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Collision repair and body shops in the Urbana, OH area

The collision repair and body shops in the Urbana, OH area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other small-town markets.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 67 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #73 of 387 scored small-town markets
#11 of 23 scored small-town markets based in Ohio

Listings
6
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
4
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$18.5M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,181 a household
Spending per listing
$3.1M
In line with the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
3.8
23% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
38,820
+0.2% 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

Households in the Urbana area spend about $18.5M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $1,181 per household, 23% above the U.S. average. That is about $3.1M of household spending for each shop on map listings, in line with 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 6 collision repair and body shops on map listings in the Urbana area as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 14% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 3.8, 23% above the U.S. rate of 3.1.

In 2023, official counts showed 4 businesses with payroll in the Urbana area classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair. That is one for every 3,912 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $105K has gone to businesses classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in the Urbana area.

Population estimates put the population change in the Urbana area from 2020 to 2025 at +0.2%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For collision repair and body shops, the Urbana area has a Groundwork market score of 67 (upper middle): #73 of 387 scored small-town markets and #11 of 23 scored small-town markets based in Ohio. That puts it in the top quarter of small-town markets.

How the Urbana 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.

Collision repair and body shops in Urbana, OH area compared with Ohio and the U.S.
MeasureUrbana areaOhioU.S.
Listings per 10k households3.82.73.1
Spending per listing$3.1M$3.8M$3.1M
Households per official establishment3,9124,5543,689
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−0.2%−0.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.2%+0.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$1,181$1,033$958
Median household income$75,556$71,389$80,734
Groundwork market score6767

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
4
Employees, 2023
36
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.7M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
60 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
6The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$105K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in the Urbana 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 Urbana area

Population, 2025 estimate
38,820+0.2% since 2020
Households
15,646
Median age
42.9
Homes lived in by their owners
77%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
429 sq. mi.
People per square mile
90
Median household income
$75,556+25.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$89,744
Median home value
$204,000
Jobs located here
10,575
Daytime population
32,816Residents 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 small-town markets in Ohio for collision repair and body shops, numbered among those based in Ohio, with the Urbana area marked.

Top small-town markets in Ohio

Small-town markets in Ohio ranked for collision repair and body shops by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Mount Vernon, OH8652.1$5.4M+1.9%#8 of 387
2Sidney, OH8252.6$4.6M−0.2%#11 of 387
3Ashland, OH7852.4$4.7M+0.1%#26 of 387
4Tiffin, OH7552.2$4.8M−1.0%#33 of 387
5Wooster, OH75112.5$4.3M−0.1%#34 of 387
6Wilmington, OH7563.6$3.3M+0.6%#39 of 387
7Greenville, OH7452.3$4.9M−0.7%#40 of 387
8Marion, OH7152.0$4.9M−0.4%#52 of 387
9Marietta, OH7072.8$3.8M−2.1%#60 of 387
10Findlay, OH69103.2$3.5M+0.1%#63 of 387
11Urbana, OH6763.8$3.1M+0.2%#73 of 387

Other business types in the Urbana area

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

Questions

How many collision repair and body shops are in the Urbana, OH area?

As of September 2026, map listings count 6 collision repair and body shops in the Urbana area. None of them are chain locations. 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 the Urbana, OH area spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?

About $18.5M a year, or $1,181 per household. That is 23% above the U.S. average (an index of 123, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 6 collision repair and body shops on map listings, it comes to $3.1M 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 15,646 households in the Urbana area and national spending patterns by income.

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

The Urbana area has 3.8 collision repair and body shops per 10,000 households, 23% above the U.S. rate of 3.1. Spending per shop is $3.1M, in line with the U.S. figure of $3.1M. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of collision repair and body shops to household spending. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,912 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S.

How fast is the Urbana, OH area growing?

Population estimates put the Urbana area at 38,820 people in 2025, up 0.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 15,646 households. Median household income in the Urbana area is $75,556, 6% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.7%, 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. 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 Urbana area scores 67 for collision repair and body shops (upper middle), #73 of 387 scored small-town markets.

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