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Collision repair and body shops in the Springfield, OH metro area
How the Springfield, 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 73 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #40 of 381 scored metro areas
#2 of 12 scored metro areas based in Ohio
- Listings
- 12
- 1 chain location (8%)
- Official establishments
- 8
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $57.7M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,031 a household
- Spending per listing
- $4.8M
- 56% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.1
- 32% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 135,340
- −0.4% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 12 collision repair and body shops in the Springfield metro area. One of them (8%) is a chain location, against 14% across the U.S. That is 2.1 per 10,000 households, 32% below the U.S. rate of 3.1.
At $1,031 per household (8% above the U.S. average), households in the Springfield metro area spend about $57.7M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That works out to $4.8M per shop, 56% 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.
In 2023, official counts showed 8 businesses with payroll in the Springfield metro area classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair. That is one for every 6,997 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $30K has gone to businesses classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in the Springfield metro area.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Springfield metro area declined 0.4%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for collision repair and body shops in the Springfield metro area is 73 (upper middle), #40 of 381 scored metro areas and #2 of 12 scored metro areas based in Ohio. That puts it in the top quarter of metro areas.
How the Springfield 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 | Springfield metro area | Ohio | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.1 | 2.7 | 3.1 |
| Spending per listing | $4.8M | $3.8M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment | 6,997 | 4,554 | 3,689 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −0.2% | −0.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.4% | +0.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,031 | $1,033 | $958 |
| Median household income | $63,132 | $71,389 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 73 | 67 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 8
- Employees, 2023
- 71
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 121 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 19The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $30K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in the Springfield 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 Springfield metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 135,340−0.4% since 2020
- Households
- 55,975
- Median age
- 41.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 69%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 396 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 341
- Median household income
- $63,132+24.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $80,369
- Median home value
- $169,900
- Jobs located here
- 47,291
- Daytime population
- 124,677Residents 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 Springfield 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 |
Other business types in the Springfield 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 care62
- Auto repair shops57
- Collision repair and body shops73
- Car washes and detailing53
- Tire shops59
- Oil change and quick lube
- Gas stations39
- Insurance agencies62
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 Springfield, OH metro area?
There are 12 collision repair and body shops on map listings in the Springfield metro area as of September 2026. One of them (8%) is a chain location. The listings count collision repair and auto body shops. Official counts show 8 businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in 2023.
How much do households in the Springfield, OH metro area spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $57.7M a year, or $1,031 per household. That is 8% above the U.S. average (an index of 108, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 12 collision repair and body shops on map listings, it comes to $4.8M 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 55,975 households in the Springfield metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Springfield, OH metro area compare with the U.S. for collision repair and body shops?
The Springfield metro area has 2.1 collision repair and body shops per 10,000 households, 32% below the U.S. rate of 3.1. Spending per shop is $4.8M, 56% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the national ratio of collision repair and body shops to household spending, the Springfield metro area would have about 19, against 12 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 6,997 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S.
How fast is the Springfield, OH metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Springfield metro area at 135,340 people in 2025, down 0.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 55,975 households. The median household income in the Springfield metro area is $63,132 a year, 22% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 24.1% 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. The Springfield metro area scores 73 for collision repair and body shops (upper middle), #40 of 381 scored metro areas.
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