Ohio market at a glance
| Automotive body, paint, interior, and glass repair (NAICS 81112) | 1,213 establishments (2022: 1,193) · 8,165 employees · $446.4 million payroll |
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| All automotive repair and maintenance (NAICS 8111) | 5,488 establishments · 34,483 employees |
| Top counties | Franklin 124, Cuyahoga 115, Hamilton 79, Summit 77, Butler 47, Montgomery 45, Stark 38, Clermont 36, Lake 34, Lucas 34 |
| Top metro areas (whole-metro counts) | Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN: 259 (all states in the metro); Cleveland, OH: 228; Columbus, OH: 188; Akron, OH: 95; Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH: 77; Youngstown-Warren, OH: 51; Toledo, OH: 50; Canton-Massillon, OH: 41 |
| Households per establishment | 4,064 (US: 3,143) |
| Population | 11,883,304 |
| Households | 4,929,322 |
| Household vehicles | 9,006,658 (1.83 per household) |
| Median household income | $72,212 |
| Top counties, vehicles (ACS 5-year) | Franklin 921,266, Cuyahoga 841,086, Hamilton 589,707, Montgomery 399,972, Summit 398,444, Lucas 306,145, Butler 292,334, Stark 288,656, Lorain 237,895, Warren 195,644 |
Source: US Census Bureau: County Business Patterns (CBP) 2023, ACS 2024 1-year; city populations, Vintage 2024. US = 50 states + DC.
Ohio window tint rules
On Ohio-registered vehicles, film must pass at least 50% of light with the glass, plus or minus 3%, on the front side windows and at least 70%, plus or minus 3%, on the windshield, except a top strip the tint rule leaves unregulated (other statutes apply there). Other windows have no minimum, but a rear window under 50% needs outside mirrors. Reflectorized materials are banned, with exceptions. The installation ban says any motor vehicle.
Summary checked against Ohio Adm. Code 4501-41-03 (with 4501-41-02, -04 and -05); Ohio Rev. Code § 4513.241, § 4513.24, § 2929.24 and § 2929.28; Ohio Adm. Code 4901:2-5-03 and 49 C.F.R. 393.60(d) (commercial motor vehicles) on 2026-09-19. Verify current statutes before quoting.
Ohio PPF shop questions
- How many paint protection film businesses are there in Ohio?
- Census has no paint protection film category. Its closest, automotive body, paint, interior, and glass repair (NAICS 81112), counted 1,213 in Ohio in 2023, most in Franklin (124), Cuyahoga (115), Hamilton (79), Summit (77) and Butler (47) (Census County Business Patterns, 2023).
- How many vehicles are there in Ohio?
- Ohio households had 9,006,658 vehicles available, 1.83 per household (ACS 2024 1-year). By county, the most are in Franklin (921,266), Cuyahoga (841,086), Hamilton (589,707), Montgomery (399,972), Summit (398,444) (ACS 2020-2024 5-year).
PPF installer software in neighbouring states
Number of auto body, paint, interior and glass shops, CBP 2023.
- Pennsylvania · 1,740
- Michigan · 1,365
- Indiana · 868
- Kentucky · 490
- West Virginia · 176
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