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Auto repair and car care businesses in the Cadillac, MI area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for auto repair and car care businesses in the Cadillac, MI area, set against other small-town markets and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 31 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #448 of 538 scored small-town markets
#15 of 18 scored small-town markets based in Michigan
- Listings
- 114
- 25 chain locations (22%)
- Official establishments
- 44
- +7.3% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $20.4M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,039 a household
- Spending per listing
- $179K
- 33% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 58.1
- 63% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 49,719
- +2.0% since 2020
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What this means
For auto repair and car care businesses, the Cadillac area has a Groundwork market score of 31 (lower middle): #448 of 538 scored small-town markets and #15 of 18 scored small-town markets based in Michigan. That puts it in the bottom quarter of small-town markets.
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in the Cadillac area comes to about $20.4M a year: $1,039 per household, 9% above the U.S. average. That works out to $179K per business, 33% below the U.S. figure of $269K.
The Cadillac area has 114 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 25 are chain locations, or 22%, against 24% across the U.S. That is 58.1 per 10,000 households, 63% above the U.S. rate of 35.7.
In 2023, official counts showed 44 businesses with payroll in the Cadillac area classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers, up 7.3% from 2019. That is one for every 446 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $1.8M have gone to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in the Cadillac area. Population estimates put the population change in the Cadillac area from 2020 to 2025 at +2.0%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How the Cadillac area compares
The same measures for Michigan and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all vehicle maintenance and repairs by the auto repair and car care businesses 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 | Cadillac area | Michigan | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 58.1 | 35.7 | 35.7 |
| Spending per listing | $179K | $286K | $269K |
| Households per official establishment | 446 | 643 | 681 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +7.3% | +3.9% | +4.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.0% | +0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,039 | $1,022 | $958 |
| Median household income | $62,015 | $72,875 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 31 | 45 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 44+7.3% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 242
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $10.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 73Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 11425 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 76The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 3
- Amount
- $1.8M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in the Cadillac 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 Cadillac area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 49,719+2.0% since 2020
- Households
- 19,605
- Median age
- 43.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 82%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 1,130 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 44
- Median household income
- $62,015+31.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $80,021
- Median home value
- $170,400
- Jobs located here
- 16,131
- Daytime population
- 48,433Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Michigan market ranked →The highest-scoring small-town markets in Michigan for auto repair and car care businesses, numbered among those based in Michigan (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Cadillac area marked.
Top small-town markets in Michigan
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Big Rapids, MI | 73 | 58 | 34.7 | $303K | +4.7% | #62 of 538 |
| 2Hillsdale, MI | 72 | 68 | 38.1 | $286K | 0.0% | #68 of 538 |
| 3Marquette, MI | 67 | 99 | 35.0 | $292K | +2.3% | #107 of 538 |
| 4Holland, MI | 65 | 189 | 41.5 | $288K | +2.1% | #121 of 538 |
| 5Owosso, MI | 64 | 105 | 37.3 | $295K | −0.4% | #133 of 538 |
| Marinette, WI-MI | 62 | 113 | 38.4 | $278K | +0.3% | #161 of 538 |
| 6Adrian, MI | 60 | 149 | 38.3 | $286K | −1.6% | #177 of 538 |
| 7Houghton, MI | 58 | 54 | 35.0 | $292K | +1.8% | #193 of 538 |
| 8Ludington, MI | 52 | 54 | 42.2 | $245K | 0.0% | #248 of 538 |
| 9Petoskey, MI | 50 | 59 | 38.8 | $285K | −1.0% | #268 of 538 |
| 15Cadillac, MI | 31 | 114 | 58.1 | $179K | +2.0% | #448 of 538 |
Other business types in the Cadillac 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 care31
- Auto repair shops35
- Collision repair and body shops53
- Car washes and detailing47
- Tire shops66
- Oil change and quick lube
- Gas stations52
- Insurance agencies37
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many auto repair and car care businesses are in the Cadillac, MI area?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 114 auto repair and car care businesses in the Cadillac area. 25 of them (22%) are chain locations. The listings count repair shops, body shops, tire shops, car washes, oil change and parts stores. Official counts show 44 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023, up 7.3% from 2019. Official counts list 73 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Cadillac, MI area spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $20.4M a year, or $1,039 per household. That is 9% above the U.S. average (an index of 109, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 114 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $179K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 19,605 households in the Cadillac area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Cadillac, MI area compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?
The Cadillac area has 58.1 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 63% above the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $179K, 33% below the U.S. figure of $269K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, the Cadillac area would have about 76, against 114 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 446 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. The official count rose 7.3% from 2019 to 2023, against +4.1% for the U.S.
How fast is the Cadillac, MI area growing?
Population estimates put the Cadillac area at 49,719 people in 2025, up 2.0% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 19,605 households. The median household income in the Cadillac area is $62,015 a year, 23% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 31.4% 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. 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 Cadillac area scores 31 for auto repair and car care businesses (lower middle), #448 of 538 scored small-town markets.
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