General auto repair in Ohio 3,004 establishments · 13,823 employees · 2024

Firms (OH)

3,004

Employment

13,823

Avg Annual Pay

$53,921

State Rank

#8 of 52

How Ohio compares to national

Metric	Ohio	National	Ohio vs. U.S.
Establishments	3,004	86,232	3.5% of U.S. total
Avg annual pay	$53,921	$57,862	-$3,941 (-6.8%)
Location quotient	1.23	1.00	23% denser than national
Avg firm size (employees)	4.6	4.6	—
Year-over-year firm growth	-0.7%	—	—

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An establishment is a single physical location where business is conducted. A firm with multiple locations counts as multiple establishments. "Avg pay" is wages and salaries per employee, including bonuses and tips — for proprietorships, the owner's take is largely outside this number. The location quotient (LQ) of 1.23 means general auto repair are 23% over-represented in Ohio's business mix relative to the U.S. average.

Top 10 states for general auto repair

Rank	State	Firms	Avg Pay
1	California	10,154	$60,710
2	Texas	6,685	$60,532
3	Florida	5,459	$58,840
4	New York	5,198	$51,708
5	Pennsylvania	4,406	$53,323
6	Illinois	3,766	$59,195
7	North Carolina	3,160	$54,177
8	Ohio	3,004	$53,921
9	Georgia	2,470	$60,931
10	New Jersey	2,429	$57,204

Source. BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages — 2024 annual averages, private-ownership only, NAICS 811111. Establishment counts include any firm with at least one paid employee covered by state unemployment insurance.

SMB Density · firm counts, employment, and wages by industry × state · data from BLS QCEW 2024 annual (private ownership, state-level; mostly 6-digit NAICS, 3 specialty-trade industries at 5-digit aggregation) · data.json