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Auto repair and car care businesses in Adams County, WI
The auto repair and car care businesses in Adams County, WI, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 83 out of 100: High
Ranked #78 of 2,401 scored counties
#3 of 67 scored counties in Wisconsin
- Listings
- 23
- 6 chain locations (26%)
- Official establishments
- 11
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $10.6M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,111 a household
- Spending per listing
- $460K
- 71% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 24.2
- 32% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 21,752
- +5.2% since 2020
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What this means
Adams County scores 83 (high) on the Groundwork market score for auto repair and car care businesses, ranking #78 of 2,401 scored counties and #3 of 67 scored counties in Wisconsin. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for auto repair and car care businesses.
At $1,111 per household (16% above the U.S. average), households in Adams County spend about $10.6M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. Spread across 23 auto repair and car care businesses, that is $460K per business, 71% above the U.S. figure of $269K.
Adams County has 23 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 6 are chain locations, or 26%, against 24% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 24.2, 32% below the U.S. rate of 35.7.
Official counts show 11 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Adams County in 2023. That is one for every 865 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Population estimates show Adams County grew 5.2% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Adams County compares
The same measures for Wisconsin 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 | Adams County | Wisconsin | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 24.2 | 34.5 | 35.7 |
| Spending per listing | $460K | $307K | $269K |
| Households per official establishment | 865 | 706 | 681 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +1.2% | +4.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +5.2% | +1.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,111 | $1,061 | $958 |
| Median household income | $59,442 | $77,485 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 83 | 66 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 10 → 11
- Employees, 2023
- 41
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 24Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 236 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 39The 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 Adams 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 Adams County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 21,752+5.2% since 2020
- Households
- 9,517
- Median age
- 54.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 86%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 646 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 33
- Median household income
- $59,442+28.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $76,078
- Median home value
- $200,800
- Jobs located here
- 4,649
- Daytime population
- 17,525Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Wisconsin market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Wisconsin for auto repair and car care businesses, numbered among those based in Wisconsin, with Adams County marked.
Top counties in Wisconsin
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Bayfield County, WI | 89 | 16 | 21.5 | $544K | +3.4% | #24 of 2,401 |
| 2Pierce County, WI | 88 | 46 | 29.0 | $448K | +3.1% | #31 of 2,401 |
| 3Adams County, WI | 83 | 23 | 24.2 | $460K | +5.2% | #78 of 2,401 |
| 4Oconto County, WI | 80 | 55 | 32.7 | $385K | +2.9% | #122 of 2,401 |
| 5Iowa County, WI | 78 | 27 | 26.7 | $443K | +1.0% | #155 of 2,401 |
| 6Door County, WI | 77 | 45 | 30.0 | $380K | +1.6% | #185 of 2,401 |
| 7Dane County, WI | 77 | 663 | 26.4 | $373K | +4.9% | #186 of 2,401 |
| 8Calumet County, WI | 75 | 54 | 25.3 | $470K | +2.9% | #218 of 2,401 |
| 9Portage County, WI | 74 | 87 | 29.3 | $388K | +2.2% | #246 of 2,401 |
| 10Walworth County, WI | 74 | 135 | 31.3 | $379K | +0.8% | #248 of 2,401 |
Other business types in Adams 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 Adams County, WI?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 23 auto repair and car care businesses in Adams County. 6 of them (26%) are chain locations. The listings count repair shops, body shops, tire shops, car washes, oil change and parts stores. Official counts show 11 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023. Official counts list 24 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Adams County, WI spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $10.6M a year, or $1,111 per household. That is 16% above the U.S. average (an index of 116, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 23 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $460K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 9,517 households in Adams County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Adams County, WI compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?
Adams County has 24.2 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 32% below the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $460K, 71% above the U.S. figure of $269K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, Adams County would have about 39, against 23 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 865 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S.
How fast is Adams County, WI growing?
Population estimates put Adams County at 21,752 people in 2025, up 5.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 9,517 households. The median household income in Adams County is $59,442 a year, 26% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 28.2% from the 2015–2019 survey, 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. Adams County scores 83 for auto repair and car care businesses (high), #78 of 2,401 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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