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Auto repair and car care businesses in Roscommon County, MI
The auto repair and car care businesses in Roscommon County, MI, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 43 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,521 of 2,401 scored counties
#49 of 75 scored counties in Michigan
- Listings
- 49
- 10 chain locations (20%)
- Official establishments
- 16
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $11M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $953 a household
- Spending per listing
- $225K
- 16% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 42.3
- 18% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 23,914
- +1.9% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 49 auto repair and car care businesses in Roscommon County. Chain locations make up 20% of them, against 24% across the U.S. That is 42.3 per 10,000 households, 18% above the U.S. rate of 35.7.
Households in Roscommon County spend about $11M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $953 per household, in line with the U.S. average. That is about $225K of household spending for each business on map listings, 16% below the U.S. figure of $269K.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Roscommon County was 16 in 2023. That is one for every 724 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Official counts also show 31 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 4 SBA-backed loans worth $787K have gone to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Roscommon County.
Population estimates put the population change in Roscommon County from 2020 to 2025 at +1.9%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For auto repair and car care businesses, Roscommon County has a Groundwork market score of 43 (lower middle): #1,521 of 2,401 scored counties and #49 of 75 scored counties in Michigan.
How Roscommon 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 | Roscommon County | Michigan | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 42.3 | 35.7 | 35.7 |
| Spending per listing | $225K | $286K | $269K |
| Households per official establishment | 724 | 643 | 681 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +3.9% | +4.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.9% | +0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $953 | $1,022 | $958 |
| Median household income | $55,246 | $72,875 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 43 | 45 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 16 → 16
- Employees, 2023
- 49
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 31Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 4910 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 41The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 4
- Amount
- $787K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Roscommon 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 Roscommon County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 23,914+1.9% since 2020
- Households
- 11,579
- Median age
- 55.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 85%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 520 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 46
- Median household income
- $55,246+31.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $77,936
- Median home value
- $158,700
- Jobs located here
- 5,588
- Daytime population
- 22,322Residents 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 Roscommon 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 |
| 49Roscommon County, MI | 43 | 49 | 42.3 | $225K | +1.9% | #1,521 of 2,401 |
Other business types in Roscommon 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 Roscommon County, MI?
There are 49 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings in Roscommon County as of September 2026. 10 of them (20%) are chain locations. The listings count repair shops, body shops, tire shops, car washes, oil change and parts stores. Official counts show 16 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023. Another 31 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Roscommon County, MI spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $11M a year, or $953 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 99, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 49 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $225K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 11,579 households in Roscommon County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Roscommon County, MI compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?
Roscommon County has 42.3 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 18% above the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $225K, 16% below the U.S. figure of $269K. At the national ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, Roscommon County would have about 41, against 49 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 724 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S.
How fast is Roscommon County, MI growing?
Population estimates put Roscommon County at 23,914 people in 2025, up 1.9% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 11,579 households. Median household income in Roscommon County is $55,246, 32% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 31.4%, 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. Roscommon County scores 43 for auto repair and car care businesses (lower middle), #1,521 of 2,401 scored counties.
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