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Auto repair and car care businesses in Keweenaw County, MI

The auto repair and car care businesses in Keweenaw County, MI, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Listings
2
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$1.1M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $966 a household
Spending per listing
$548K
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
17.6
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
2,186
+6.2% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

At $966 per household (in line with the U.S. average), households in Keweenaw County spend about $1.1M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That works out to $548K per business.

Keweenaw County has 2 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings as of September 2026. That is 17.6 per 10,000 households.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Keweenaw County, since they leave out counts under 3.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Keweenaw County grew 6.2%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Counties under 10,000 people aren’t given a market score, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

How Keweenaw 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.

Auto repair and car care in Keweenaw County, MI compared with Michigan and the U.S.
MeasureKeweenaw CountyMichiganU.S.
Listings per 10k households17.635.735.7
Spending per listing$548K$286K$269K
Households per official establishmentn/a643681
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+3.9%+4.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+6.2%+0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$966$1,022$958
Median household income$52,583$72,875$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored45

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
n/a
Employees, 2023
n/a
Annual payroll, 2023
n/a
One-person businesses, 2023
0Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
20 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
4The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
0
Amount
$0

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Keweenaw 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 Keweenaw County

Population, 2025 estimate
2,186+6.2% since 2020
Households
1,135
Median age
55.5
Homes lived in by their owners
91%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
540 sq. mi.
People per square mile
4
Median household income
$52,583
Average household income
$82,064
Median home value
$169,800
Jobs located here
343
Daytime population
1,745Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Auto repair and car care across Michigan

Every Michigan market ranked →

The highest-scoring counties in Michigan for auto repair and car care businesses, numbered among those based in Michigan, with Keweenaw County marked.

Top counties in Michigan

Counties in Michigan ranked for auto repair and car care businesses by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Leelanau County, MI881919.7$627K+3.0%#28 of 2,401
2Alcona County, MI83917.0$591K+3.7%#75 of 2,401
3Lake County, MI82611.6$809K+9.1%#89 of 2,401
4Benzie County, MI802735.0$326K+3.1%#132 of 2,401
5Antrim County, MI762623.4$467K+5.3%#195 of 2,401
6Livingston County, MI7622629.6$423K+1.7%#197 of 2,401
7Cass County, MI755525.9$442K+0.2%#221 of 2,401
8Clinton County, MI759128.8$417K+1.6%#222 of 2,401
9Washtenaw County, MI7234222.7$450K−0.4%#290 of 2,401
10Monroe County, MI7219230.5$368K+0.7%#295 of 2,401
Keweenaw County, MINot scored217.6$548K+6.2%

Other business types in Keweenaw County

None has a Groundwork market score here. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Questions

How many auto repair and car care businesses are in Keweenaw County, MI?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 2 auto repair and car care businesses in Keweenaw County. The listings count repair shops, body shops, tire shops, car washes, oil change and parts stores. No official count is published for automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Keweenaw County: counts under 3 are left out.

How much do households in Keweenaw County, MI spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?

About $1.1M a year, or $966 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 101, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 2 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $548K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 1,135 households in Keweenaw County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Keweenaw County, MI compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?

Keweenaw County has 2 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, Keweenaw County would have about 4, against 2 on map listings.

How fast is Keweenaw County, MI growing?

Population estimates put Keweenaw County at 2,186 people in 2025, up 6.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 1,135 households. The median household income in Keweenaw County is $52,583 a year, 35% below the U.S. median of $80,734.

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. The score leaves out counties under 10,000 people, where a handful of businesses would swing it.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Keweenaw County. It maps the auto repair and car care businesses on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.

How the score works · Top markets for auto repair and car care businesses · All 56 business types in Keweenaw County

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