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Auto repair and car care businesses in Hillsdale County, MI
How Hillsdale County, MI compares with other counties and the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 64 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #590 of 2,401 scored counties
#19 of 75 scored counties in Michigan
- Listings
- 68
- 10 chain locations (15%)
- Official establishments
- 17
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $19.4M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,087 a household
- Spending per listing
- $286K
- 6% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 38.1
- 7% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 45,738
- 0.0% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 68 auto repair and car care businesses in Hillsdale County. 10 of them (15%) are chain locations, against 24% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 38.1, 7% above the U.S. rate of 35.7.
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Hillsdale County comes to about $19.4M a year: $1,087 per household, 13% above the U.S. average. Spread across 68 auto repair and car care businesses, that is $286K per business, 6% above the U.S. figure of $269K.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Hillsdale County was 17 in 2023. That is one for every 1,051 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Official counts list 59 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $140K have gone to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Hillsdale County.
Population estimates put the population change in Hillsdale County from 2020 to 2025 at 0.0%, against +3.1% for the U.S. For auto repair and car care businesses, Hillsdale County has a Groundwork market score of 64 (upper middle): #590 of 2,401 scored counties and #19 of 75 scored counties in Michigan. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Hillsdale 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 | Hillsdale County | Michigan | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 38.1 | 35.7 | 35.7 |
| Spending per listing | $286K | $286K | $269K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,051 | 643 | 681 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +3.9% | +4.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | 0.0% | +0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,087 | $1,022 | $958 |
| Median household income | $64,242 | $72,875 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 64 | 45 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 17 → 17
- Employees, 2023
- 70
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 59Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 6810 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 72The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $140K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Hillsdale 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 Hillsdale County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 45,7380.0% since 2020
- Households
- 17,860
- Median age
- 43.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 82%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 598 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 76
- Median household income
- $64,242+29.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $81,816
- Median home value
- $176,100
- Jobs located here
- 12,372
- Daytime population
- 39,069Residents 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 Hillsdale 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 |
| 19Hillsdale County, MI | 64 | 68 | 38.1 | $286K | 0.0% | #590 of 2,401 |
Other business types in Hillsdale County
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 care64
- Auto repair shops58
- Collision repair and body shops
- Car washes and detailing70
- Tire shops59
- Oil change and quick lube
- Gas stations41
- Insurance agencies40
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 Hillsdale County, MI?
There are 68 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings in Hillsdale County as of September 2026. 10 of them (15%) are chain locations. The listings count repair shops, body shops, tire shops, car washes, oil change and parts stores. Official counts show 17 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023. Official counts also show 59 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Hillsdale County, MI spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $19.4M a year, or $1,087 per household. That is 13% above the U.S. average (an index of 113, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 68 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $286K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 17,860 households in Hillsdale County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Hillsdale County, MI compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?
Hillsdale County has 38.1 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 7% above the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $286K, 6% above the U.S. figure of $269K. At the national ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, Hillsdale County would have about 72, against 68 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,051 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S.
How fast is Hillsdale County, MI growing?
Population estimates put Hillsdale County at 45,738 people in 2025, unchanged since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 17,860 households. Median household income in Hillsdale County is $64,242, 20% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 29.5%, 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. Hillsdale County scores 64 for auto repair and car care businesses (upper middle), #590 of 2,401 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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