sidney, OH area, set against other small-town markets and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 82 out of 100: High
Ranked #11 of 387 scored small-town markets
#2 of 23 scored small-town markets based in Ohio
- Listings
- 5
- 1 chain location (20%)
- Official establishments
- 3
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $22.8M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,204 a household
- Spending per listing
- $4.6M
- 48% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.6
- 16% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 48,065
- −0.2% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for collision repair and body shops in the Sidney area is 82 (high), #11 of 387 scored small-town markets and #2 of 23 scored small-town markets based in Ohio. That puts it in the top 10% of small-town markets for collision repair and body shops.
As of September 2026, map listings count 5 collision repair and body shops in the Sidney area. One of them (20%) is a chain location, against 14% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 2.6, 16% below the U.S. rate of 3.1.
Households in the Sidney area spend about $22.8M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $1,204 per household, 26% above the U.S. average. That is about $4.6M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 48% 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 Sidney area was 3 in 2023. That is one for every 6,302 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Sidney area declined 0.2%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How the Sidney 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 | Sidney area | Ohio | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.6 | 2.7 | 3.1 |
| Spending per listing | $4.6M | $3.8M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment | 6,302 | 4,554 | 3,689 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −0.2% | −0.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.2% | +0.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,204 | $1,033 | $958 |
| Median household income | $73,978 | $71,389 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 82 | 67 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 3
- Employees, 2023
- 15
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $776K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 51 chain location
- 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 the Sidney 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 Sidney area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 48,065−0.2% since 2020
- Households
- 18,906
- Median age
- 40.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 74%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 408 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 118
- Median household income
- $73,978+15.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $94,849
- Median home value
- $208,100
- Jobs located here
- 26,886
- Daytime population
- 50,791Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Ohio market ranked →The highest-scoring small-town markets in Ohio for collision repair and body shops, numbered among those based in Ohio, with the Sidney area marked.
Top small-town markets in Ohio
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Mount Vernon, OH | 86 | 5 | 2.1 | $5.4M | +1.9% | #8 of 387 |
| 2Sidney, OH | 82 | 5 | 2.6 | $4.6M | −0.2% | #11 of 387 |
| 3Ashland, OH | 78 | 5 | 2.4 | $4.7M | +0.1% | #26 of 387 |
| 4Tiffin, OH | 75 | 5 | 2.2 | $4.8M | −1.0% | #33 of 387 |
| 5Wooster, OH | 75 | 11 | 2.5 | $4.3M | −0.1% | #34 of 387 |
| 6Wilmington, OH | 75 | 6 | 3.6 | $3.3M | +0.6% | #39 of 387 |
| 7Greenville, OH | 74 | 5 | 2.3 | $4.9M | −0.7% | #40 of 387 |
| 8Marion, OH | 71 | 5 | 2.0 | $4.9M | −0.4% | #52 of 387 |
| 9Marietta, OH | 70 | 7 | 2.8 | $3.8M | −2.1% | #60 of 387 |
| 10Findlay, OH | 69 | 10 | 3.2 | $3.5M | +0.1% | #63 of 387 |
Other business types in the Sidney 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 care71
- Auto repair shops74
- Collision repair and body shops82
- Car washes and detailing63
- Tire shops
- Oil change and quick lube
- Gas stations51
- Insurance agencies39
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 Sidney, OH area?
The Sidney area has 5 collision repair and body shops on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (20%) is a chain location. The listings count collision repair and auto body shops. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in 2023.
How much do households in the Sidney, OH area spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $22.8M a year, or $1,204 per household. That is 26% above the U.S. average (an index of 126, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 collision repair and body shops on map listings, it comes to $4.6M 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 18,906 households in the Sidney area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Sidney, OH area compare with the U.S. for collision repair and body shops?
The Sidney area has 2.6 collision repair and body shops per 10,000 households, 16% below the U.S. rate of 3.1. Spending per shop is $4.6M, 48% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the national ratio of collision repair and body shops to household spending, the Sidney area would have about 7, against 5 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 6,302 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S.
How fast is the Sidney, OH area growing?
Population estimates put the Sidney area at 48,065 people in 2025, down 0.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 18,906 households. The median household income in the Sidney area is $73,978 a year, 8% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 15.9% 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 Sidney area scores 82 for collision repair and body shops (high), #11 of 387 scored small-town markets.
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