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Auto repair and car care businesses in the Monroe, MI metro area
How the Monroe, MI metro area compares with other metro areas 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 78 out of 100: High
Ranked #19 of 387 scored metro areas
#1 of 15 scored metro areas based in Michigan
- Listings
- 192
- 48 chain locations (25%)
- Official establishments
- 77
- +28.3% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $70.7M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,122 a household
- Spending per listing
- $368K
- 37% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 30.5
- 15% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 156,004
- +0.7% since 2020
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What this means
For auto repair and car care businesses, the Monroe metro area has a Groundwork market score of 78 (high): #19 of 387 scored metro areas and #1 of 15 scored metro areas based in Michigan. That puts it in the top 10% of metro areas for auto repair and car care businesses.
As of September 2026, map listings count 192 auto repair and car care businesses in the Monroe metro area. Of those, 48 are chain locations, or 25%, against 24% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 30.5, 15% below the U.S. rate of 35.7.
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in the Monroe metro area comes to about $70.7M a year: $1,122 per household, 17% above the U.S. average. That is about $368K of household spending for each business on map listings, 37% above the U.S. figure of $269K.
Official counts show 77 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in the Monroe metro area in 2023, up 28.3% from 2019. That is one for every 819 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $635K have gone to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in the Monroe metro area. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Monroe metro area grew 0.7%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How the Monroe 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 | Monroe metro area | Michigan | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 30.5 | 35.7 | 35.7 |
| Spending per listing | $368K | $286K | $269K |
| Households per official establishment | 819 | 643 | 681 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +28.3% | +3.9% | +4.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.7% | +0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,122 | $1,022 | $958 |
| Median household income | $77,335 | $72,875 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 78 | 45 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 77+28.3% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 379
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $17.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 154Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 19248 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 263The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 3
- Amount
- $635K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in the Monroe 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 Monroe metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 156,004+0.7% since 2020
- Households
- 63,029
- Median age
- 43.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 82%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 549 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 283
- Median household income
- $77,335+24.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $98,107
- Median home value
- $228,900
- Jobs located here
- 38,727
- Daytime population
- 128,192Residents 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 Monroe 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 Monroe 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 care78
- Auto repair shops78
- Collision repair and body shops78
- Car washes and detailing55
- Tire shops82
- Oil change and quick lube30
- Gas stations46
- Insurance agencies59
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 Monroe, MI metro area?
The Monroe metro area has 192 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 48 of them (25%) are chain locations. The listings count repair shops, body shops, tire shops, car washes, oil change and parts stores. Official counts show 77 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023, up 28.3% from 2019. Another 154 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in the Monroe, MI metro area spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $70.7M a year, or $1,122 per household. That is 17% above the U.S. average (an index of 117, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 192 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $368K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 63,029 households in the Monroe metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Monroe, MI metro area compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?
The Monroe metro area has 30.5 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 15% below the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $368K, 37% above the U.S. figure of $269K. At the national ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, the Monroe metro area would have about 263, against 192 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 819 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. The official count rose 28.3% from 2019 to 2023, against +4.1% for the U.S.
How fast is the Monroe, MI metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Monroe metro area at 156,004 people in 2025, up 0.7% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 63,029 households. Median household income in the Monroe metro area is $77,335, 4% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 24.3%, 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. The Monroe metro area scores 78 for auto repair and car care businesses (high), #19 of 387 scored metro areas.
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