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Auto repair and car care businesses in Schoolcraft County, MI
The auto repair and car care businesses in Schoolcraft 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
- 14
- 3 chain locations (21%)
- Official establishments
- 7
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $3.7M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $959 a household
- Spending per listing
- $267K
- In line with the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 36.0
- In line with the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 8,187
- +1.7% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Schoolcraft County comes to about $3.7M a year: $959 per household, in line with the U.S. average. That is about $267K of household spending for each business on map listings, in line with the U.S. figure of $269K.
There are 14 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings in Schoolcraft County as of September 2026. 3 of them (21%) are chain locations, against 24% across the U.S. That is 36.0 per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 35.7.
Official counts show 7 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Schoolcraft County in 2023. That is one for every 556 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Another 6 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Schoolcraft County grew 1.7%, slower 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 Schoolcraft 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 | Schoolcraft County | Michigan | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 36.0 | 35.7 | 35.7 |
| Spending per listing | $267K | $286K | $269K |
| Households per official establishment | 556 | 643 | 681 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +3.9% | +4.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.7% | +0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $959 | $1,022 | $958 |
| Median household income | $56,782 | $72,875 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | Not scored | 45 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 5 → 7
- Employees, 2023
- 24
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $945K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 6Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 143 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 14The 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 Schoolcraft 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 Schoolcraft County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 8,187+1.7% since 2020
- Households
- 3,890
- Median age
- 51.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 87%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 1,172 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 7
- Median household income
- $56,782
- Average household income
- $77,910
- Median home value
- $141,800
- Jobs located here
- 2,347
- Daytime population
- 7,641Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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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 |
| Schoolcraft County, MI | Not scored | 14 | 36.0 | $267K | +1.7% |
Other business types in Schoolcraft County
None has a Groundwork market score here. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.
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 Schoolcraft County, MI?
As of September 2026, map listings count 14 auto repair and car care businesses in Schoolcraft County. 3 of them (21%) are chain locations. The listings count repair shops, body shops, tire shops, car washes, oil change and parts stores. Official counts show 7 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023. Official counts list 6 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Schoolcraft County, MI spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $3.7M a year, or $959 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 100, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 14 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $267K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 3,890 households in Schoolcraft County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Schoolcraft County, MI compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?
Schoolcraft County has 36.0 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $267K, in line with the U.S. figure of $269K. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 556 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S.
How fast is Schoolcraft County, MI growing?
Population estimates put Schoolcraft County at 8,187 people in 2025, up 1.7% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 3,890 households. The median household income in Schoolcraft County is $56,782 a year, 30% 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?
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