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Auto repair and car care businesses in Crawford County, MI
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for auto repair and car care businesses in Crawford County, MI, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 57 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #905 of 2,401 scored counties
#28 of 75 scored counties in Michigan
- Listings
- 27
- 8 chain locations (30%)
- Official establishments
- 4
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $6M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $955 a household
- Spending per listing
- $220K
- 18% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 43.3
- 21% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 13,722
- +5.7% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 27 auto repair and car care businesses in Crawford County. Of those, 8 are chain locations, or 30%, against 24% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 43.3, 21% above the U.S. rate of 35.7.
Households in Crawford County spend about $6M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $955 per household, in line with the U.S. average. That works out to $220K per business, 18% below the U.S. figure of $269K.
In 2023, official counts showed 4 businesses with payroll in Crawford County classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers. That is one for every 1,558 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Official counts list 12 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $100K has gone to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Crawford County.
Population estimates show Crawford County grew 5.7% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Crawford County scores 57 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for auto repair and car care businesses, ranking #905 of 2,401 scored counties and #28 of 75 scored counties in Michigan.
How Crawford County 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 | Crawford County | Michigan | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 43.3 | 35.7 | 35.7 |
| Spending per listing | $220K | $286K | $269K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,558 | 643 | 681 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +3.9% | +4.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +5.7% | +0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $955 | $1,022 | $958 |
| Median household income | $60,392 | $72,875 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 57 | 45 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 4 → 4
- Employees, 2023
- 30
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 12Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 278 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 22The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $100K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Crawford 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 Crawford County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 13,722+5.7% since 2020
- Households
- 6,231
- Median age
- 50.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 80%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 556 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 24
- Median household income
- $60,392+25.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $68,758
- Median home value
- $163,000
- Jobs located here
- 3,857
- Daytime population
- 12,867Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Michigan market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Michigan for auto repair and car care businesses, numbered among those based in Michigan, with Crawford County marked.
Top counties in Michigan
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Leelanau County, MI | 88 | 19 | 19.7 | $627K | +3.0% | #28 of 2,401 |
| 2Alcona County, MI | 83 | 9 | 17.0 | $591K | +3.7% | #75 of 2,401 |
| 3Lake County, MI | 82 | 6 | 11.6 | $809K | +9.1% | #89 of 2,401 |
| 4Benzie County, MI | 80 | 27 | 35.0 | $326K | +3.1% | #132 of 2,401 |
| 5Antrim County, MI | 76 | 26 | 23.4 | $467K | +5.3% | #195 of 2,401 |
| 6Livingston County, MI | 76 | 226 | 29.6 | $423K | +1.7% | #197 of 2,401 |
| 7Cass County, MI | 75 | 55 | 25.9 | $442K | +0.2% | #221 of 2,401 |
| 8Clinton County, MI | 75 | 91 | 28.8 | $417K | +1.6% | #222 of 2,401 |
| 9Washtenaw County, MI | 72 | 342 | 22.7 | $450K | −0.4% | #290 of 2,401 |
| 10Monroe County, MI | 72 | 192 | 30.5 | $368K | +0.7% | #295 of 2,401 |
| 28Crawford County, MI | 57 | 27 | 43.3 | $220K | +5.7% | #905 of 2,401 |
Other business types in Crawford County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
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 Crawford County, MI?
Crawford County has 27 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 8 of them (30%) are chain locations. The listings count repair shops, body shops, tire shops, car washes, oil change and parts stores. Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023. Official counts also show 12 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Crawford County, MI spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $6M a year, or $955 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 100, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 27 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $220K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 6,231 households in Crawford County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Crawford County, MI compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?
Crawford County has 43.3 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 21% above the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $220K, 18% below the U.S. figure of $269K. At the national ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, Crawford County would have about 22, against 27 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,558 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S.
How fast is Crawford County, MI growing?
Population estimates put Crawford County at 13,722 people in 2025, up 5.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 6,231 households. Median household income in Crawford County is $60,392, 25% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.9%, 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. Crawford County scores 57 for auto repair and car care businesses (upper middle), #905 of 2,401 scored counties.
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