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Collision repair and body shops in Van Wert County, OH

How Van Wert County, OH compares with other counties and the U.S. for collision repair and body shops: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

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

Listings
3
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$13.2M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,145 a household
Spending per listing
$4.4M
43% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
2.6
16% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
29,013
+0.3% 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 $1,145 per household (20% above the U.S. average), households in Van Wert County spend about $13.2M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That works out to $4.4M per shop, 43% 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 3 collision repair and body shops on map listings in Van Wert County as of September 2026. That is 2.6 per 10,000 households, 16% below the U.S. rate of 3.1.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for automotive body, paint and interior repair in Van Wert County, since they leave out counts under 3.

Population estimates put the population change in Van Wert County from 2020 to 2025 at +0.3%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 3 collision repair and body shops on map listings, Van Wert County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Van Wert 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 Van Wert County, OH compared with Ohio and the U.S.
MeasureVan Wert CountyOhioU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.62.73.1
Spending per listing$4.4M$3.8M$3.1M
Households per official establishmentn/a4,5543,689
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−0.2%−0.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.3%+0.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$1,145$1,033$958
Median household income$67,917$71,389$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored67

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
n/a
Employees, 2023
n/a
Annual payroll, 2023
n/a
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
4The 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 Van Wert 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 Van Wert County

Population, 2025 estimate
29,013+0.3% since 2020
Households
11,549
Median age
41.7
Homes lived in by their owners
82%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
409 sq. mi.
People per square mile
70
Median household income
$67,917+25.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$82,591
Median home value
$152,000
Jobs located here
11,293
Daytime population
25,207Residents 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 Van Wert 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
Van Wert County, OHNot scored32.6$4.4M+0.3%

Other business types in Van Wert 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 Van Wert County, OH?

As of September 2026, map listings count 3 collision repair and body shops in Van Wert County. The listings count collision repair and auto body shops. No official count is published for automotive body, paint and interior repair in Van Wert County: counts under 3 are left out.

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

About $13.2M a year, or $1,145 per household. That is 20% above the U.S. average (an index of 120, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 3 collision repair and body shops on map listings, it comes to $4.4M 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 11,549 households in Van Wert County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Van Wert County 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 $4.4M, 43% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the U.S. ratio of collision repair and body shops to household spending, Van Wert County would have about 4, against 3 on map listings.

How fast is Van Wert County, OH growing?

Population estimates put Van Wert County at 29,013 people in 2025, up 0.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 11,549 households. Median household income in Van Wert County is $67,917, 16% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.2%, 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. Van Wert 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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