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Auto repair and car care businesses in the Lansing-East Lansing, MI metro area
The auto repair and car care businesses in the Lansing-East Lansing, MI metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 68 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #68 of 387 scored metro areas
#3 of 15 scored metro areas based in Michigan
- Listings
- 607
- 164 chain locations (27%)
- Official establishments
- 248
- +8.8% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $194.8M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,003 a household
- Spending per listing
- $321K
- 19% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 31.3
- 12% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 479,722
- +1.4% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 607 auto repair and car care businesses in the Lansing-East Lansing metro area. Chain locations make up 27% of them, against 24% across the U.S. That comes to 31.3 for every 10,000 households, 12% below the U.S. rate of 35.7.
Households in the Lansing-East Lansing metro area spend about $194.8M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $1,003 per household, 5% above the U.S. average. Spread across 607 auto repair and car care businesses, that is $321K per business, 19% above the U.S. figure of $269K.
Official counts show 248 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in the Lansing-East Lansing metro area in 2023, up 8.8% from 2019. That is one for every 783 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Another 325 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 9 SBA-backed loans worth $8.4M have gone to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in the Lansing-East Lansing metro area.
Population estimates put the population change in the Lansing-East Lansing metro area from 2020 to 2025 at +1.4%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for auto repair and car care businesses in the Lansing-East Lansing metro area is 68 (upper middle), #68 of 387 scored metro areas and #3 of 15 scored metro areas based in Michigan. That puts it in the top quarter of metro areas.
How the Lansing-East Lansing metro 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 | Lansing-East Lansing metro area | Michigan | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 31.3 | 35.7 | 35.7 |
| Spending per listing | $321K | $286K | $269K |
| Households per official establishment | 783 | 643 | 681 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +8.8% | +3.9% | +4.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.4% | +0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,003 | $1,022 | $958 |
| Median household income | $72,550 | $72,875 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 68 | 45 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 248+8.8% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,537
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $75.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 325Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 607164 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 725The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 9
- Amount
- $8.4M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in the Lansing-East Lansing metro 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 Lansing-East Lansing metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 479,722+1.4% since 2020
- Households
- 194,163
- Median age
- 38.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 67%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 1,699 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 278
- Median household income
- $72,550
- Average household income
- $94,775
- Median home value
- $216,700
- Jobs located here
- 232,664
- Daytime population
- 512,361Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Michigan market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas 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 Lansing-East Lansing metro area marked.
Top metro areas in Michigan
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Monroe, MI | 78 | 192 | 30.5 | $368K | +0.7% | #19 of 387 |
| 2Ann Arbor, MI | 75 | 342 | 22.7 | $450K | −0.4% | #24 of 387 |
| 3Lansing-East Lansing, MI | 68 | 607 | 31.3 | $321K | +1.4% | #68 of 387 |
| South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI | 64 | 409 | 31.8 | $316K | +0.1% | #90 of 387 |
| 4Jackson, MI | 62 | 220 | 35.2 | $290K | −0.4% | #105 of 387 |
| 5Midland, MI | 59 | 123 | 35.1 | $313K | +0.3% | #129 of 387 |
| 6Kalamazoo-Portage, MI | 56 | 355 | 33.1 | $307K | +0.8% | #151 of 387 |
| 7Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI | 54 | 264 | 39.0 | $259K | +1.8% | #172 of 387 |
| 8Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI | 53 | 1,716 | 39.0 | $282K | +2.8% | #180 of 387 |
| 9Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | 49 | 5,999 | 33.9 | $293K | +0.1% | #207 of 387 |
Other business types in the Lansing-East Lansing metro 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 care68
- Auto repair shops73
- Collision repair and body shops61
- Car washes and detailing63
- Tire shops64
- Oil change and quick lube24
- Gas stations50
- Insurance agencies18
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 Lansing-East Lansing, MI metro area?
The Lansing-East Lansing metro area has 607 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 164 of them (27%) are chain locations. The listings count repair shops, body shops, tire shops, car washes, oil change and parts stores. Official counts show 248 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023, up 8.8% from 2019. Official counts list 325 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Lansing-East Lansing, MI metro area spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $194.8M a year, or $1,003 per household. That is 5% above the U.S. average (an index of 105, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 607 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $321K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 194,163 households in the Lansing-East Lansing metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Lansing-East Lansing, MI metro area compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?
The Lansing-East Lansing metro area has 31.3 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 12% below the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $321K, 19% above the U.S. figure of $269K. At the national ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, the Lansing-East Lansing metro area would have about 725, against 607 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 783 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. The official count rose 8.8% from 2019 to 2023, against +4.1% for the U.S.
How fast is the Lansing-East Lansing, MI metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Lansing-East Lansing metro area at 479,722 people in 2025, up 1.4% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 194,163 households. Median household income in the Lansing-East Lansing metro area is $72,550, 10% 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 Lansing-East Lansing metro area scores 68 for auto repair and car care businesses (upper middle), #68 of 387 scored metro areas.
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